1840s Manifest Destiny

James K Polk

president during Manifest Destiny.

Conscious Whigs

Those concerned about the spread of slavery, especially in the territories.

54 40 or Fight

Polk's bluff / war cry for Oregon

Overland Trail

Path by migrants to Oregon.

The Alamo

Battle loss became a rallying cry for Texans

Lone Star Republic

Texas as independent nation

Cause of the Mexican American War

Annexation of Texas

Civil Disobedience

Thoreau's anti war tract which argued moral laws were more important than civil ones.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Ended the Mexican American war. Gave the US the entire Southwest.

Bear Flag Republic

California as independent nation

Donner Party

Infamous migrants forced to resort of cannibalism

Gadsden Purchase

Land bought from Mexico.

Joseph Smith

Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints

Brigham Young

Mormon leader who founded Salt Lake City

Mormons

Persecuted for their beliefs and practices. Eventually settled in Utah.