United States History I: Manifest Destiny & Mexican-American War (Ch.12-14)
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What is Manifest Destiny?
America's destiny to possess North America.
What year did Mexico become an independent nation?
1821
What two Mexican territories were attractive to U.S. settlers?
New Mexico & California
Who was William Becknell?
Started the Santa Fe Trail.
Where did the Santa Fe Trail start and end?
Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Who claimed joint ownership of the Oregon Territory?
USA and Britain.
Where did the Oregon Trail begin and end?
Independence, Missouri to Portland, Oregon.
What was the Great American Desert?
The Great Plains.
What year was the Mormon Migration?
1847
Who was leading the Mormons on this migration?
Brigham Young.
What year did Mexico abolish slavery?
1829
Who took control of Mexico in 1835?
Santa Anna.
What area declared independence in response to this power change in Mexico?
Texas.
How many Texans took a stand at the Alamo?
200.
What famous people were killed at the Alamo?
William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett.
What battle completed the Texas Revolution?
Battle of San Jacinto.
What year was the Republic of Texas formed?
1836.
Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston.
What caused President Harrison to die in office?
Pneumonia.
Who was the president without a party?
John Tyler.
What did the Webster-Ashburton Treaty resolve?
Boundary disputes for Maine-New Brunswick.
Who were the candidates in the presidential election of 1844 and who won?
Henry Clay & James K. Polk; Polk won.
Who was the first supreme commander of U.S. troops in the Mexican-American War?
Zachary Taylor.
Who were the commanding generals in the Battle of Monterrey and who won?
William Worth & Pedro Ampudia.
Which two U.S. commanders captured California during the war?
John D. Sloat & John C. Frémont.
What was Santa Anna's dilemma in early 1847?
Choose between Taylor's forces or Scott's.
In which battle did the U.S. army fight a Mexican army four times its size to a standstill?
Battle of Buena Vista.
Who were the commanding generals in the Battle of Buena Vista?
Zachary Taylor & Santa Anna.
Who replaces Zachary Taylor as the supreme U.S. commander in 1847?
Winfield Scott.
What Mexican city is invaded by the United States forces in March of 1847?
Veracruz.
What U.S. commander led the assault on Veracruz?
Winfield Scott.
Who discovered a trail that led the American forces around the Mexican left flank at Cerro Gordo?
Robert E. Lee.
What was the U.S. military up against on the road to capture Mexico City in 1847?
High defenses.
What did the flanking maneuver accomplish?
Unguarded way through the marches.
Why is this flanking maneuver considered the most important maneuver of the war?
It bypassed all outer defenses.
What was special about the St. Patrick battalion?
U.S. deserters led Mexican defense.
Why is August 20, 1847 known as one of the greatest days for the United States army?
U.S. defeated the Mexican army twice.
Who were the commanding generals at the Battle of Molino del Rey?
Winfield Scott & Santa Anna.
What finally caused the U.S. forces to win the battle?
Cavalry charge.
Why did the fortress of Chapultepec have to be captured by the U.S. military?
Its guns swept all approaches.
Which U.S. general led the attack upon Chapultepec?
John Quitman.
What does Santa Anna do to help the U.S. army capture the city?
Evacuated the city.
Which battle was the decisive battle of the entire Mexican-American War?
Capture of Mexico City.
What were the elements of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Rio Grande was the boundary of U.S.-Mexico.
What year was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed?
1848.
What land was acquired from Mexico because of the war?
New Mexico & California.
What were the final American losses in the war?
1,700 killed in action, 11,000 deaths to disease.
What were the final Mexican losses in the war?
Over 50,000 dead.
What was the main platform of the Free-Soil political party?
"No more slave states."
What year was gold discovered in California?
January 24, 1848.
Where in California was the gold discovered?
Sierra Mountains.
What did the Wilmot Proviso state?
No slavery in territory from Mexico.
What was the main problem with admitting California as a free state?
Would upset the slave-free balance in Congress.
Who was the main author of the Omnibus Bill?
Henry Clay.
Did the Omnibus Bill pass?
No.
Who replaces President Taylor when he dies in office in 1850?
Millard Fillmore.
Who is the politician that gets the elements of the Compromise of 1850 passed?
Stephen Douglas.
What was a personal liberty law?
Prohibited use of state facilities to capture slaves.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?
Fugitive slaves to be returned to owners regardless of state.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Who became the U.S. president in 1852?
Franklin Pierce.
Whom did he defeat to become president?
Winfield Scott.
Whom did this president choose as his Secretary of State?
Jefferson Davis.
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
Track of land from Mexico for $10 million in South New Mexico.
How much did Gadsden cost and who was responsible for it?
$10 million by Jefferson Davis.