manifest destiny

Why did the Mexicans invite Colonists Tejas?

more settlers, protection fro the comanche, develop the economy, hoped americans would become loyal mexican citizens

What are Requirements settle in Mexico

become a Mexican citizen, learn spanish and become catholi, promise to fight the comanche and farm your land

Who are First American Colony in Tejas

 Stephen F. Austin

cause of Texian Revolt against Mexico in 1836?

santa anna repeals the mexican constitution and becomes a dictator, Texans feel like their rights are taken away, sparking a rebellion

Who is Santa Anna

mexican president, and led mexican army during texas revolution and mexican american war

The Alamo importance

helped sam houston build an army, rallying cry "Remember the Alamo”, lost battle so inspired texans to fight harder

Sam Houston role

commander of the texans army, led forced to a victory at san jacinto, was first president of the republic of TX

San Jacinto battle?

18 mins, surprise attack santa anna because he was distracted by the girl in a yellow dress, he was captured and forced to sign for TX independence

Texas struggles as a Republic

attacks from mexico, large dept, border disputes, small military, problems with Native American raids

John Tyler, Whigs Vice-President? Why?

Whigs used a log cabin campaign image, tyler was added to balance the ticket, he was not an actual states right democrat and became president when harrison died

Presidency of President Polk? Accomplished?

he promised to do 4 things and did them all, annex texas, get cali and NM, settle oregon border, and lower tariffs and creat an independent treasury

Cause of the Mexican-American War of 1846?

dispute over texas-mexico border, U.S. soldier was shot on american soil, polk wanted Cal and more western lands, and expansionism/manifest destiny

Strategy to defeat Mexico?

 blockaded mexican coast, invade from the north, land at Veracruz and march to Mexico City, capture Mexico city

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo/  main points of the treaty?

ends war, gets the u.s. ⅓ of mexico and parts of Cail, NV, UT, AZ, NM, and CO, pays mexico 15 million and border is set at Rio Grande

 54-40 or Fight incident?

United states wanted a part of Oregon so they asked for all of it, so they could at least get a bit of it and threatened to fight if they didn't

1849 California

large gold strike, 49ers rush to fail, mining towns boom, few get rich (ones that do are mainly people who sell stuff to the miners), and population explodes

4 Major trails to the west?

Oregon - MO to oregon, Mormon trail IL to UT, Cail trail brandished off oregon trail to cail, santa fe trail from central MO to santa fe NM

Greatest difficulties for pioneers on the Trails West?

Disease (cholera and dysentery), accidents, harsh weather, running ou=ut of supplies, rough terrain

*Does relationship between the US and Mexico in the 1840’s influence today?

 yes, the border created is still today's U.S. Mexico border issues like immigration, trade, border security, and cultural blending began in this era, with irish and americans becoming Mexican citizens and then wanting to return, the war created long-term distrust but also deep cultural connections in the southwest.