Module 7 HISTORY

What is Manifest Destiny

The idea that God had given the Continent to Americans to settle west

Who won the election of 1844?

James Polk

What is “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” in reference too?

Slogan of all Oregon

Wanted all of Oregon- caused britain to make a deal with us.

What is the importance of the Alamo

Had a Canon that the Mexicans wanted back- “Come and Get it”

A 13-day siege where Mexican troops launched an assist on the Alamo mission near San Antonio

“remember the Alamo” was a saying that inspired the Texans during the Texas revolution

Mexicans won the battle of the Alamo- Almost no survivors

Inspires people because of the massacre

Most important battle

What is a push factor

Something that makes a person want to leave a place

What is a Pull factor

A motivating cause that attracts a person to migrate

What is an empresario?

Someone who entered into a contract with the Mexican gov. to settle a certain # of families into Texas in exchange for Land grants

What is a Tejano?

Spanish speaking inhabitants of Texas

What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Ended the Mexican- American War

Where was gold discovered in California?

Sutter Mill by James Marshall in 1848

What conditions were given to Americans moving into Mexico controlled Texas?

Must become catholic

Slavery was Illegal

What is the importance of the Battle of San Jacinto?

Captured Santa Anna

Made him sign treaties of Velasco recognizing Texas Independence

Republic of Texas was Established w/ Sam Houston as President

Mexico never fully recognized Texas independence, leading to continued border conflicts

What is the importance of the Gadsden Purchase?

Made current MX-US border (1853)

10 million- almost as much as CA and NM

Didn't want to start war so we just paid it and moved on

Why was Texas in independence country for almost 10 years?

America didn't want to let them in because they didn't want to start a war with mexico

Mexico didn't fully see Texas as a independent country

What did James K. Polk promise in the election of 1844?

Annex Texas

Annex Oregon

Buy California from mexico

Do it all in 1 presidential term

Explain the border dispute between Texas and Mexico.

What happened to the Donner Party and why?

87 people travel from Missouri to california using a guided book

Leave to late in the season

Half want to use a shortcut half go the normal way

Those on short cut get snowed on → normal group realizes and send rescue groups

took 4 attempts before snow melted enough to save them

48 survivors → resulted to cannibalism

Serves as harsh tale behind realities of westward expansion

What are the Spot Resolutions?

What was the Santa Fe Trail used for?

Established after Mexico gained independence from spain

Stretched approx. 800 miles from independence Missouri to Santa Fe New mexico

purpose: Commercial trade route rather than settlement trail

Culture significance: Created one of the First major cultural exchanges between American and Mexican societies

Where was Gold discovered in California and what were people nicknamed that moved to California in search for gold?

Sutter Mill

Forty- Niners, Gold prospectors

Who did American share parts of Oregon with?

What is a squatter?

People who settle on land they don't own

Explain how why it took 10 years for the United States to annex Texas

They didn't want to start a war with mexico

Didn't want to mess up the slavery free state balance

Joseph Smith

Founder of the mormons

Brigham Young

Smith’s successor

Leads mormons to utah

is first governor or Utah

Zachary Taylor

“Old and Rough”

General at the beginning of the Mexican-American war

Removed for being to popular (Seen as a political rival to the Democratic party)

Winfield Scott

“Old Fuss and Feathers”

General replaces Taylor and finishes war

Captures Mexico city effectively ending the war

Jime Bowe

Sick in bed at the alamo

2nd leader incharge

Mexico’s line of territory

Most famous Empresario

Steven F. Austin