HISTORY CP QUARTERLY MP3

The Alamo — Key People

"Folk Hero" — Jim Bowie (legendary fighter—Bowie knife)—Davy Crockett (sick during the battle)—Santa Anna slaughters Texan defenders (Mexican)

Mexican American War & Mexican Cession

We won land in the Southwest

Popular Western Trails

Oregon Trail—California Trail (Gold Rush)—Santa Fe Trail (Arizona)—Mormon Trail

Underground Railroad — Definition

A route to help slaves escape

Uncle Tom's Cabin — Impact

Anti—Slavery Book, sold over a million copies.

Harriet Tubman — Roles

A conductor who helped slaves escape—guided slaves' escape. Helped hundreds. She was an abolitionist a person who wants to end slavery (get rid of slavery)

Fugitive Slave Law

If you saw a slave who escaped—you had to return them to their owners (i.e.—escaped slaves must be returned to their owners by law. Most Northerners ignored)

Leaders of the Union and Confederate armies

Robert E. Lee (Confederate) vs. Ulysses S. Grant (Union)

Emancipation Proclamation — Impact

Lincoln: Declaring slaves in Confederate States of America (CSA) are freed

Battle of Gettysburg — Significance

Turning point of the war. It is the LARGEST and DEADLIEST battle of the war. Becomes a military cemetery. Cannon bombardment even happened

The Alamo

Mexican vs Texans. Mexicans are the winners

Identify winners of Battles

⭐ Texan Victories (Blue Stars)

• Gonzales (Oct. 2, 1835)

• San Antonio (Dec. 10, 1835)

• Anahuac (June 30, 1835)

• San Jacinto (April 21, 1836)

💥 Mexican Victories (Red Stars)

• Alamo (March 6, 1836)

• Refugio (March 14, 1836)

• Goliad massacre (March 20, 1836)

Identify the location of rivers

🌊 RIVER LOCATIONS

• Brazos River: Flows through the center of the Republic of Texas, running southeast past Washington-on-the-Brazos and San Felipe de Austin into the Gulf of Mexico.

• Nueces River: Located in the southern region of the Republic; it acts as the border between the Republic of Texas (purple) and the Disputed Area (green).

• Rio Grande: The westernmost river shown on the map, flowing through the Disputed Area along the border with Mexico. 🧠

Identify bordering states

📍 BORDERING STATES & REGIONS

• Arkansas: Located to the northeast, separated by the line established by the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819.

• Louisiana: Located directly to the east, bordering the main purple-shaded area of the Republic.

• Mexico: Located to the southwest, separated from the Republic by the Disputed Area (green). 🧠

Identify the high and low points of production

From 1861 to 1865—production was low. Why? It is because of the Civil War. Most in 1871. The U.S. entered the Reconstruction Era. This created a huge demand for materials and goods

Identify where railroad tracks are built

Westward

Identify the Key Concept.

Manifest Destiny

Why is an angel (Columbia) used?

Religion and God

Identify the technologies used in the image

Trains—wires—lines (telegraph lines)

Be able to identify the groups of people in the image

Native Americans—white settlers (farmers)

Groups Not Present or Erased in American Progress

Mexican Residents—Landowners: The painting ignores the established Mexican citizens who lived in the territories acquired by the U.S.—who were often disenfranchised and lost their land. Chinese Immigrants: While not pictured—they formed a large—active—and essential part of the labor force in the West—particularly in mining and railroad construction during this era. Black Americans—Black Mexicans: These groups faced systemic disenfranchisement—exclusion—and—in some cases—re—enslavement in Western territories—which is completely omitted from the "civilized" narrative

Robert Kellogg

Robert Kellogg is from Connecticut—so he is a Union soldier

Robert Kellogg's awareness of location

Robert Kellogg is not aware of where he is "In a sort of valley"

Robert Kellogg reference to artillery

"One shell burst so near as to scatter dirt in my face as I laid upon the ground"

Robert Kellogg's feelings

Robert Kellogg is scared— "fearful day" (but he is brave)