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History- Manifest Destiny Flashcards

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Louisiana purchase was purchased from

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French/Napoleon

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Purpose of Lewis & Clark expedition

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  1. to find an all-water route across the continent
  2. to explore & map out the land acquired
  3. to trade/w natives
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Who sent Lewis & Clark on the expedition?

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President Thomas Jefferson

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Corps of Discovery

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group of 33 men

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Sacajawea

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Indian guide/mediator & 1st slave

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Major result of Lewis & Clark expedition

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opened the west to American settlers

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War of 1812

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(USA vs. Great Britain)
the “2nd War for Independence”

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Causes of War of 1812

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  1. British attempts to restrict US free trade
  2. British impressment (forced service) of US sailors in British navy
  3. US desire to take Canada
  4. Desire to expand west
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“War Hawks”

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wanted war/w Great Britain - led by Henry Clay

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William Henry Harrison

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led US forces to victory against Tecumseh & his indian “Confederacy” @ the Battles of Tippiecanoe/Thames

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Andrew Jackson

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hero @ battle of New Orleans (last battle of war)
US won!

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Oliver Hazard Perry

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hero @ Battle of Lake Erie
“we have met the enemy & they are ours”

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Battle of Bladensburg

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Washington DC/White House/US capital set on fire

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Francis Scott Key

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writer of the “star Spangled Banner” @ the Battle of Fort McHenry

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USS Constitution

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“Old Ironsides” - makes a name for itself
The oldest commissioned ship in the world -1797

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Treaty of Ghent

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(1814) ended war - DRAW!

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Results of Treaty of Ghent

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  1. Boosted US confidence in themselves
  2. Fostered a new spirit of Patriotism in the country
  3. Led to “Manifest Destiny”
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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that it was America’s God given right to spread out over & possess the entire continent

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John O’Sullivan

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coined the term for Manifest Destiny

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Oregon Country

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Area between the Rocky Mountains & the Pacific Ocean

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The 4 nations that claimed Oregon Country

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USA, Britain, Spain, Russia

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Russo- American treaty

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Russia drops claim! (1818)

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Adams- Onis treaty

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Spain drops its claim (1819)

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Mountain Men

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fur trappers that spent most of the year in the mountians (beaver pelts)
they were the 1st to explore & open trails to the West

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Jedidiah Smith

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Most well-known American Mountain man - was the 1st to CA (Spanish territory)

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John Jacob Astor

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American merchant who started a furrier company & became very wealthy

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Rendezvous

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a gathering of the mountain men once a year in the late summer that lasted 2 weeks

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Things they would do at rendezvous

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  1. Trade/sell furs
  2. Swap stories & have contests
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Dr. Marcus Whitman & wife:

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opened a mission(williamete Valley-Portland) to work with the Native Americans.
They sent back letters that gave descriptions of the beauty of the West

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Oregon Trail

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2000 mile long trail that went from St. Louis or Independence, Missouri to Portland, Oregon.

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“Oregon Fever”

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swept the east, people went west for a better life

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10s of 1000s

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Pioneers, eventually went west between 1843-1860’s

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Who do you think wasn’t thrilled with Manifest Destiny and why?

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Native Americans because:
1. Land stolen
2. Buffalo destroyed
3. Disease

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Why did pioneers go west?

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  1. land
  2. Opportunity to start new life
  3. Gold
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“Pathfinders” or pilots:

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led train west (ex-mountain men)

36
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what was the main issue of the 1844 presidential election?

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Oregon & westward expansion

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James K. Polk

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“dark horse” & won the 1844 presidential election

38
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Henry Clay

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well known, but lost to James K. Polk in 1844 presidential election

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Where border between Oregon & Canada was set

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49th parallel

40
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Texas

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(tejas) was part of northern province of Mexico known as Coahuila

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tejanos

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residents of Texas

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Provisions (rules) of Texas

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  1. learn spanish
  2. Convert to Catholicism
  3. Obey Mexican law/no slavery
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Moses Austin

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(American) Empresario / business man who organized a group to go to Texas

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Stephen Austin

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Son of Moses Austin & was leader of the “Old Three Hundred” (1st American families).

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President General of Texas/Mexico

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
(Santa Anna)

46
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Battle of Gonzales

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1st fight for independence

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Battle of Alamo

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San Antonio Mission/fort

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William Travis

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commander of Battle of Alamo

49
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American frontiersmen who were at the battle of Alamo

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Davy Crockett & Jim Bowie

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Results of Alamo

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  1. Gave General Sam Houston (army) time to prepare
  2. Gave Texans a motivational rally cry - turning point
    “Remember the Alamo”
51
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Battle of San Jacinto

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Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna & Texas gained independence

52
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Lone star Republic

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Republic of Texas

53
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Sam Houston

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elected Pres. of Texas

54
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Texas asked USA to annex them! They were turned down- why?

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It would’ve broken the balance between slave & free states

55
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Capital of mexico

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Santa Fe

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Santa Fe Trail

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a trade route between Mexico & USA “highway to the southwest”

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William Becknell

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American who opened trail

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Pony Express

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Mail/Newspaper service to the west

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William Russel

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founder of the pony express

60
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What replaced the Pony Express?

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the Telegraph

61
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CA Province

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Spain/Mexico

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Local hispanics were called:

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Californios

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Captain John C. Fremont

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One of the 1st Americans to describethe beauty of CA and its wonderful Pacific Ports.
This sparked interest in 1st Americans to go to CA

64
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How many times did Polk offer to buy Texas

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TWICE!

65
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What caused the Mexican-American war?

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Dispute over the Texas-Mexican border

66
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name of CA when it was its own country

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Bear Flag Republic

67
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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  1. USA recieved the Mexican Cession (CA, NM, AZ, UT, NEV)
  2. USA paid Mexico $15 million
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Mormons AKA:

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Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints (founded by Joseph Smith

69
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When did USA reach its present size?

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after the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo & Gadsden Purchase

70
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polygamy

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more than one spouse

71
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Nauvoo, Illinois

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Mormons driven out of here & Smith killed here

72
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Brigham Young

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became new leader after Smith was killed & led them west to Mexico (Great Salt Lake) Desert!

73
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Why did the Mormons move west?

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to escape persecution

74
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Why did Mormons settle in a desert?

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No one would bother them there!

75
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Deseret

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Settlement called honey bee, later Utah

76
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“49ers”

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gold seekers came from all over the world

77
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Who became wealthy from from the Gold Rush

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Merchants

78
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Samuel Brannan

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Mormon, started general stores in San Franscico/Sacaramento (CA’s 1st millionaire)

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Levis Strauss

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sold denim miner pants (blue jeans)

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San Francisco & Sacramento:

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Gateway to gold fields

81
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Boomtowns

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were violent, lawless towns

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Vigilantes

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They took the law into their own hands

83
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Ghost Towns

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after the gold was gone: “Boom to Bust”

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Results of Gold Rush:

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  1. CA’s population skyrocketed & became a state
  2. Brings diversity to CA
  3. Transcontinental railroad built to connect east to west
  4. San Francisco becomes a maj. city
  5. Thousands of Native Americans killed & enslaved
85
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Good & Bad Maj. Results of Manifest Destiny:

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Good:
1. US greatly expanded
2. Gave Americans a sense of pride & unity

Bad:
3. Displacement of Native Americans
4. USA stole half of Mexico

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