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Chapter 13 Flashcards

1
Q

What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?

A

Oregon

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2
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How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?

A

Trapping beavers

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3
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Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?

A

Fertile land

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4
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What is Manifest Destiny?

A

Belief that America should expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean

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5
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Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?

A

Stephen F. Austin

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6
Q

Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?

A

Santa Anna

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7
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Who was the backwoodsman from Tennessee who volunteered fight at the Alamo?

A

Davy Crocket

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8
Q

What did the defenders of the Alamo do for the Texan fight?

A

Bought time for other Texan troops

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9
Q

Who became commander in chief of the Texan forces?

A

Sam Houston

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10
Q

What was the surprise attack that killed 600 Mexicans and captured 700 Mexicans,
including Santa Anna?

A

The Battle of San Jacito

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11
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What was the rallying cry of the men at this battle?

A

Remember the Alamo

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12
Q

What was formed in Texas after Santa Anna surrendered?

A

The Lone Star Republic

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13
Q

What were the 3 reasons Polk was determined to control NM and CA?

A

Trade, to fulfill manifest destiny, and create a pathway to the Pacific ocean

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14
Q

Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico
believe it was?

A

Us thought it was the Rio Grande and Mexico thought the Nueces

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15
Q

What was the cause of the Mexican American War?

A

The Mexicans attacked a US fort in the disputed border area

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16
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What did Mexico end up losing after the war?

A

Texas area New Mexico and California

17
Q

The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?

A

The Treaty of Guadalupe

18
Q

What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?

A

California and New Mexico

19
Q

Why did the Mormons go to Utah?

A

Freedom from persecution

20
Q

Who led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake area?

A

Brigham Young

21
Q

Who was the first Californian to discover gold on his property?

A

John Sutter

22
Q

How were mining towns run if there were no jails or police?

A

Vigilance committees

23
Q

What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?

A

More than doubled it

24
Q

Who was the Jewish Immigrant who sold the miners pants made of denim?

A

Levi Strauss

25
Q

The Gold Rush had long lasting effects on what?

A

California’s economy

26
Q

What finalized the American mainland?

A

The Gadsden Purchase

27
Q

What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?

A

The railroads

28
Q

Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their
country)?

A

The potato blight

29
Q

What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?

A

Cotton

30
Q

Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?

A

Yeomen farmers

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