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1
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What two states were once nations in the west?

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California and Texas

2
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What was the original name of California?

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The Great Bear Republic

3
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Why is the Battle of the Alamo significant

A

because it shaped events associated with the expansion of the U.S.

4
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The exploration and development of the American West depended on what?

A

the politics of the national government

5
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The manifest destiny of the U.S. was what?

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God’s desire for the nation to dominate all of North America.

6
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The joint occupation of Oregon was an agreement between the United States and who else?

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Great Britain

7
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In 1821, the government of Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas for what reason?

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to provide a buffer against hostile Indian tribes

8
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What was the primary proposal by Democrats in the 1844 presidential election?

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the reoccupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas

9
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The war against Mexico did what inside the U.S.?

A

generated significant opposition.

10
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo did what two things?

A

set the Texas border at the Rio Grande and ceded California and New Mexico

11
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President James K. Polk and other expansionists wanted to obtain California in order to

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spread Americans commerce into Asia.

12
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Who had the most domination in the California gold rush, companies or individuals?

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companies

13
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What did the Wilmot Proviso declare?

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slavery would be prohibited in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico.

14
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The “free soil” movement did what?

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advocated outlawing the further extension of slavery.

15
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A significant issue in the election of 1848 was what?

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how to deal with the issue of expansion of slavery in the newly acquired territories.

16
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Spot Resolutions

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resolutions requested PresidentJames K. Polkto provide Congress with the exact location (the “spot”) upon which blood was spilt on American soil

17
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Comstock Lode

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the first major discovery of silver ore in theUnited States that is located in Nevada

18
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Wilmot Proviso

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a statement declaring that slavery would be prohibited in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico

19
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Lewis Cass

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the losing nominee of theDemocratic Partyfor president in 1848

20
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Popular Sovereignty

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the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.

21
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Liberty Party

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a minor party that was an early advocate of theabolitionistcause

22
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Free Soil Party

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a short-livedpolitical party that’s main purpose was opposing the expansion ofslaveryinto the western territories, arguing that free men on free soil comprised a morally and economically superior system to slavery.

23
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John C. Freemont

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the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States

24
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Empresarios

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a person who has a contract with the Mexican government for land.

25
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Santa Anna(Antonio Lopez)

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a Mexican leader who took on many political and military positions before and during the Mexican American war. He is often considered the Napoleon of the West.

26
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Tejano

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Spanish word for Texan

27
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49’ers

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gold seekers who traveled to California in 1849

28
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49th parallel

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the proposed border of Canada and the U.S.

29
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54’40’ or Fight

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the popular slogan that led President Polk to victory of obtaining the entire Oregon territory

30
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Oregon Trail

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the commonly used pathway for pioneers and companies traveling to Oregon and California

31
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Marcus Whitman

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led the first large party ofwagon trainsalong the Oregon Trail to the West, establishing it as a viable route for the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who used the trail in the following decade

32
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Rendezvous system

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a system including meeting expos for fur traders

33
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In Congress, most of the criticism of the Mexican War came from the?:

A

Whigs

34
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President Zachary Taylor favored what about slavery in future Mexican territory

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swift admission of new states from the Mexican Cession, with the issue of slavery decided by the local inhabitants

35
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The Senate rejected annexing Texas drawn up by Secretary of State Calhoun because?:

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he defended annexation as a way to protect and defend slavery.

36
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The Pre-Emption Action of 1841?:

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legalized settlement on federal land prior to its being surveyed.

37
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One reason for the Anglo-Texan rebellion against Mexican rule was that?:

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the Anglo-Texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian.

38
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According to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the United States?:

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gained California and New Mexico.

39
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Had it passed, the Wilmot Proviso would have?:

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prohibited slavery in any territory won from Mexico.

40
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The prominent issue in national politics in the 1840s was?:

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the westward expansion of U. S. territory.

41
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What was the nickname of the Mexican American war?

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Mr. Polk’s war

42
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What were the name of the Oklahoma Land Rushers who snuck out on the land early?

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sooners

43
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Who were the Exodusters?

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African Americans migrating from the South

44
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What was the pony express?

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a mail service