textbook chapter 11 Flashcards
What was the northwest passage?
a relatively quick route to the Pacific Ocean and to trade with Asia.
Why did Thomas Jefferson dispatch the Lewis and Clark expedition?
to take extensive notes on the geography, plant life, animals, and natural resources of the region into which they would journey. Jefferson also tasked Lewis and Clark with paving the way for American trade among the western tribes.
What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?
The Adams-Onis Treaty made the cession of Florida official while also setting the boundary between the United States and Mexico at the Sabine River
Describe the Missouri Crisis. What was contained in the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri and Maine (which had been part of Massachusetts) would enter the Union at the same time, Maine as a free state, Missouri as a slave state.
What was an empresario in the context of the expansion into Texas?
An empresario was someone who brought settlers to the region in exchange for generous grants of land.
Why did white Texans oppose Mexican rule in Texas?
Many Americans who migrated to Texas at the invitation of the Mexican government did not completely shed their identity or loyalty to the United States. They brought American traditions and expectations with them
What was the greatest source of discontent for white Texans?
Their greatest source of discontent was the Mexican government’s 1829 abolition of slavery.
Who was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
the 8th president of mexico
How did Polk acquire Oregon?
President Polk asserted the United States’ right to gain full control of what was known as Oregon Country, from its southern border at 42° latitude (the current boundary with California) to its northern border at 54° 40’ latitude.
Why did some Americans oppose the annex of Mexico?
southerners didn’t want mexicans to be part of the American population
Describe the experience of the Chinese in California during the Gold Rush
they quickly earned a reputation as frugal men and hard workers who routinely took over diggings others had abandoned as worthless and worked them until every scrap of gold had been found. After chinese immigration was banned, remaining chinese were often beat and killed.
