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Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny. By Axel Contreras. Where is it? Huge area of land between pacific ocean and rocky mountains States that it came from it: Washington, Idaho, Montana, and, Wyoming Treaty it was from: Treaty with Great Britain

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Manifest Destiny

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  1. Manifest Destiny By Axel Contreras

  2. Where is it? Huge area of land between pacific ocean and rocky mountains • States that it came from it: Washington, Idaho, Montana, and, Wyoming • Treaty it was from: Treaty with Great Britain • Oregon trail: how long the trip? 2000miles where did it start? L. miss valley what did it go over? Great plains and rocky mountains What rivers did it cross? Mississippi • Fifty-four or fight! The line of latitude that democrats thought should be the border of the US Oregon Country

  3. Main idea: the main idea about page 362 is how the how Texas was founded and how came to be a republic • Conflict over Texas started when? 1835 • What did Stephen f. Austin do? He ask Mexico to accept his fathers land and he also brought the first 300 Americans settlers to Texas • In1830, what did the Mexican government decree and how did Americans feel about it? The Mexican government overthrew the Mexican constitution and arrested Austin the Americans felt betrayed. • Who became the president of Mexico in 1833? General Lopez de Santa Anna • What was the Alamo and what happened there in 1836? The Alamo was mission but was use as a fort to the Texans so they can fight Santa Anna army the Texans lost and the battle was known as “ the battle of the Alamo” • When did Texas declare its independence? On march 2,1836 in Washington-on-the-Bronzos • Who was the Commander in chief of the Texas forces after it declared its independence? Sam Houston • Battle of San Jacinto: When? April 21. • What was the battle cry? “Remember the Alamo” • What happened at the end of the battle? Texas wins the war and wins their independence • Why did Andrew Jackson refuse to annex Texas? It would upset the balance of slave and free states • When did Texas become a state? December 29,1845. Texas

  4. What states are included in the territory? New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California • What states was the Santa Fe trail and what land/ rivers did it cover? Missouri River, Missouri, Arkansas River, Rocky Mountains • What did trade with New Mexico increase affect the US? The trader follow the Santa Fe trail and it became a common trade route • What had influenced culture in California? Spanish culture • How did john C. Frémont describe the climate of California? Mild climate, scenic beauty, and abundance of natural resources • What did some Americans say was the benefit of extending the us to the pacific? Trade with china and japan • What did the US insist was the border of Texas? Rio Grande • What did Mexico say was the border of Texas? Nueces River • Why did Polk call an emergency cabinet meeting and what did the agree upon? Agreed that the attack was grounds for war with Mexico. • How did Frederick Douglass feel about the Mexican war and why? He said that if the united states expanded into the west, the southern states would carry slavery into new territories • What flag was used to show the independent Republic of California? California bear flag • Who did Polk send to capture Mexico City? General Winfield Scott • What was the peace treaty that ended the Mexican war and when was it signed? The treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo and it was signed in February 1848. • Border of Texas? Rio Grande • 1853 purchase? California and New Mexico • States from the 1853 purchase? Arizona and New Mexico War with Mexico

  5. Gold Rush: • When? 1849 • People who came to the mine where called what? Forty-niners • What mountain range did they have to cross to get there? The Rocky mountains • What countries sent 49ers? Mexico, South America, Europe, and Australia, and China • Define Boomtown? A lot of People going to an area and turns to a boomtown. • What happened to San Francisco? It grew from a tiny village to a large city. • Levi Strauss: • Who was he? He sold pants to miners • What did he create? He created the Levi's pants • Religious Refuge in Utah: Mormons • What religion? Mormon • Founder? Joseph Smith • What happened to him? Was killed by a mob in Illinois • Who took over? Brigham Young • Where did they settle? Great salt lake Utah • When did Utah become a state? 1896 New settlers in California and New Mexico

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