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12 Cards in this Set
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MANIFEST DESTINY |
belief in the 1800's that the U.S. must extend its boundaries from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean- God given right to span the whole continent |
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JOINT OCCUPATION |
the control or settlement of an area by 2 or more countries or group- ex. Britain and U.S. had joint occupation of the Oregon Country |
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OREGON TRAIL |
an east to west passage that played a vital role in leading parties of settlers streaming to the west- *most popular route |
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PRAIRIE SCHOONER (Conestoga Wagon) |
canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in mid 1800's- named so because they looked like ships at sea from a distance along the Oregon Trail |
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ANNEX |
to take control of or to add a territory to one's own territory-ex. Texas remained independent until 1846 when Pres. Polk allowed it to be annexed into the U.S. |
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SANTA FE TRAIL |
was a busy trade and military route that started in Missouri, followed Arkansas River, & Rocky Mountains then south the New Mexico - Becknell was the first American trader to reach Santa Fe by this route |
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MEXICAN- AMERICAN WAR |
May 13, 1846- Polk told Taylor to lead U.S. forces into Rio Grande area to: *get Mexico out of area between TX and Mexico *seize New Mexico and California *capture Mexico City, the capitol of Mexico |
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TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO |
Mexico was defeated and gave U.S. more than 500,000 sq. miles with U.S. gave Mexico $15 million and took 3.25 million in debt owed to Americans |
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GOLD RUSH |
in 1849- discovery of gold in Sutter's Mill; 1000's of people rushed to California that year' enough to apply for statehood |
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FORTY-NINER |
fortune seeker who came to California during the Gold Rush in 1849- Americans made up 80% of them |
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MORMONS |
from 1846-1847 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- Mormons- immigrated to the Great Salt Lake, now Utah, to start a new community- their route was called the Mormon Trail- they sold supplies to 49er's as they traveled to CA |
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BOOMTOWN |
San Francisco became a fast growing community which grew from a tiny village to a city of 20,000 people |
