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What do we call the idea that the
United States should stretch from sea to
shining sea?
Manifest Destiny
What was the name of the area that
both Britain and the United States
controlled in the first half of the 1800’s?
Oregon
(Oregon Country)
What were the trappers called who first
went to the Oregon Territory?
Mountain Men
What was the name of the missionaries
who went to Oregon to convert Native
Americans to Christianity?
Narcissa and Marcus Whitman
What was the name of the most
popular way of getting to Oregon?
Oregon Trail
Who led the American settlers to settle
in Spanish Texas?
Stephen Austin
Who was the leader of Mexico at this
time?
Santa Anna
Who was the leader of the Republic of
Texas?
Sam Houston
What was the nickname for the
Republic of Texas?
Lone Star Republic
What was the name of the battle the
people of Texas lost that became a
rallying cry for the Texans.
The Alamo
When did Texas receive it’s
independence?
1836
How did Texas become a state?
It was annexed or added on.
When did Texas become a state?
1845
Who won the election of 1844 on the
slogan of “Fifty-four forty or fight!”
James K. Polk
How was Oregon acquired?
By an agreement with Britain.
What was the name of the war that was
fought between Mexico and the United
States?
Mexican War
The United States received the Mexican
Cession after the Mexican War. What was
the name of the treaty that gave the United
this land?
Treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo
What was the name for the thin strip of
land between the Mexican Cession and
Mexico the the U.S. bought.
Gadsden Purchase
What were prospectors who moved to
California during the gold rush called?
49ers
What was the name of the religious
group who moved to Utah from upstate
New York?
Mormons
Who was the leader who led the
Mormons to Utah?
Brigham Young
What immigrant group came to work
on the transcontinental railroad and
ended up staying in California?
Chinese
What culture group was found in all
lands gained by the United States
during Manifest Destiny?
Native Americans
What was the name of the treaty which
we made to acquire Florida?
Adams-Onis Treaty