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The belief that the
United States is
meant to stretch
from the Atlantic
to the Pacific
Ocean
Manifest Destiny
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100,000 people
move to
California looking
for Gold in 1849
The Gold Rush
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A person who
wants to expand
the size of the
United States
Expansionist
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This religious
group believed in
Polygamy (having
more than one
wife)
Mormons
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The law required
slaves to be
returned to their
owners
Fugitive Slave Act
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This Texas General
defeats Santa Anna
and leads Texas to
Independence and
they named a city
after him
Sam Houston
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He led Slave Owners
into Texas. The Texas
Capital is named
after him.
Stephen Austin
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This Mexican
dictator attacked
Texas at the Alamo
Santa Anna
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This knifeman
developed the
hunting knife and
was killed at the
Alamo
Jim Bowie
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This famous
Congressman from
Tennessee died
defending the
Alamo
Davy Crocket
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The name given to
Texas when they
became their own
country in 1836
Lone Star Republic
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The border of the
U.S/Mexico where
Zachary Taylor
stops the Mexican
Army
Rio Grande River
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U.S. gets Southwest
land for $15 million
(Treaty of
Guadalupe
Hidalgo)
The Mexican
Cession
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After California
gains Independence
from Mexico they
are known as
(nickname)
The Bear Flag
Republic
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This Territory was
th
divided at the 49
Parallel and later
became 3 States
Oregon
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Who said the
following quote:
Horace Greenly
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This “pathfinder”
helps lead
California to
Independence from
Mexico
John C. Fremont
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Young Commander
who helps defeat the
Mexican Army with
Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
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“Old Rough and
Ready” – U.S.
General who
th
became the 12
President
Zachary Taylor
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This Democrat
president did little
to prevent the
events before the
Civil War.
James Buchanan
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The area where the
Mormons settled
Salt Lake City,
Utah
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The religious belief
in having more than
one wife
Polygamy
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This was the
battlecry (Slogan)
during the
Mexican War
“Remember the
Alamo”
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Name four of the
seven States that
came out of the
area obtained in
the Mexican
Cession
Utah, Nevada,
Arizona, New
Mexico, Colorado,
Wyoming, California
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He became
president after Z.
Taylor died in
office.
Millard Fillmore
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Category:
Manifest Destiny
Make your wager
with your group
Label the 5 territories indicated on the map.
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