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1
Q

What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?

A

Oregon

2
Q

How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?

A

Trapping beaver

3
Q

Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?

A

Reports of fertile land for farming

4
Q

What is Manifest Destiny?

A

Belief that America should extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean

5
Q

Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?

A

Stephen F. Austin

6
Q

Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?

A

Santa Anna

7
Q

Who was the backwoodsman from Tennessee who volunteered fight at the Alamo?

A

Davy Crockett

8
Q

What did the defenders of the Alamo do for the Texan fight?

A

Time

9
Q

Who became commander in chief of the Texan forces?

A

Sam Houston

10
Q

What was the surprise attack that killed 600 Mexicans and captured 700 Mexicans,
including Santa Anna?

A

Battle of San Jacinto

11
Q

What was the rallying cry of the men at this battle?

A

Remember the Alamo

12
Q

What was formed in Texas after Santa Anna surrendered?

A

The Lone Star Republic

13
Q

What were the 3 reasons Polk was determined to control NM and CA?

A

Trade

14
Q

Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico
believe it was?

A

America- Rio Grande River, Mexico- Nueces River

15
Q

What was the cause of the Mexican American War?

A

Mexican Troops attacked Zachary Taylor and his troops

16
Q

What did Mexico end up losing after the war?

A

Half its territory

17
Q

The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?

A

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

18
Q

What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?

A

Ceded California and New Mexico and ‘Merica gave $15 million

19
Q

Why did the Mormons go to Utah?

A

To have a safe place to practice their religion

20
Q

Who led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake area?

A

Bringham Young

21
Q

Who was the first Californian to discover gold on his property?

A

John Sutter

22
Q

How were mining towns run if there were no jails or police?

A

Vigilance committees

23
Q

What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?

A

Double it

24
Q

Who was the Jewish Immigrant who sold the miners pants made of denim?

A

Levi Strauss

25
Q

The Gold Rush had long lasting effects on what?

A

California’s economy

26
Q

What finalized the American mainland?

A

Garson purchase

27
Q

What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?

A

Railroad tracks

28
Q

Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their
country)?

A

Potato famine

29
Q

What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?

A

Cotton , Memphis

30
Q

Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?

A

Yeoman farmers