Most well known Empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas"
Stephen Austin
Who was the Texas Revolution between?
Texans and Mexico
Who made up the Texans?
Americans and Tejanos
How long was Texas it's own country?
9 Years
Military dictator of Mexico. Replaced elected officials with his own appointees.
Santa Anna
Became the first president of the Republic of Texas after the Texas Revolution
Sam Houston
Famous Texans who fought in The Alamo?
(3)
William Travis
Jim Bowie
Davy Crockett
Why does congress approve the Mexican War?
So we can get land
Began in Independence Missouri and ended in Northwest U.S.
Oregon Trail
Gold seekers from Europe, Australia, China, Mexico, South America and America who rushed to California gold fields
49ners
How did people get to California?
(3)
Overland Route (4-6 months)
Sail to Central America, cross, and sail to California (6 weeks to 6 months)
Sail around the bottom of South America (Cape Horn) (5-8 months)
What type of people made up the 49ners population?
Young, unmarried men
What were the percentages of the Forty-Niners?:
Women and Children:
White Americans or African Americans:
Mexicans:
South Americans:
Women and Children: 5%
White Americans and African Americans:80%
Mexicans: 8%
South Americans: 5%
True or false:
Thieves could rob miners for their entire fortunes
True
True or false:
Law enforcement officers were scarce
True
What were the common activities in California Mining Towns?
(4)
Gambling
Drinking
Swearing
Fighting
Present day states that make up the Mexican Cession?:
(5)
California
Nevada
Utah
Parts of Arizona
Colorado
Mexico
Whig Party Candidate
Henry Clay
Democratic Candidate
James K Polk
Expansionist who wants the U.S. to annex Texas and Oregon
James K Polk
Where is gold discovered?
Sutter's Fort
What was the main effect of the Gold Rush for California?
California becomes a state
An observational force was sent to the Rio Grande River...this was led by who?
Zachary Taylor
Revolt against Mexico led by whites in California
Bear Flag Revolt
What ends the Mexican war formally?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How long did the Mexican war last?
2 years
Who captured Mexico City and ended the war?
General Winfield Scott
U.S. bought a small chunk of land from Mexico located in Southern Arizona and New Mexico
Gadsden Purchase
Why was the Gadsden Purchase significant?
The U.S. finally owned all Mexican lands north of the Rio Grande River
What did Polk want to change the Northern Border to when he wanted to annex Oregon?
(instead of the 49th parallel)
54 40'
What happened during the Battle of San Jacinto?
Santa Anna was captured
Texas wins independence
The belief that the U.S. should extend its territory westward to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
A military strategy to defeat the Confederacy proposed in 1861 by the Commanding General of the Union Army, Gen. Winfield Scott. Scott's plan was to employ Union army and navy forces to blockade the southern ports, split the Confederacy in half by seizing the line of the Mississippi River, and establish strong Federal positions all around the periphery of the Confederate States.