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American History - Chapter 13 Flashcards

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4350559649John Charles Fremontknow for the Bear Flag Revolution0
4350560302James W. Marshallknown for the California Gold Rush1
4350562964Jedediah Smithmountain man2
4350564092Brigham YoungMormon leader3
4350564801Alamoremembrance of this stirred Sam Houston and his army to victory4
4350567601Battle of San Jacintoresulted in the capture of Santa Anna5
4350570758Gadsden Purchasecompleted the acquisition of territory for the 48 contiguous United States6
4350573045Mexican Cessionthe area Mexico gave up at the end of the Mexican War7
4350574207Mexican Warcarried out by "Old Rough and Ready" and "Old Fuss and Feathers"; served as a "training ground" for the Civil War to come8
4350575830popular soveriengtyprinciple of allowing people in the territories to decide whether they wished to allow slavery9
4350577349Californiamajor territory brought into American hands by the Bear Flag Revolution10
4350579792Zachary TaylorAmerican general who gained great popularity and success during the Mexican War11
4350582176Oregon Territoryclaimed by U.S. and Britain before 1846; boundary was set at the 49th parallel12
4350584433Mormonsgroup that was responsible for settling much of the Great Basin area of the West; had trouble13
4350585856Santa AnnaMexican president who opposed Texan independence14
4350589276Rio Grandebelieved to be the border between Texas and Mexico at the outbreak of the Mexican War15
4350593197Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgothe agreement that ended the Mexican War16
4350593198Doughfacesthe name given to Norther Democrats who were willing to compromise on the political problems of the 1850's; Franklin Pierce was known as one17
4350599105Millard Fillmoresucceeded to the presidency when Zachary Taylor died while in office18
4350600804Sutter's Fortrelated to start of the California Gold Rush19
4350602719Manifest Destinyassociated with President James K. Polk20
4350605664Bueno VistaZachary Taylor became the hero of this as the last event in the Mexico/Texas conflict21
4350608205reasons for moving Westriches, farmland, missionary work22
4350609688Compromise of 1850allowed popular sovereignty, introduced a stricter Fugitive Slave Law, and outlawed the slave trade in the District of Columbia; Stephen Douglas helped to pass this aggreement23
4350615943Oregon Trailtrail was used more by traders than settlers moving to new homes24
4350618647Texasan independent country before annexed to the United States; those against slavery protested the admittance of Texas to the union because they feared it would be divided into multiple slave states25
4350619649Wilmot Provisowould have banned slavery in any territory taken from Mexico26
4350621534Marcus Whitmanmissionary in the West27
4350624998Methodist Missionariesfirst to seek permanent homes in Oregon28
4350625968Spanish missionsthese were set up along the coast of California before the land fell into American hands29
4350628037trappers & tradersfirst white men to arrive in a western area30
4350736985American settlers in Texashelped Texas to prosper but did not blend into Spanish population as Mexico has hoped31
4350748474James Polkwon the election of 1844 by promising "All of Oregon, All of Texas" to the American people32

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