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| 109416578 | Manifest Destiny | ~est. in 1840's ~belief that the U.S. was destined - by God and by history - to expand its boundaries from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. ~This rationale drove the acquisition of territory. ~however, excluded the westward expansion of other races | |
| 109416579 | Henry Clay | ~he opposed Manifest Destiny ~believed it would cause controversy over slavery and threaten stability of Union (he was right) | |
| 109416580 | Stephen F. Austin | ~young immigrant from Missouri who est. the first legal American settlement in Texas in 1822 ~was effective in recruiting American immigrants but challenged Mexican gov. | |
| 109416581 | General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | ~he seized power as a dictator in Mexico in mid 1830's ~tries to re-establish Mexican rule in Texas from American revolts ~created armies that effectively drove some Americans to the east to escape but wasn't effective enough | |
| 109416582 | Battle of San Jacinto | ~battle in which the Americans under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army and took Santa Anna prisoner ~resulted in Texas' independence | |
| 109416583 | Tejanos | ~Mexican residents of Texas ~fought Americans in revolution but after Texas' independence it was difficult | |
| 109416584 | Sam Houston | ~the president of Texas who led Americans in Battle of San Jacinto against Mexicans ~sent delegation to U.S. with hopes of annexation but rejected | |
| 109416585 | "joint-occupation" | ~the agreement between Britain and the U.S. to allow citizens of each country (in the Oregon country) to have equal access to the territory | |
| 109417646 | reason people migrated west | for economic opportunities | |
| 109417647 | Oregon Trail | the major route for ppl to travel westward (2,000 miles) ~a route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory | |
| 109417648 | Election of 1844 | ~between Henry Clay and James K. Polk (Democrat) Democrats: support annexation; Republicans: no annexation | |
| 109417649 | James K. Polk | ~president in March 1845 (VP: John Tyler) ~wanted to settle Oregon Boundary dispute with britain. ~wanted to aquire California. ~wanted to incorperate Texas into union. ~won election largely because of his support for annexation | |
| 109420883 | Bear Flag Revolution | -A revolt of American settlers in California against Mexican rule. -ignited the Mexican War and ultimately made California a state. -led by John C. Fremont | |
| 109420884 | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | -treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million | |
| 109420885 | Wilmot Proviso | -prohibited slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico -passed in the House but failed in the Senate | |
| 109420886 | "popular sovereignty" | -plan suggested to solve the sectional divisions (slavery vs. no slavery) -would allow the people of each territory to decide the status of slavery there | |
| 109420887 | Free-Soil Party | -emerged from the different parties because was insatisfied with the slavery views -they were opponents (supporters) of slavery -their candidate for president in elections after Polk was Martin Van Buren (but he lost to Taylor) | |
| 109420888 | Compromise of 1850 | -California admitted to Union as free state. -Popular sovereignty to determine slavery issue in Utah and New Mexico territories. -Texas border dispute with New Mexico resolved. -Texas recieves $10 million. -Slave trade, but not slavery itself, abolished in the District of Columbia. -Strong federal enforcement of new Fugitive Slave Act. | |
| 109420889 | Ostend Manifesto | a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S. -released to the public and angered many |
