US1 Pearson 2021 Manifest Destiny

Early travelers heading to the West feared attacks by Native American warriors, but Native Americans often gave them

This congressional act allowed the US government to negotiate land exchanges that forced Indians out of the South

How much land was Mexico forced to give up by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Early pioneers who settled on land that they did not own were called

Indians worried that American settlers crossing their hunting grounds would disrupt the-

This U.S. general led the California uprising that led to the Bear Flag Republic

The Bear Flag Republic came to an end when the U.S.

Mexico closed its borders to further immigration by Americans in 1830, a move that angered settlers in Texas because

These were emigrants who made the journey to the West across the Great Plains

This was a Texan victory that marked the end of the war for the independence of Texas

He was an emprasario who went to Mexico City to negotiate for Texas

He coined the term “Manifest Destiny”

He was the Mexican president who was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto

After winning independence from Mexico, most Texans voted

He owned a trading post that was a key stop for Americans going to California

Which of the east-to-west routes carved out by mountain men was most popular with pioneers?

This was the rallying cry of Polk supporters who wanted the Oregon Territory

The ___ Trail was developed by traders in the mid-1800s & connected Missouri to New Mexico

A theory that stated states could void any law that they felt was unconstitutional

Mormons migrated west in search of-

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made the ___ the official border between Texas & Mexico

This settler led the Mormon migration to what is now Utah

In the 1830s, inventions such as the mechanical reaper & a plow with steel blades enabled all the following EXCEPT

This man improved upon the design of the plow by using sharp-edged steel blades

What event caused American influence in the US/Mexican borderlands to increase?

For the territories of California, New Mexico, & Texas, Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821 was followed by

A nickname for the forced march of Cherokee from GA & NC to west of the Mississippi River

In 1825, Mexico gave 26 emprasarios large grants of Texas land in exchange for a promise to

Which of the following is NOT something that Texan settlers had to do under Mexican law?

Cyrus McCormick patented the _____ in 1834.

One term of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that the US would pay Mexico-

This is the idea that God had given the entire continent to white Americans for them to settle

Which of the following is NOT something that James K. Polk promised to voters in the 1844 presidential race?

Mexico gave emprasarios large grants of Texas land in exchange for a promise to fill the land with a number of settlers

1st president to really flex presidential power; he used it to begin the spoils system & fight nullification

1^st president of the Republic of Texas