U.S. History - ch. 9

Britain

"Fifty-four Forty or Fight" referred to a border dispute between the U.S. and who?

the Pacific Ocean

According to the idea of Manifest Destiny, the U.S. should expand all the way to

Goliad

At this battle, Santa Anna's troops executed 300 rebels

missions

Catholics used these to convert Natives to Christianity

Samuel Morse

He developed the telegraph

Stephen Austin

He is known as the "Father of Texas'

Winfield Scott

His nickname was "Old Fuss & Feathers"

Polk

His slogan became "Fifty-four forty or fight"

machines, land, factories

Identify the parts of capitalism

Elias Howe

Inventor of the sewing machine

Entrepreneurs

Investors

Santa Anna

Mexico's president during the Texas Revolution was

William Travis, David Bowie, and Davy Crockett

Name three defenders of the Alamo

San Jacinto

Santa Anna was captured at the battle of

Gadsden Purchase

The final borders of the lower 48 states were established in the

Cyrus McCormick

The inventor of a mechanical reaper that did the work of five farm workers was

Goodyear

The inventor of a new rubber product that didn't freeze or melt was

Whitmans

This group of missionaries brought disease to the nearby Native Americans

San Francisco

This town in California became a boom town

Oregon Trail

This trail began in Independence Missouri and ended in Portland

Zachary Taylor

This war hero won the election of 1848

roads

Under the Treaty of Fort Laramie, Natives promised not to attack settlers and allow construction of

Rio Grande

Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico agreed to this as the border