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emphasized family values and patriotism in the works

Fireside poets

Leader of the circuit riders in New England

Francis Ashbury

purchase that completely settled the southern border of the United States

Gadsden Purchase

American poet honored in England's Westminster Abbey

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Moby Dick

Herman Melville

idea of public primary school for all children

Horace Mann

The Oregon Trail started in

Independence, Missouri

discovered a pass through the Sierra Nevada

James Beckwourth

campaign slogan was Fifty--four Forty or fight

James K. Polk

Founded Five Points Mission

Phoebe Palmer

main reason many Americans made the long journey to Oregon

parents felt their children had a better chance of surviving by escaping the illnesses in other areas of the country

Texas was annexed by the United States in

1845

the Oregon Treaty secured the northern boundary between Canada & the United States

1846

Father of American Missions

Adoniram Judson

Mexican dictator who led the attack on the Alamo

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Final battle for Texas independence

Battle of San Jacinto

what region did American settlers lead the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexico

California

where did the gold rush of 1849 occur

California

The best-known evangelist of the Second Great Awakening

Charles G. Finney

congressman that fought at the Alamo

Davy Crockett

Won at the Battle of Buena Vista

General Zachary Taylor

The Scarlett Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Blue Backed Speller

Noah Webster

Founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Richard Allen

Cherokee man who developed a written language for his people

Sequoya

Stephen Austin established the first large American settlement in

Texas

first state university to begin operating

University of North Carolina

Father of the American Short Story

Washington Irving

first college for women only

Wesleyan College

Father of the Santa Fe Trail

William Becknell

author of the Eclectic Reader

William McGuffey

first major amphibious landing of American forces were led by

Winfield Scott

how did the Gadsden Purchase affect the United States

provided land for the railway and completed the Southern boundary of the United States

what common error do the false religions that developed during the Second Great Awakening share

salvation is gained by works

means right to vote

suffrage

education that passes on the knowledge of the past to new generations

traditional education

land given to the united states after the Mexican war

Mexican Cession

remembered for his portraits of George Washington

Gilbert Stuart

Largest wagon train ever to go west

Great Migration

Pioneered the camp meeting revival

James McGready

first missionary to respond to the Native Americans appeal for biblical instruction in Oregon

Jason Lee

used the South Pass into California

Jedediah Smith

Founder of Mormonism

Joseph Smith

what African nation did Carey & Teague serve as missionaries

Liberia

name given to Texas after independence was declared

Lone Star Republic

first state to outlaw the use of liquor

Maine

accompanied the Great Migration to Oregon

Marcus Whitman Henry Spalding

evangelist that traveled on horseback to conduct services

circuit riders


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