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- What is Manifest Destiny?
- The Beilf that americans needed all the land from "sea to shining sea"
- What is a conastoga wagon and what was it used for?
- it was a a wagon that was made for a possible journey to the west. It had a canvas top, large rear wheels, and a DEEP storage area
- What were mormons and where did they live?
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They were a group of Americans who were prosecuted for their religion
and 1847 moved to the west mostly in Salt Lake City. - What were the 3 main trails west?
- They were the Oregan trail, the California Trail which branches off of the Oregan Trail, and the Overland Trail which is the sourthern route to CA.
- In what year, why and how did america get texas?
- In 1845 we got TX because of mainfest destiny and it was another slave state. We got it by annexation.
- In what year how and why did America get oregan?
- In 1846 we got OR because of Mainifest destiny and fertile far land. We got it by arbitration.
- In what year why and how did we get the mexican cession?
- in 1848 we got the Mexican Cessian because of Manifest Destiny and Pacific Ocean. We got it by War.
- What was the name of Texas from 1836-1845 before in came into the Union?
- Lone Star Republic
- What did the Treaty of guadalupe Hidalgo end?
- the Mexican War
- What did the U.S. get from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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-The Mexican Cessian
-Rio Grande River as the Boundray between U.S. and Mexico
-U.S. paid Mexico $15 million
for the land in order to soothe their conscience - What was the Gadsden Purchase?what year?
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In 1853 the U.S. purchased a small piece of land from mexico a little south of the Gidalgo river for $10 million
since it was flat, it could be used for a railroad to CA. - What was the name of CA before in came into the union?
- Lone Bear Republic
- What was the Gold Rush and when did it take place?
- it was when gold was found in san fransico and everyone from everywhere went to try to "strike it rich"
- What were the 3 routes to the west?
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1.) Alantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean-San Fransico by way of south america
2.)Across Panama
3.)Wagon train across U.S.-OE
Trail then CA trail. - What were the pros and cons to each of these routes?
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A.O. P.O-- + less danger
-to slow
Across Panama-- + fast
-disease robbers, and jungle
Wagon train-- + safest
- Indain attack, caught in snow, money - What was the Compromise of 1850?
- Since CA would be free and it upset the balence, they made this law to try to be fair to the southerns
- What did the Compromise of 1850 Provide?
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-CA come into union as a free state
-the rest of the territory of the Mexican Cession could be deciced on slave or free(voeters decide (cancled MO compromise)
-no slaves allowed in D.C.
- the Fugative Slave law - What was the Fugative Slave law?
- This was the most hated law or the Fugative Slave Act by the north. It made Americans responsible for recapturing escaped slaves.