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Caroline Chase
APUSH Words to Know
Test 4
1/9/13
Manifest Destiny, the 1850’s, The Civil War & Reconstruction Manifest Destiny & the 1850’s
What is “manifest destiny”? :
Manifest destiny is Americans thinking they’re the shit and can tear down anyone who stands in their way (Mexico, British in Oregon Country, and Southwest)
Land=crack and they are never satisfied.
Manifest destiny means that the U.S was entitled to land by GOD
Battle of the Alamo/Lone Stare State:
Battle with no survivors taking place in San Antonio, TX after Mexico welcoming American settlement, (southerners and their slaves took advantage of this), then they got comfy and the US tried to buy TX and Mexico refused twice. Mexico welcomed us in but we are still foreigners and we are spoiled brats and we don’t want to except that, so Americans decide they want a republic in Mexico and battle and of course everyone dies. Then TX requests to become a state and US says no and TX succeeds from Mexico without being accepted into the US yet, which is how it got its name as the Lone Star State
Election of 1844:
Clay (W) vs. Polk (D)
Clay would only annex TX if Mexico agreed (respectful)
Polk was the aggressive “Young Hickory” and wasn’t so respectful...”54 40 or fight!” and we’re America so of course we voted Polk
The main focus was land, and he accomplished everything he set out to do.
We are focusing in on one place in particular (CA)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:
Agreement after the Mexican War that the US got the Rio Grande border, CA, and all land in between (Mexican Cession), and paid Mexico 15 million.
Sutter’s Mill, CA:
Gold was found, which led to the gold rush in CA; economy
acquisition of Oregon:
After disputing with the British, the US asks for the Oregon Country and they compromise: they each get 50/50 and extended the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean
Mexican War:
Aka Mr. Polk’s war because he was an instigator the Mexican-US border
APUSH Words to Know
Test 4
1/9/13
Manifest Destiny, the 1850’s, The Civil War & Reconstruction Manifest Destiny & the 1850’s
What is “manifest destiny”? :
Manifest destiny is Americans thinking they’re the shit and can tear down anyone who stands in their way (Mexico, British in Oregon Country, and Southwest)
Land=crack and they are never satisfied.
Manifest destiny means that the U.S was entitled to land by GOD
Battle of the Alamo/Lone Stare State:
Battle with no survivors taking place in San Antonio, TX after Mexico welcoming American settlement, (southerners and their slaves took advantage of this), then they got comfy and the US tried to buy TX and Mexico refused twice. Mexico welcomed us in but we are still foreigners and we are spoiled brats and we don’t want to except that, so Americans decide they want a republic in Mexico and battle and of course everyone dies. Then TX requests to become a state and US says no and TX succeeds from Mexico without being accepted into the US yet, which is how it got its name as the Lone Star State
Election of 1844:
Clay (W) vs. Polk (D)
Clay would only annex TX if Mexico agreed (respectful)
Polk was the aggressive “Young Hickory” and wasn’t so respectful...”54 40 or fight!” and we’re America so of course we voted Polk
The main focus was land, and he accomplished everything he set out to do.
We are focusing in on one place in particular (CA)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:
Agreement after the Mexican War that the US got the Rio Grande border, CA, and all land in between (Mexican Cession), and paid Mexico 15 million.
Sutter’s Mill, CA:
Gold was found, which led to the gold rush in CA; economy
acquisition of Oregon:
After disputing with the British, the US asks for the Oregon Country and they compromise: they each get 50/50 and extended the 49th parallel to the Pacific Ocean
Mexican War:
Aka Mr. Polk’s war because he was an instigator the Mexican-US border