Lesson 4.7 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief throughout the 1800's that the United States had the right to expand westward across the continent.

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Bear Flag Republic

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The nickname for California after it declared independence from Mexico in 1846.

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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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An 1848 treaty where Mexico gave up California and New Mexico territory to the United States for $15 million.

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Mexican Cession

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The Mexican territories of California and New Mexico given to the United States in 1848.

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Forty-niner

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A term to describe one of the more 80,000 people who joined the California Gold Rush in 1849.