Westward/Mexican- American War Vocabulary

What was Manifest Destiny ?

• A famous country-western singer

• Americans have the God-given right to spread American culture and Democracy across the US

• An idea that all people should be free

• An idea that the US should stop at the Mississippi River.

What was the Texas Revolution (1835)?

• Where Texas fights against the US.

• A ride at 6 flags over Texas

• Where Texas fights against Canada.

• –a series of events where Texas settlers fought for independence from Mexico

What was the Battle of the Alamo (1836)?

• important battle… abandoned mission…inspired Texans to win the Texas Revolution

• A fight between the US and Canada.

• A fight between the US and Spain

• A fight over slavery.

What does annex (annexation) mean?

• heal the neck area

• to remove wild animals from an area

• to add (an addition) of an area

• another word for a wild horse.

What was the Mexican-American War (1845)?

• A battle between a boxer from Mexico and one from America.

• A food war between Del Taco and McDonalds.

• A legal battle over selling Mexican food in America.

• Mexico vs. U.S. caused by Polk lying about Americans killed on America soil

What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)?

• A treaty between the US and Canada

• A treaty ended Mexican-American War - gave U. S. California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming

• A treaty that stopped immigration from the US to Mexico.

• A treaty that stopped immigration from Mexico to the US

What were the Wagon Trails?

• Trials that led to Canada.

• A parade of Wagons in 4th of July celebrations.

• Dog trails through the city.

• The trails leading West to California, Oregon, Arizona for trading purposes and new land

What was the Rio Grande River used for?

• The official border between the US and Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The border between California and Mexico.

• The border between California and Arizona

• The border between the US and Canada.

What was The Battle of San Jacinto?

• A battle between the US and Canada.

• A battle between California and Mexico.

• Texans defeated Mexico and gained Texas Independence

• The Mexican army defeated the Indians and started a peaceful relationship.

Who was Stephen Austin?

• He discovered gold in Texas.

• The man who brought many Americans to live in the Mexican Territory of Texas.

• He brought many people to Oregon to settle.

• He helped the Mexican Army defeat California.