Unit 4: Manifest Destiny

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This writer was an influence to such

significant historical figures as King and

Gandhi.

• Henry David Thoreau

He was the author of Last of the Mohicans.

• James Fenimore Cooper

He was the editor of He was the editor of The Liberator.The Liberator.

• William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison

What was the nickname given to cotton, mainly because it was such a profitable crop?

King CottonKing Cotton

Who was the hero of the Northern campaign of the

Mexican War?

Zachary TaylorZachary Taylor

He was the leader of the Mexican army during the

Texas War for Independence.

Santa AnnaSanta Anna

Who first uttered the term “manifest destiny,” describing

America’s destiny to control the continent from coast to coast?

John Louis O’SullivanJohn Louis O’Sullivan

What were the boundaries of the Oregon Country prior to

the Oregon Treaty?

54 40 to 42 degrees54 40 to 42 degrees

What was the name of the What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican treaty that ended the Mexican

War and what group of War and what group of Americans opposed the treaty?Americans opposed the treaty?

Treaty of Guadalupe-Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoHidalgo

AbolitionistsAbolitionists

During which president’s administration was Texas

annexed to the U.S.? John TylerJohn Tyler

Who’s campaign slogan was “54,40 or Fight!” and of which

political party was he a member?

James K. PolkJames K. Polk DemocraticDemocratic

In what year did Stephen Austin become the president

of the Republic of Texas? Austin never did. He was an Austin never did. He was an

influential empresario but he influential empresario but he was never the president of was never the president of Texas.Texas.

Besides “Remember the Alamo!”, what was the other

battle cry of the Texas War for Independence?

““Remember Goliad!”Remember Goliad!”

He is remembered as “His Accidency.”

John TylerJohn Tyler

This man was the voice of restraint when Texans began agitating for independence?

Stephen AustinStephen Austin

This western Missouri city was the main “jumping off” place

for the Oregon Trail.

Independence, MOIndependence, MO

According to the Oregon Treaty of 1846 with Britain, where

would the northern border of the U.S. be?

The Forty Ninth The Forty Ninth ParallelParallel

He was the hero of the southern campaign of the

Mexican War.

Gen. Winfield ScottGen. Winfield Scott

He was known as “The Pathfinder” and was a hero of the California campaign of the

Mexican War.

John C. FrémontJohn C. Frémont

This trail ran from Missouri to This trail ran from Missouri to New Mexico.New Mexico.

• The Santa Fe Trail

During this uprising, more than 50 whites were killed in a

Virginia slave revolt.

Nat Turner’s RebellionNat Turner’s Rebellion

This California-bound wagon train was stranded in the

Sierra Nevada Mountains and lost nearly half of its people.

The Donner PartyThe Donner Party

He was the winner of the He was the winner of the Battle of San Jacinto.Battle of San Jacinto.

Sam HoustonSam Houston

The Mexicans claimed this river as the border between

Mexico and Texas.

The NuecesThe Nueces

Where specifically was Where specifically was gold discovered in gold discovered in

California?California? John Sutter’s Mill on the American John Sutter’s Mill on the American

RiverRiver

America was the world America was the world mileage leader in this type mileage leader in this type of transportation by 1860.of transportation by 1860.

RailroadsRailroads America’s first big businessAmerica’s first big business

These attached houses were These attached houses were the typical home of the the typical home of the

urban family of the urban family of the antebellum period.antebellum period.

Row HomesRow Homes

Many a Civil War soldier Many a Civil War soldier wished that this medical wished that this medical

development was available development was available to battlefield physicians.to battlefield physicians.

AnesthesiaAnesthesia

So…if I fall and bump my So…if I fall and bump my head, does that mean I have head, does that mean I have a new personality according a new personality according

to this antebellum to this antebellum “science?”“science?”

PhrenologyPhrenology

This type of newspaper was This type of newspaper was a response to a corps of a response to a corps of

newly literate readers who newly literate readers who wanted human interest wanted human interest

news.news. The Penny PressThe Penny Press

This form of entertainment This form of entertainment typically demeaned blacks.typically demeaned blacks.

Minstrel ShowsMinstrel Shows

This style of painting This style of painting focused on wild but not focused on wild but not

always realistic landscapes.always realistic landscapes.

Hudson River SchoolHudson River School

This author of This author of The Scarlet The Scarlet LetterLetter was known for his was known for his

pessimistic view of pessimistic view of humanity.humanity.

HawthorneHawthorne

They constituted the They constituted the largest social group in the largest social group in the

South.South.

Non-slaveholding Yeoman FarmersNon-slaveholding Yeoman Farmers

What fraction of slave What fraction of slave owners held 5 or less owners held 5 or less

slaves?slaves?

1/21/2

This transcendentalist stressed self-reliance.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

His book Impending Crisis of the South called on non-slaveholders of the South to end the Peculiar Institution.

Hinton Helper

This type of slave resistance was This type of slave resistance was uncommon but highly feared.uncommon but highly feared.

Violent revoltViolent revolt

This “language” helped slaves This “language” helped slaves overcome communication barriers overcome communication barriers

due to the hundreds of African due to the hundreds of African dialects spoken.dialects spoken.

Pidgin EnglishPidgin English

These immigrants were thought to be hard-working, but too clannish.

Germans

What did the Mexican government attempt to prohibit in Texas?

Slavery

What did Polk most want to gain from Mexico in the Mexican War?

California

In his famous proviso, what did David Wilmot propose?

That there should be no slavery in new territories acquired by the U.S. in a war with Mexico

On what grounds did John C. Calhoun argue that slavery could not

be prohibited.

• Slaves are property & people cannot be deprived of their property

If you had the money, you would If you had the money, you would probably prefer taking this type of probably prefer taking this type of ship to Oregon or California, rather ship to Oregon or California, rather than risking your life on the trails.than risking your life on the trails.

If you had the money, you would If you had the money, you would probably prefer taking this type of probably prefer taking this type of ship to Oregon or California, rather ship to Oregon or California, rather than risking your life on the trails.than risking your life on the trails.

• Clipper Ships

He stuck around in Tyler’s cabinet to complete negotiations on the border dispute between Maine and Canada.

Sec. of State Daniel Webster

This political party was xenophobic.

• Know-Nothing (American Party)

Which foreign country’s economy was closely tied to

the availability of cotton?

Great BritainGreat Britain

Who was labeled by the South as partially to blame for Nat

Turner’s rebellion?

William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison

This abolitionist was criticized for being impractical in his

quest for emancipation.

William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison

He was the leader of the Mexican army during the

Texas War for Independence.

Santa AnnaSanta Anna

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican

War and what group of Americans opposed the treaty?

Treaty of Guadalupe-Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoHidalgo

AbolitionistsAbolitionists

This third party, with James Birney as its candidate, drew votes away from Henry Clay

and helped Polk win the White House.

The Liberty PartyThe Liberty Party

This Massachusetts Supreme Court case upheld the right of

labor unions to organize. Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)

What was the most common form of slave resistance?

SabotageSabotage

This movement was active in the 1830s and 1840s. One

complaint of its adherents was papal influence in the U.S.

NativismNativism

A terrible mid-Nineteenth Century famine in this country drove hundreds of thousands

of its citizens to seek a new life in America.

IrelandIreland

She was the most famous of the conductors of the

Underground Railroad.

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman

This man wrote a pro-slavery book called Sociology for the

South.

George FitzhughGeorge Fitzhugh

Dueling to protect ones honor was a part of this philosophy.

The Southern Code of HonorThe Southern Code of Honor