Manifest Destiny
(1820 – 1848)
Summary: Beginning in the 1820s, Americans began moving in large numbers west across the Great Plains. They headed south to Texas and west to Oregon, Utah, and California. By 1848, the United States had taken the Southwest from Mexico and divided Oregon with Great Britain.
Vocabulary: People, places, events, and ideas to know: Manifest Destiny Quizlet
Market Revolution
Manifest Destiny
John Deere
Oregon Trail
Brigham Young
Stephen Austin
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
The Alamo
Sam Houston
Battle of San Jacinto
The Lone Star Republic
James K. Polk
“Fifty-four Forty or Fight”
Annexation of Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
California Gold Rush
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