Mr. Heberer Social Studies Sagamore MS Manifest Destiny Play!
Vocabulary & Terms Wars & Conflict Territories People Potpourri Final Jeopardy! Vocabulary & Terms Wars & Conflict Territories People Potpourri 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points
The belief that the United States is meant to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
100,000 people move to California looking for Gold in 1849
The Gold Rush
A person who wants to expand the size of the United States
Expansionist
This religious group believed in Polygamy (having more than one wife)
Mormons
The law required slaves to be returned to their owners
Fugitive Slave Act
This Texas General defeats Santa Anna and leads Texas to Independence and they named a city after him
Sam Houston
He led Slave Owners into Texas. The Texas Capital is named after him.
Stephen Austin
This Mexican dictator attacked Texas at the Alamo
Santa Anna
This knifeman developed the hunting knife and was killed at the Alamo
Jim Bowie
This famous Congressman from Tennessee died defending the Alamo
Davy Crocket
The name given to Texas when they became their own country in 1836
Lone Star Republic
The border of the U.S/Mexico where Zachary Taylor stops the Mexican Army
Rio Grande River
U.S. gets Southwest land for $15 million (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo)
The Mexican Cession
After California gains Independence from Mexico they are known as (nickname)
The Bear Flag Republic
This Territory was divided at the 49th Parallel and later became 3 States
Oregon
Audio Clue Who said the following quote:
Horace Greenly
This “pathfinder” helps lead California to Independence from Mexico
John C. Fremont
Young Commander who helps defeat the Mexican Army with Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
“Old Rough and Ready” – U.S. General who became the 12th President
Zachary Taylor
This Democrat president did little to prevent the events before the Civil War.
James Buchanan
The area where the Mormons settled
Salt Lake City, Utah
The religious belief in having more than one wife
Polygamy
This was the battlecry (Slogan) during the Mexican War
“Remember the Alamo”
Name four of the seven States that came out of the area obtained in the Mexican Cession Daily Double
Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, California
He became president after Z. Taylor died in office.
Millard Fillmore
Category: Manifest Destiny Final Jeopardy Category: Manifest Destiny Make your wager with your group
Final Answer Answer Label the 5 territories indicated on the map. Bonus Points will be given for correct years
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