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Lesson 15
Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| annex | to add a territory to a country; such an addition is called an annexation |
| dictator | someone who rules with absolute power, often harshly |
| diplomacy | the art of conducting negotiations with other countries |
| divine | heavenly or godlike |
| justifiable | done for a good reason |
| manifest destiny | the belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent |
| Mexican-American War | the war with Mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding (Mexican Cession) to the United States a huge region from Texas to California |
| territory | a region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor |
| Texas War for Independence | the 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation |
| Louisiana Purchase | an agreement made in 1803 between the United States and France that gave the Louisiana Territory to the US and secured the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans, entire purchase for $15 million. |
| Tejanos | Texans of Mexican descent; Mexicans living in Texas |
| Stephen F. Austin | Started the US colony of Texas in Mexico, selected 297 families to move to the new colony that met certain requirements, was jailed by Santa Anna |
| Antonio López de Santa Anna | Dictator of Mexico after it gained independence from Spain, ruthless and power-hungry general, fought at the Battle of the Alamo and lost at the Battle of San Jacinto |
| Battle of the Alamo | Battle fought between the Texans and the Mexican army in San Antonio, Texas. 180 Texans went up against 6,000 Mexican soldiers and lost. |
| Battle of San Jacinto | The Texan army (led by Sam Houston) lured Santa Anna's army deeper into Texas, then led a surprise attack near the San Jacinto River. Santa Anna was defeated and captured, and signed over the rights to Texas, making the Republic of Texas independent. |
| Sam Houston | the commander that led the Texas revolutionary army to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, and captured Santa Anna |
| Davy Crockett | a Tennessee congressman that was a legend in his own time, he was killed defending the Alamo |
| James K. Polk | the 11th president of the U.S., he pushed for war with Mexico to expand the U.S. after American soldiers were shot near the Rio Grande River |
| Oregon Trail | a difficult and dangerous route taken by pioneers on their way to Oregon Country |
| joint occupation | The possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries; in this case, Britain and the U.S. peacefully sharing Oregon Country |
| General Winfield Scott | U.S. general that led troops to capture Mexico City, ending the Mexican-American War |
| Mexican Cession | the large expanse of territory that the U.S. obtained through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico and parts of Colorado and Wyoming |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. Mexico gave up claims to Texas and ceded the territory of the Mexican Cession to the United States. The U.S. gave Mexico $15 million and promised to protect those living in the ceded territory. |
| Gadsden Purchase | a strip of land purchased from Mexico for $10 million to build railroads on, serves as the present-day border between the U.S. and Mexico |
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