The Young Republic Vocabulary

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The Young RepublicVocabulary

• Part II
• 8th Grade U.S. History
• Mrs. Jamieson

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Manifest destiny

• Manifest Destiny was the belief held by
  Democrats that American settlers were destined to
  expand across the continent.
• What was Manifest Destiny?
• What do we call the belief that Americans
  were destined to expand across the continent?
• Who did they believe made it their destiny?

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Whigs

• The Whigs were those who made up the
  political party that formed in opposition to the
  policies of president Andrew Jackson.
• Who were the Whigs?
• What do we call the political party that
  formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson?
• Which modern political party has roots in the
  Whig party?

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Battle of The alamo

• The Battle of the Alamo was a turning point
  in the Texas Revolution because the loss inspired
  more Texans to join the revolution.
• What was the Battle of the Alamo?
• What do we call it the turning point in the
  Texas Revolution?
• Was Texas able to gain its independence?

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Texas annexation

• The Texas Annexation is when the United
  States annexed the Republic of Texas and admitted
  it to the Union as the 28th state.
• What was the Texas Annexation?
• What do we call the annexation that admitted
  Texas to the Union?
• Why was the annexation controversial?

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Mexican-american war

• The Mexican-American War was the conflict
  that resulted from the Texas Annexation and the
  dispute about the border of Texas.
• What was the Mexican-American War?
• What do we call the war with Mexico regarding
  the border of Texas?
• Which president instigated the war? How?

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Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the
  Mexican-American War and ceded California and New
  Mexico to the United States.
• What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
• What do we call the treaty that granted
  California and New Mexico to the U.S.?
• What U.S. goal did this cession fulfill?

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The Oregon trail

• The Oregon Trail was a wagon route from the
  Mississippi River to Oregon Country that over
  400,000 pioneers took in the mid-1800s.
• What was the Oregon Trail?
• What do we call the route pioneers took to go
  west to Oregon Country?
• Why did people want to get to Oregon?

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The gold rush

• The Gold Rush is when people from all over
  the world rushed to California beginning in 1849
  with hopes of discovering valuable gold.
• What was the Gold Rush?
• What do we call the rush for gold that
  brought people to northern California?
• Who came? How did they get there?