The Young
Republic
Vocabulary
Part II
8th Grade U.S. History
Mrs. Jamieson
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?