Texas
1840-1844
The Mexican War
California
The Coming Crisis
100
Famous Tennessee congressman killed at the Alamo.
Who is Davey Crocket
100
President whose nickname was "Old Tippecanoe."
Who is William Henry Harrison
100
Name given to the disputed area between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers.
What is "No Man's Land"
100
Name given to those who went to California looking for gold.
What is 49ers
100
The most popular American book in the 19th century.
What is "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
200
Led American settlers into Texas after the death of his father Moses.
Who is Stephen F. Austin
200
Vice President who took over after the death of Old Tippecanoe.
Who is John Tyler.
200
Statement made by President Polk to get Congress to declare war on Mexico.
What is "American blood has been shed on American soil"
200
Name given to the compromise that allowed California to become a free state.
What is the Compromise of 1850
200
Act introduced in 1854 by Stephen Douglas that erased the 36 30 Missouri Compromise line.
What is the Kansas/Nebraska Act
300
Mexican dictator responsible for the massacre of Texans at the Alamo.
Who is Santa Anna
300
Belief that America should stretch from ocean to ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny
300
General whose troops were fired upon in the disputed area whose nickname was "Old Rough and Ready."
Who is Zachary Taylor
300
Controversial part of that compromise that angered abolitionists like Harriet Beecher Stowe.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law
300
Massachusetts senator beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks over the slavery issue.
Who is Charles Sumner
400
Place in Texas where the Texans were massacred after they surrendered.
What is Goliad
400
Nickname given to James K. Polk because he was not well known before the election.
What is the Dark Horse
400
Mexican city where Winfield Scott made an amphibious landing and then proceeded to the capital.
Where is Veracruz
400
Southern-leaning president elected in 1852 that did little to pacify building hostilities in the country.
Who is Franklin Pierce
400
Attempt by Southern states to gain Cuba as a slave state.
What is the Ostend Manifesto
500
Place where Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans to gain independence for Texas.
Where is San Jacinto
500
Area in dispute when the slogan 54 40 or fight was used.
What is Oregon Country
500
Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
500
Term meaning 'the people choose" that was used to address the slavery issue in the remaining territories gained in the Mexican War.
What is popular sovereignty
500
Military officer who fought in California during the Mexican War, he was the first Republican to run for president in the 1856 election.
Who is John C. Fremont
M
e
n
u