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CH. 15 Test Review

Terms in this set (30)

Andrew Jackson
Made an unauthorized invasion of Florida that nearly put America into war with Spain
Thomas Jefferson
Sent American representatives to purchase the port of New Orleans from France
James Monroe
Purchased the Louisiana Territory in behalf of America
James Polk
Known as the "Manifest Destiny President" for adding three large territories to America
Jedediah Smith
American trapper who found the South Pass across the Rocky Mountains
Sam Houston
Defeated Santa Anna in Texas (after the Battle of the Alamo)
Stephen Austin
Brought the first 300 American families to settle in Texas
Stephen Kearny
Led American army that occupied California and New Mexico
Zachary Taylor
Led American army that defeated Santa Anna in northern Mexico
Jim Bowie
Alamo fighter who later had a large hunting knife named after him
Louisiana Territory
Territory that was purchased for about 4 cents per acre
Oregon Country
Territory made more easily accessible to settlement by Jedediah Smith
Texas
Territory annexed by America in 1844
Florida
Territory given up by Spain rather than going to war to keep it.
Mexican Cession
Territory that included all or part of CA, AZ, NM, NV, CO, and WY
Louisiana Purchase size-gain
More than doubled America's size
Mississippi River
The port of New Orleans would give access to it
"Govern or get out"
Message given to Spain in regards to Florida
Four
Number of countries that originally claimed Oregon Country
Rio Grande River
America wanted this as the border between Texas and Mexico
Nueces River
Mexico wanted this as the border between Texas and Mexico
converts
people who accept a new religion
plenipotentiary
having full presidential power or authority
Seminole
Native American tribe in Florida who raided settlements in Georgia
Runaway slaves
People in Georgia upset that they were hiding in Florida
Diplomacy
The art of conducting negotiations with foreign countries
black flag
symbol that "no mercy" will be shown if an opponent fails to surrender
Manifest Destiny
A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to fill the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
23 million
Total cost of the Louisiana Purchase (with interest)
49th Parallel
line at which the Oregon Territory was drawn in 1846
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