As more White settlers moved west, what happened to the area known as the "middle ground?"
It moved west.
What limitations did wagons have for transportation?
They were slow and expensive.
Which Indian tribe was slaughtered in the Black Hawk War?
The Sauk
What infrastructure led to New York becoming the US's most important city?
The Erie Canal
Who was the US Colonel who occupied Santa Fe?
Colonel Stephen Kearny
Which territory did President Thomas Jefferson buy that doubled the size of the US?
The Louisiana Territory
Who was the Mexican general (and president) who led the fight against the Americans in Texas?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Which state did Andrew Jackson conquer from Spain (and the Seminole Indians)?
Florida
What improved for ordinary Americans during the 19th century?
standard of living
What treaty was Mexico forced to sign to end the US-Mexican War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
What aspect of slavery was illegal by the 1830s?
The direct importation of slaves from Africa.
What is the majority religion in Mexico?
Roman Catholicism
Which states were formed from the territory stolen from Mexico?
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California
Who led the Mormons to settle Utah?
Brigham Young
Who was the founder of the Mormon religion?
Joseph Smith
What did the North have much more of than the the South by the 1850s?
railroads/canals/roads
What form of property did Mexicans resent American settlers bringing to Texas?
slaves
Who invented Morse Code?
Samuel Morse
What event created the diversity of the population in California?
The Gold Rush
Within the US, conflicts over what delayed the admission of Texas to the union?
the balance between free and slave states
What was the first independent, Black republic in the world?
Haiti
Which treaty was supposed to give Native American control of the Central Plains?
The Treaty of Fort Laramie
What invention did the work of five laborers on a farm?
The mechanical reaper
What machinery made it possible for riverboats to go upstream?
the steam engine
Which California port city was James Polk most anxious to acquire?
San Francisco
What is the name of the Texas fort which the Mexican Army conquered?
The Alamo
Which companies were the first modern corporations?
railroads
What were empresarios of Texas?
land agents (real estate)
What US product earned the most in foreign trade during the Antebellum period?
cotton
Who was the US general who led an army into a disputed border region igniting the US-Mexico War?
Zachary Taylor
What advantages did railroads offer over canals?
speed
What do you call someone who opens their own business?
entrepreneur
Who invented the steel plow?
John Deere
Which section of the US supported the Mexican-American War the least?
Northeast
Which invention made the institution of slavery wildly profitable in the US?
The cotton gin
What economic system is controlled by, and profits, private individuals and corporations?
Capitalism
Who led the US Army in its occupation of Mexico City?
General Winfield Scott
Who was arguably the most effective US President after Washington before the Civil War?
James Knox Polk
What did the slogan "54-40 or fight" refer to?
the northern boundary of the Oregon Territory
What did John C. Fremont name the (briefly) independent State of California?
The Bear Flag Republic