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Unit 5
U.S. History the West
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History
8th Grade
01/29/2021

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Manifest Destiny
Definition
The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent
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Louisiana Purchase
Definition
land purchased from France that doubled the size of the U.S.
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This started the Mexican-American War
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annexation of Texas
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This treaty ended the Mexican-American War
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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city names, types of fruit, and opening the west are...
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legacies of Californios
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Vote
Definition
Women in the West did this before women in the East
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The vaqueros
Definition
The American cowboy borrowed their dress, supplies and laws from...
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Adobe
Definition
this material was used in the Southwest to build their homes
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Water rights
Definition
What was the subject of Mexican pueblo law, which was used as a basis of U.S. law
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Rodeo, fiestas, la bamba
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Types of Mexicano entertainment
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How did Mexicanos help mining in the Southwest?
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teaching Americans how to mine, creating mining laws
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What do the words stampede, canyon, patio, bronco, buckaroo all have in common
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they have Spanish and Mexicano roots
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irrigation systems were
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A Mexicano contribution to farming in the Southwest
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community property law
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Couples share property acquired during their marriage
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country and western
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ThisĀ music form is influenced by Mexican music
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Legacy of the Chinese in the West
Definition
their culture, restaurants, and hard work
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Florida
Definition
U.S. acquired this territory from Spain after Andrew Jackson invaded it
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Oregon Territory
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U.S. acquired this territory from Great Britain by signing a treaty dividing the territory in half
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Gadsden Purchase
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U.S. bought this land from Mexico to build a railroad route across it
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Mexican Cession
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This territory was won during the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Legacy of the Mormons
Definition
settled Utah, brought their religion, developed farming techniques in the desert
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Legacy of missionaries in the West
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many American Indians died from diseases, open the West for settlement
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The Rocky Mountains
Definition
a geographical challenge for many people traveling West
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