1. By Kevin Jefferson

2. Manifest Destiny  Definition- the belief that the U.S. the god given right to expand east to west to the pacific ocean  Who created the slogan?  John O. Sullivan

3. Oregon Country  Where is it?  Huge area of land that lay between the Pacific ocean and the Rocky Mountains  States that came from it?  Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming  What treaty was it from?  Treaty with Great Britain

4. Oregon Trail  How long was the journey? It took 4 ½ months by wagon on a 2,ooo journey  Where did it start?  What did it go over? great plains and Rocky Mountains, and Mississippi valley  Fifty Four-Forty or Fight  What does it stand for  It was a campaign slogan for the polk

5. Texas  Main Idea  Texas won their independence form Mexico and then asked to be admitted to the united states  Conflict over Texas  Was the dispute over the southern an western border with Mexico

6. Stephen F. Austin  Was given the name the “Father of Texas” because of his leadership in the populating the Mexican territory in Texas  What did he do  Austin offered huge tracts if land to his colony and his colony population grew quickly.

7. Mexican decree  Wanted to stop all immigration from the U.S. Which angered the Texans  The Americans really angered

8. The President of Mexico  General Lopez de Santa Anna became president of Mexico in 1833

9. Remember the Alamo!!  The Alamo was a fierce battle between Santa army and the Texans army  What happened their

10. Texas and it’s Independence  When did Texas declare his independence?  Texas declare it’s in dependence on March 2, 1836  Where?  Washington-on- the-Brazos

11. Commander and Chief Of Texas  Who was he?  The commander in chief of Texas is Sam Houston

12. Battle of San Jacinto  Where?  The battle of San Jacinto was fought at Present day Harris county  Texas became a state in December 29, 1845  The president at that time was James K. Polk  At the battle about just as many gun shots herd were jus as many cry’s saying Remember the Alamo Remember Goliad. Then Texas won an d captured Santa Anna

13. War with Mexico  The 5 states that came with the territory was  New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada  Settlement that the Spanish found in 1610