James K. Polk - 11th president of the U.S. that ran on Manifest Destiny to annex Texas & Oregon. , Manifest Destiny (Destino Manifiesto) - The idea that the U.S. was destined to occupy the lands from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. , Oregon Territory (Territorio de Oregon) - Land in the Northwest that claimed by both the U.S. & England. , Texas Revolution (Revolución de Texas) - Armed rebellion by American colonists in Mexico, & some Tejanos, that resulted in the Republic of Texas. , Texas - Former state of Mexico that declared its independence and remained a Republic for ten years., U.S. - Mexico War (Guerra entre Estados Unidos y México) - War fought over the claim to the disputed territory included in the annexed Texas lands by the U.S. , Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe-Hidalgo) - Treaty ending the U.S. Mexican War granting the Mexican Cession to the U.S. , Mexican Cession (Cesión Mexicana) - Land in the southwest that Mexico was forced to cede in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo., Gold Rush (Fiebre del oro) - Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill started a population boom that resulted in California statehood. , California  - Western territory in the Mexican Cession that sparked the Gold Rush and joined the U.S. as a free state. , Compromise of 1850 (Acuerdo de 1850) - The South allowed California to enter as a free state in exchange, they received the Fugitive Slave Act to extend the reach of slavery. , Slave States (Estados Esclavos) - States in the U.S. in the 1800's that allowed slavery to exist on their soil. , Free States (Estados Libres) - States in the U.S. in the 1800's that did not allow slavery to exist on their soil. , Popular Sovereignty (Soberanía Popular) - Constitutional principle that states all government power comes from the people and sometimes calls for citizens to vote on major issues, like slavery., Gadsen Purchase (Compra de Gadsen) - U.S. purchased the land south of the Mexican Cession to build a railroad across the Rocky Mountains. , Mormons (Los Mormones) - Church of Latter Day Saints members that were persecuted in the east so the group set up in Utah.,

Unit #6-- 8th Grade U.S. History: Westward Expansion

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