Chapter 9
Sanchez
Expanding Markets and Moving West

I.	The Market Revolution
a.	U.S. Markets Expand
i.	What was the importance of specialization in America?
ii.	What was capitalism and why was it important to the developing American economy?
b.	Inventions and Improvements
i.	What was invented or introduced by the following people:
1.	Charles Goodyear
2.	Elias Howe
3.	Samuel F.B. Morse
4.	Robert Fulton
ii.	What were some significant advantages and disadvantages of canals and railroads?
c.	New Markets Link Regions
i.	Why did regional specialties develop?
ii.	What were the trends in regions that developed?
iii.	What did Cyrus McCormick and John Deere introduce separately?
II.	Manifest Destiny
a.	The Frontier Lures Settlers
i.	What did the term "manifest destiny" mean?
ii.	What attracted people to the west?
b.	Settlers and Native Americans
i.	What caused the Black Hawk War?
ii.	What was the outcome of the War?
iii.	What was the significance of the Fort Laramie Treaty?
c.	Trails West
i.	What was the importance of the Santa Fe Trail?
ii.	Describe life along the Oregon Trail.
iii.	Why did the Mormon's move westward?
iv.	How did the history of Mormonism begin?
v.	Who was Brigham Young and why was he important to Mormon history?
vi.	What was contained in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
vii.	What was the focus of James K. Polk's campaign for president?
viii.	What did the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight" mean?
ix.	Where was the border between the US and Canada finally established?
III.	Expansion in Texas
a.	Americans Settle in the Southwest
i.	Who were the earliest settlers in the Southwest?
ii.	Why did the Mexican government encourage American settlement in Texas?
iii.	What were the conditions behind the Texans settlement?
iv.	Who were Stephen Austin and the Old Three Hundred?
b.	Texas Fights for Independence
i.	What conditions prompted the Texans fight for independence?
ii.	What took place at the Alamo?
iii.	When did the Texans declare their independence?
iv.	What happened at Goliad and San Jacinto?
v.	What held up the annexation of Texas into the U.S?
vi.	When was Texas finally admitted and on what terms?
IV.	The War with Mexico
a.	Polk Urges War
i.	Why did Polk support war?  What did he hope to achieve?
ii.	What was the purpose of the Slidell mission?
iii.	What was the debate over the war centered around?
b.	The War Begins
i.	What did John C. Fremont accomplish?
ii.	What did Stephen Kearny accomplish in the war effort?
iii.	What prompted California's declaration of independence?
iv.	What was the importance of actions by Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor?
c.	America Claims the Spoils of War
i.	What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
ii.	What were the terms of the Gadsden Purchase?
iii.	Why did Zachary Taylor win the presidential election?
iv.	What was the significance of the discovery at Sutter's Mill and how did it change 
California?
v.	Who were the forty-niners?