| A | B |
|---|
| The Alamo | fort in Texas where Americans were slaughtered by Mexicans |
| Market Revolution | when people began to buy & sell goods, rather than making them for themselves |
| Communications Revolution | inventions like telegraph/phone made communication faster |
| Manifest Destiny | U.S. destiny to expand to Pacific Ocean |
| Gadsden Purchase | piece of land purchased from Mexico, established lower borders, |
| Agricultural Revolution | new farming inventions make farming faster, easier |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | ended war with Mexico, made the US much bigger |
| Bear Flag Republic | republic created in California, won by American settlers fighting Mexico |
| Capitalism | economic system - private businesses & individuals control production of goods |
| Entrepeneurs | businessmen who invested their own money in businesses |
| Lone Star Republic | name given to Texas before it became a state |
