front 1 Homestead Act | back 1 Law passed by Lincoln in 1862 that gave out free land in the Midwest to settlers. |
front 2 49ers | back 2 Nickname given to gold prospectors who headed to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush. |
front 3 The Compromise of 1850 | back 3 Agreement that allowed California in as a free state. |
front 4 The Alamo | back 4 Fort/mission in Texas that was the site of an attach by Spanish forces on rebelling settlers. |
front 5 Manifest Destiny | back 5 The term for the belief that began in the 1800’s that the US should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. |