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Manifest Destiny America’s God given fate to own land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Mountain Men Fur trappers that explored the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains; they also became trail guides.
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman Missionaries that encouraged Americans to settle Oregon because of the fertile land.
Joseph Smith Founder of the Mormon Church or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Brigham Young Led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Oregon Trail Trail used in the mid-1800s for pioneers to reach Oregon for land and adventure.
Santa Fe Trail Trail used by merchants to trade with Mexico.
California Trail Trail used by Americans to reach California for gold.
James K. Polk 11th president; from Tennessee; Democrat; achieved Manifest Destiny for the United States in the Mexican War.
David Crockett Tennessee frontiersman that fought and died at the Alamo.
Sam Houston Former Tennessee governor; commander of the Texan army; first president of Texas Republic.
Battle of the Alamo Defeat that inspired the Texans to fight hard to win their independence.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna President and dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution and Mexican War.
Battle of San Jacinto Last battle of the Texas Revolution that gave Texas their independence; lasted only 18 minutes.
Mexican War War fought between 1846-1848; led to the United States acquiring New Mexico.
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight James K. Polk’s campaign slogan in 1844 to get all of Oregon from Britain.
Bear Flag Revolt Uprising in California during the Mexican War; Americans declared independence from Spain.
California Gold Rush Mass migration of people from around the world to northern California for gold in 1848-1849; changed California and the United States economy.
James Marshall Worker at Sutter's Mill that found the first nugget of gold.
John Sutter Owner of the sawmill where gold was first found in 1848; kick-started the Gold Rush.
Zachary Taylor Popular general during the Mexican War.
Rio Grande River that the US claimed was the border between Texas and Mexico.
Nueces River River that Mexico claimed was the border between Texas and Mexico.
Annexation An addition to a country.
Gadsden Purchase Land bought by the US government in southern Arizona for a transcontinental railroad.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Officially ended the Mexican War; gave the US the Mexican Cession.
Mexican Cession Land in northern Mexico that was given to the United States after the Mexican War; includes California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, etc.
Tejanos Mexicans living in Texas that fought with the Americans.
Chinese Immigrants that first came to America during the Gold Rush; worked on railroads and opened laundromats.
San Francisco City that grew as a result of the California Gold Rush.
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