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Manifest dystiny americas God given fate to own land from the alantic ocean to the pacific
mountain men fur trappers that explored the rocky mountains and great plains; 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 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 durring the mexican war
david crockett tennessee frontiersman that fought and died at the alamo
sam houston former tennessee governor; comander of the texan army; first president of the texan republic
battle of the alamo defeat that inspired the texans to fight hard to win their indipendance
antonio lopez de santa anna president and dictator of mexico during the texas reveloution and teh mexican war
battle of san jacinto last battle of the texas revolution that gave texas their indpendance; lasted only 18 minutes
mexican war war fought between 1846-1848; led to the united states aquiring new mexico
fifty-four fourty or fight james k polk's campain slogan in 1844 to get all of oregon from britan
bear flag revolt uprising in california during the mexican war; americans declared independence from spain
claifornia gold rush masss 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 sutters mill that found the first nugget of gold
john sutter owner of a sawmill where gold was first found in 1848; kickstarted the gold ruch
zachary taylor popular general during the mexican war
rio grande river the us claimed was the border between texas and mexico
nueces river river that mexico claimed was the border between texas claimed was the border between mexico and texas
annexation an addition to a country
gadsden purchase land bought by the us government in the southern arizonia for a transcontinental railroad
treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo offically 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, arizonia, etc.
tejanos mexicans living in texas that fought with the americans
chinese immigrants that first came to america during the gold rush; worked on the railroads and opened laundromats
san francisco city that grew as a result of the california gold ruch
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