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FMS 8th Ch 11
U.S. History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A 2000-mile trail stretching through the Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon Territory, | Oregon Trail |
| an important trade trail west from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. | Santa Fe Trail |
| A belief shared by many Americans in the mid-1800's that the U.S. should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. | Manifest Destiny |
| A treaty that ended the Mexican War and gave the U.S. much of Mexico's northern territory. | Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo |
| A gold-seeker who moved to California during the gold rush. | Forty-Niners |
| U.S. purchase of land from Mexico that included the southern parts of present-day Arizona & New Mexico. | Gadsden Purchase |
| Spanish mission in San Antonio, Tx; that was the sight of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in 1836. | Alamo |
| American pioneer who built Sutter's Fort-a trading post on the California frontier; gold was discovered, leading to the California Gold Rush. | John Sutter |
| Mexican General, who suspended Mexico's republican constitution and turned his attention to the growing unrest in Texas. | Santa Anna |
| He settled the Oregon boundary with Great Britain and successfully conducted the Mexican-American War. Known for this campaign slogan 54-40 or Fight. | James K. Polk |
| U.S. involvement in California and Texas strained relations with Mexico; resulting war. | Mexican-American War |
| Lead the U.S. Army the Texas Army. Became the hero of the new independent nation of Texas. | Sam Houston |
| Present day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. | Mexican Cession |
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