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Term | Definition |
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1. Manifest Destiny | the belief that America should own from sea to shining sea |
2. Doughfaces | Only ones willing to compromise on the issues of the 1850 |
3. Millard Fillmore | Taylor's V.P. |
4. Stephen Douglas | Senator for Illinois |
5. Gadsden Purchase | Completed the territory of the lower 48 states |
6. Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo | Ended the fighting in the Mexican American war |
7. Winfield Scott | `Commander of the Veracruz opperation |
8. 49ers | The men that came to mine for gold in California in 1849 |
9. California Tail | 1 of the most popular trails west |
10. Mormons | a religious group that settled in Utah |
11. Oregon Trail | a successful trading route |
12. Annexation | The formal process of joining the Union |
13. Lone Star Republic | What Texas was for 9yrs |
14. The Alamo | Where a historic fight happened |
15. Santa Fe Trail | First American rout west of the Missouri River |
16. Mountain men | Lived in the mountains and trapped furs |
17. Jim Bowie | An American commander |
18. Sam Houston | An American commander |
19. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexico's President |
20. Battle of San Jacinto | Lasted 20mins |