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Ringcard 128-143
Ringcard Vocab 128-143
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Santa Fe Trail | trail from Missouri to Santa Fe seeking trade |
| Mormon Trail | trail leading West to Utah seeking religious freedom |
| Oregon Trail | trail West for missionary purposes and seeking fertile land |
| Stephen F. Austin | brought settlers to Texas; Father of Texas |
| Sam Houston | president of Republic of Texas |
| Battle of Alamo | terrible loss to Mexico- motivated Texans |
| Battle of San Jacinto | Texas won their independence, 18 minute battle |
| 1836 | Texas declared independence |
| Oregon Territory | land gained in agreement with Britain-US gets below 49 parallel |
| Texas Annexation | Texas joined US in 1845 |
| Mexican Cession | Mexico gave up their land to US |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | ended War with Mexico |
| Gadsden Purchase | US bought remaining land from Mexico |
| "from sea to shining sea" | Manifest Destiny for US to claim land across the continent from coast to coast |
| civil disobedience | taught simply to disobey laws they felt unfare WITHOUT violence |
| transcendatilism | thought that spiritual world is more important than physical |