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SS: Ch. 13 Vocab
Vocab for US History Ch. 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mountain man who discovered South Pass. His motive for finding routes was that he wanted to help people in need. | Jedediah Smith |
| Daring fur trappers and explorers. | mountain man |
| Famous mountain man who discovered Beckwourth Pass and became famous for being a rugged loner. | Jim Beckwourth |
| People who bought large areas of land in hopes that the prices would rise and they could sell it off. | land speculator |
| Trail that led from Missouri to Santa Fe. It was discovered by William Becknell and was used in the profitable trade business with New Mexico. | Santa Fe Trail |
| Trail that led from Missouri to the Oregon Territory. After Oregon became popular, it was used often. | Oregon Trail |
| Religious group who moved to Utah to escape religious persecution. | Mormon |
| Second leader of the Mormons. He moved the Mormons to Utah. | Brigham Young |
| Settled several American families in Texas. He was loyal to Mexico and tried to maintain peace with the government until Santa Anna locked him up for one year. | Stephen Austin |
| People of Spanish heritage who live in Texas. | Tejano |
| The Mexican president and general. He was finally defeated in the Battle of San Jacinto, but also led forces in the War with Mexico. | Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna |
| General of the Texas army in the revolution. Defeated Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto. | Sam Houston |
| Leader of 183 volunteers stationed at the Alamo. | William Travis |
| Leader of a band of 25 rebelling Tejanos. | Juan Seguin |
| Battle that occurred after twelve days of siege. Texans ran out of ammo and lost. | Battle of the Alamo |
| Texas as an independent nation. It eventually was annexed into the United States. | Lone Star Republic |
| "Dark horse" candidate who won the 1844 election. | James K. Polk |
| Belief that America was destined to stretch from ocean to ocean. | manifest destiny |
| General who originally stationed on the Northern bank of the Rio Grande, prompting an angry reaction from the Mexicans. | Zachary Taylor |
| Rebellion against Mexican rule in California, led by John C. Fremont. The rebels joined up with United States troops once they arrived. | Bear Flag Revolt |
| General who battled inland towards Mexico City and captured it. | Winfield Scott |
| Treaty in which Mexico recognized Texas as part of the US and ceded the Mexican Cession in return for $15 million. | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| Region ceded by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Included states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. | Mexican Cession |
| Miner who went to California in search of gold during the gold rush. | forty-niner |
| Californian settlers of Mexican or Spanish descent. | Californio |
| Important Californio who owned 250,000 acres of land. | Mariano Vallejo |
| Swiss immigrant who was granted 50,000 acres of land. Gold was discovered on his land. | John Sutter |
| Carpenter who found gold while inspecting a canal that brought water to Sutter's Mill. | James Marshall |
| When large numbers of people moved to California in hopes of finding gold and becoming rich. | California gold rush |
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