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One of the daring fur trappers and explorers known as mountain men. He found what he was looking for–a pass through the Rocky Mountains. Jedediah Smith
A fur trapper or explorer who opened up the West by finding the best trails through the Rocky Mountains Mountain men
A person who buys huge areas of land for a low price and then sells off small sections of it at high prices. Land speculators
He became famous as rugged loners. However, they were not as independent as the legends have portrayed them. Instead, they were connected economically to the businessmen who bought their furs. Jim Beckwourth
A trail that began in Missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Trail
A trail that ran westward from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory. Oregon Trail
A member of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. Mormons
He was the next Mormon leader, after Smith got killed moved his people out of the United States. His destination was Utah Brigham Young
Son of a bankrupt Missouri mine owner. He found a colony for Americans in Spanish Texas. Stephen Austin
A person of Spanish heritage who considered Texas to be home. Tejanos
The Mexican president that was also a general. He ordred everyine at the Alamo to be exicuted. Antonio López de Santa Anna
He was in command of the Texas army. He beat Santa Anna at the Battle of San jacinto, and became a Texas hero. Sam Houston
He was the second was a company of 183 volunteers at the Alamo. William Travis
This Tejano led a band of 25 Tejanos in support of revolt. Juan Seguín
In 1836, Texans defended a church called the Alamo against the Mexican army; all but five Texans were killed. Battle of the Alamo
The nickname of the republic of Texas, given in 1836. Lone Star Republic
Nominated by Democrats to run against him for president in 1844 and beat Henry Clay. James K. Polk
The belief that the United States was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest destiny
He station troops on the northern bank of the Rio Grande. On April 25, 1846, a Mexican cavalry unit crossed the Rio Grande. They ambushed an American patrol Zachary Taylor
The 1846 rebellion by Americans against Mexican rule in California Bear Flag Revolt
He landed at Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico and battled inland toward Mexico City. Mexico City fell to him in September 1847. Winfield Scott
The 1848 treaty ending the U.S. war with Mexico; Mexico ceded nearly one-half of its land to the United States. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A vast region given up by Mexico after the War with Mexico; it included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Mexican Cession
A person who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849 Forty–niner
Settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent. Californios
A member of one of the oldest Spanish families in America, he owned 250,000 acres of land. Mariano Vallejo
He persuaded the governor to grant him 50,000 acres in the unsettled Sacramento Valley. John Sutter
Sutter's carpenter found gold in Califrona. James Marshall
In 1849, large numbers of people moved to California because gold had been discovered there. Califrona Gold Rush
People who leave a country Emigrant
People who settle in a new country Immigrant
These are the reasons people leave or come to another country Push-Pull Factor
A server Food shortage Famine
A negative opoion not based on fact. Prejudice
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