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Ch 13 vocab

ch 13 vocab

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A fur trapper or explorer who discovered trails through the Rocky Mountains mountain man
Famous mountain man Jedediah Smith
Famous mountain man Jim Beckwourth
A person who buys land in the hope that it will increase in value and bring in a profit land speculator
Trail from Missouri to Santa Fe,New Mexico Santa Fe Trail
Trail from Missouri to the Oregon Territory Oregon Trail
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mormon
Mormon leader Brigham Young
A person of Spanish heritage who considers Texas his or her home Tejano
Started American colony in Texas Stephen Austin
President of Mexico Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
First president of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston
Army leader at the Battle of the Alamo Juan Seguin
Key battle for Texan independence Battle of the Alamo
Nickname of the Texas republic Lone Star Republic
Belief that the U.S. would expand across the continent manifest destiny
11th president of the U.S. James K. Polk
U.S. general in the War with Mexico Zachary Taylor
Rebellion by Americans against Mexican rule in California Bear Flag Revolt
U.S. general in the War with Mexico Winfield Scott
Treaty ending the War with Mexico Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Vast region given up by Mexico to the U.S. after the War with Mexico Mexican Cession
A person who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849 forty-niner
A california settler of Spanish or Mexican descent Californio
A Californio and a member of one of the oldest Spanish families in America Mariano Vallejo
A California settle on whose land gold was found on John Sutter
A carpenter who found gold at Sutter's Mill James Marshall
Occurred when large numbers of people moved to California to find gold,starting in 1849 California gold rush
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