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vocab ch 13

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james k polk the 11th president of the united states
manifest Destiny the belief that the united states was destined to move westward
Zachary Taylor a general during the mexican american war
Bear Flag revolt a group of settlers that captured california from mexico
winfield scott a general during the mexican american war that captured mexico city
Treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo the treaty that declared the end of the war and it recognized texas as the united state's
Mexican cession the cession that gave the u.s a bunch of land
Stephen Austin established an american colony in texas
Tejano people of spanish heritage but still call texas their h0ome
Antonio lopez de santa anna a spanish general and dictator, 4 tha win
Sam houston he was placed in command of the texas army
william travis he was the leader who marched them to the alamo
Jaun seguin a tejano who supported the revolt
Battle of the alamo a very famous battle where we lost
Lone star republic texas's indipendent nation
jedediah smith a mountain man
mountain man a rugged loner
jim beckwourth a mountain man
land speculater a person who buys large amounts of land and sells it for a higher price
santa fe trail a trail to new mexico from independence missouri
oregon trail a trail from independence missouri to oregon
mormon members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints
brigham young a mormon leader
forty niner a person who moved to california to search for gold
californio settlers of spanish or mexican descent
mariano vallejo a member of one of the pldest spanish familes in america
john sutter a swiss immigrant who settled in the sacramento valley
james marshall a carpenter
california gold rush a time when everyone was rushing to california to search for gold
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