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Manifest Destiny

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People moved west to search for ___ to make hats to sell.   beavers  
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___ were some of the first to explore and map the Rocky Mountains.   Mountain men  
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Americans traded with Mexicans on the ___ ___ Trail.   Santa Fe  
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Pioneers traveled down the ___ Trail and were helped by the Indians.   Oregon  
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The US Gov. protected the traders on the Oregon Trail by sending ___ to keep Indians away.   troops  
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The Mormon religion was founded by ___ ___ in NY.   Joseph Smith  
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Practice of having more than one wife or husband.   polygamy  
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Texans ignored the Mexican's ___ law.   slavery  
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Mexican's president during their "civil war".   Santa Anna  
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In which battle did all of the Americans die?   The Alamo  
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___ ___ led the Mexican forces during the Battle of San Jacinto.   Sam Houston  
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Belief popular in the 1840s that the obvious future role of the US was to extend it boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.   Manifest Destiny  
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___ controls AZ, NV, NM, and CA when the war begins.   Mexico  
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___ did not support the Mexican-American war.   Whigs  
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The Treaty of Guadalupe increased the US by __%.   25%  
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People traveled west in ___.   wagons  
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The pioneers west faced:   shortage of food, supplies, and water; rough weather; and wild animals  
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Mormons lived in ___.   Utah  
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___ ___ started the TX colony.   Steven Houston  
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The US Gov. paid ___ to Mexico for AR and NM (Gadsden Purchase)   $10 million  
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Bear Flag Revolt: Americans debate ___ an independent nation.   CA  
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Who faced legal, economic, and social discrimination?   Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans  
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Most Americans didn't welcome the ___ immigrants.   Chinese  
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___ ___ discovered gold.   James Marshall  
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Mountain Men survived the mountains by:   trapping animals, adopting NA customs and clothing, and often married NA women.  
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Andrew Jackson was against getting Texas as a state because:   It would have made the slave state: non slave state ration unbalanced.  
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What happened to the ( ) party?   After taking a shortcut, they got lost and spent many months stuck in the woods in the winter. They ran out of food and started dying off. The living people at the dead. A man was found with gallons of blood beside him.  
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Describe Levi Strauss.   He made strong pants for gold miners. He was Jewish and from Germany. His jeans are still worn today.  
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Describe CA's economy.   farming, ranching, and goldmining  
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