Westward Expansion
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| What was the trail people traveled west on called? | the Oregon Trail
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| What was the huge area beyond the Rocky Mountains? | Oregon country
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| Who did Oregon rightfully belong to? | Native Americans
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| What did the mountain men learn from the Native Americans? | survival skills
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| What animal was trapped by many mountain men for its fur? | the beaver
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| Who were the 1st white American settlers to build homes in the Oregon Country? | missionaries
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| What spread quickly on the Oregon Trail since families had top travel long hours and were close to each other? | diseases and germs
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| What was part of the Spanish colony of Mexico? | Texas
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| Who was given a land grant by Spain to set up an American colony in Mexico? | Stephen Austin
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| Who did Mexico win their independence from? | Spain
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| Who was a dictator and leader of Mexico? | Santa Anna
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| Where were 200 Texans held that is now located in present day San Antonio? | Alamo
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| Where did Sam Houston attack Santa Anna's army? | at the Battle of San Jacinto
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| What is the nickname for the country of Texas? | the Lone Star State
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| Who was the first American to head to Santa Fe? | William Becknell
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| self-sufficient | able to produce enough for its own needs
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| vaqueros | Indian and Mexican cowhands that worked on the ranches
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| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the US had the right and the duty to spread its rule all the way to the Pacific Ocean
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| Who was elected President in 1844 because he favored expansion of the US? | James K. Polk
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| Who tricked the US Senate by telling them Texas would become an ally of Britain? | Sam Houston
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| What is the nickname of California? | Bear Flag Republic
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| What future states did the US obtain in the Gadsden Purchase? | Arizona and New Mexico
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| Who made the difficult journey to the land we call Utah today? | the Mormons
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| Where was gold found? | Sutter's Mill
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| What was the nickname for the 80,000 people that made the journey to California in 1849? | the 49ers
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| What city grew from a sleepy town to a bustling city of newcomers due to the gold rush? | San Francisco
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| Who still faced racial discrimination in California? | African American and other minorities
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