7 Flashcards
Who let the Texan or me and became Texas’s first president
Sam Houston
Who Promised to annex Texas and Oregon and purchase California
James K Polk
What were the pioneers and settlers called that lived on the land that they did not own
Squatters
What religious group went west to Utah to escape persecution
Mormons
What US Gen. led troops in the war and won the presidency in 1848
Zachary Taylor
What were the people traveling west along the trails called/nicknamed
Over landers
Who let the religious groups to Utah after their leader J Smith was murdered
Brigham Young
What Wagontrail got caught in the mountains and resorted to cannibalism
Donner party
Who was the Whig candidate in the election of 1844
Henry Clay
Who established the first mission in Oregon territory
Whitmans
What territory did the phrase 50 40 or fight apply to
Oregon
Where did the Spanish speaking Tejanos live?
Texas
Where did John Sutter set up his trading post and ranch
California
Why were 180 Texans massacred after their 13 day fight with Santa Anna
The Alamo
What country besides the US had laid claim to Oregon territory
Great Britain
Where did the trailblazer like Kit Carson and Jim Bridger live
Rocky Mountains
What did Texas and the US claim to be there southwestern border with Mexico
Rio Grande River
How much should the US pay for the lands won from Mexico in the war
15 million
Where did William Becnel open a trade route with
Santa Fe
What happened at the battle of San Jacinto
Houston defeat Santa Anna
What is the term for to give up like what Mexico gave up to the US
Cede/cession
What is the term for president special representative like John Slidell
Envoy
What is the Spanish word for Cowboys
Vaqueros
What is the term for making something part of another place
Annex/annexation
