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Who let the Texan or me and became Texas’s first president

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Sam Houston

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Who Promised to annex Texas and Oregon and purchase California

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James K Polk

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What were the pioneers and settlers called that lived on the land that they did not own

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Squatters

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What religious group went west to Utah to escape persecution

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Mormons

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What US Gen. led troops in the war and won the presidency in 1848

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Zachary Taylor

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What were the people traveling west along the trails called/nicknamed

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Over landers

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Who let the religious groups to Utah after their leader J Smith was murdered

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Brigham Young

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What Wagontrail got caught in the mountains and resorted to cannibalism

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Donner party

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Who was the Whig candidate in the election of 1844

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Henry Clay

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Who established the first mission in Oregon territory

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Whitmans

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What territory did the phrase 50 40 or fight apply to

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Oregon

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Where did the Spanish speaking Tejanos live?

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Texas

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Where did John Sutter set up his trading post and ranch

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California

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Why were 180 Texans massacred after their 13 day fight with Santa Anna

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The Alamo

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What country besides the US had laid claim to Oregon territory

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Great Britain

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Where did the trailblazer like Kit Carson and Jim Bridger live

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Rocky Mountains

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What did Texas and the US claim to be there southwestern border with Mexico

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Rio Grande River

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How much should the US pay for the lands won from Mexico in the war

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15 million

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Where did William Becnel open a trade route with

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What happened at the battle of San Jacinto

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Houston defeat Santa Anna

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What is the term for to give up like what Mexico gave up to the US

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Cede/cession

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What is the term for president special representative like John Slidell

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What is the Spanish word for Cowboys

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What is the term for making something part of another place

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Annex/annexation

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What is the phrase associated with the US's claim to settle all Western lands
manifest destiny
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What did John Deere create
Steel bladed plow
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What are persons of European and native American ancestry called
Mestizos
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What were Mexican women allowed to sue for in court if it was taken away
Property
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Who receive the power when Mexico secularized it's missions
Civil government
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What act a lab squatters to buy Western lands directly from the government
Preemption act of 1830
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Mountain men that gained knowledge of pacific coast territory and Native American tribes
Kit Carson, Jim Bridger
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East-west trail made by mountain men
Oregon Trail, California Trail, Santa Fe Trail
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Secularization
Religious control to civil
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John Sutter
Gov of Cali gave 500,000 acres of land | Made trade post before California
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William becknell
Santa Fe Trail
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National Colonization Act
Mexico gave 26 agents Texas land grants if they fill it with settlers
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Stephen Austin
Empresario Founded Washington-on-the-Brazos Persuaded 1500 fams to migrate
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Battle of San Jacinto
Santa Anna surrenders
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Sam Houston
Texas army commander First pres of Texas Forced Santa Anna to sign treaty
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James k Polk
Annex Texas and Oregon territory | 54 40 or fight
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General Zachary Taylor
Mexicans attacked his men
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John C Frédmont
Led Northern Californian uprising Gained California for us Bear Flag Republic
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Winfield Scott
Whig party To Veracruz took port Formal occupation of Mexico
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico give 500000square miles Rio grand southern border of Texas $15 mil to Mexico