7th SS Chapter 6.5 - 6.7 Study Guide Flashcards
Mountain men originally made their living as ?
Fur trappers
Reports of what persuaded many Americans to settle in Oregon Country?
Fertile soil
What philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
What did the United States insist was the border between the United States and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River
The first large-scale migration to Oregon left from what city and state?
Independence, Missouri
Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home were called?
Tejanoes
Which trail left the Missouri River near Independence, Missouri, and crossed the prairies to the Arkansas River?
Sante Fe Trail
The world’s supply of gold was more than doubled by what occurrence?
The forty-niners
After the beaver ran out what type of work did many mountain men turn to?
Guides
Where the events at the Alamo important to the fight for the independence of Texas?
Yes
What happened to California’s population after the Gold Rush?
It more than doubled from the first number.
What trail did pioneers take to get to Oregon?
Oregon Trail
What is Manifest Destiny?
The believe that the United States was destined to move and expand across the continent.
Who developed the Santa Fe Trail?
Brigham Young
Who ordered the execution of the Texans at the Alamo and Goliad?
Santa Anna
