7th SS Chapter 6.5 - 6.7 Vocal Flashcards
Huge region west of the Rocky Mountains
Oregon Country
Adventurous men trapping animals and living of the land.
Mountain men
French word meaning get together.
Rendezvous
A route that families used to get to Oregon.
Oregon Trail
Set up a colony in Texas.
Stephen Austin
A dictator gained power in Mexico in 1833
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
People of Mexico born in Texas
Tejanoes
was given command of the army of the Republic of Texas.
Sam Houston
The attack on an old Spanish misson.
Alamo
The battle that lasted 18 minutes when the Americans won outnumbered.
Battle of San Jacinto
Included present day Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado.
New Mexico Territory
Becknell’s route
Sante Fe Trail
A little known candidate from Tennessee who thought of adding Texas and the Oregon Territory to the union.
James polk
The United States had the right to spread across the continent.
Manifest destiny
On June 14, 1846 rebels declared California an independant republic who’s nickname was…
Bear Flag Republic
Built his first mission in San Diego
Juniper Serra
Mexico signed this to give away all of its territory in north america.
Treaty of Hildago Guadeloupe
To give up
Cede
The lands that mexico gave up to america which is all of California and Arizona.
Mexican Cession
The land purchased to build the railroad
Gadsend Purchase
A farmer in upstate New York who founded the church of Latter-Day Saints.
Joseph Smith
The peoples nicknames when they arrived in California.
49ers
Founded Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
