Ch 10

Question 1

2bffs- bible and rifle
1st american to visit cali, cross sierra nevadas, cross mojave desert
Dies in santa fe

Answer 1

Jedediah smith

Question 2

African american man who discovered becksworth pass in sierra nevadas

Answer 2

James beckwourth

Question 3

“White headed eagle” to indians
IT WAS STRESS INDUCED
known as the father of oregon

Answer 3

Dr john mcloughlin

Question 4

Marcus headed to oregon to spread the gospel, established mission in walla walla washington, the cayucus indians attacked the mission and murdered them. The rest died of the measles

Answer 4

Whitman mission

Question 5

Began in independence missouri in 1843
-people left in early spring and traveled 2,000 mi about 15 miles a day(cant even get a text back from bae but old americans willing to travel across country by PRAIRIE SCHOONERS smh)

Answer 5

Oregon trail

Question 6

Cannibalism happened. Party took a shortcut that actually wasnt a shortcut and then snow ruined their lives while they were next to donner lake and then cannibalism.

Answer 6

Donner party

Question 7

Known as father of texas, argued against fighting mexico, renews land grant his father had with mexico

Answer 7

Stephan texas

Question 8

Napolean (dynomite🤓) of the west, claims it is illegal for americans to live in texas

Answer 8

Santa anna

Question 9

February 26- march 6 1836, the fort is defeated by the mexican army and the american soldiers die :( BUT some women and children live to tell the battle

Answer 9

Battle of alamo

Question 10

King of the wild frontier, a congressman, fought in war of 1812 and supposedly died on the last day of alamo battle

Answer 10

Davy cricket

Question 11

Military outpost for texans, captured by santa anna

300 texans are killed in cold blood (MEXICANS BE SAVAGE AF DAAAMN DANIEL CALM DOWN)

Answer 11

Goliad

Question 12

April 21 1836- battle lasts for 18 min and santa anna is captured. who is the commander of texas militia that also could have ran for president? “REMEMBER GOLIAD/ALAMO” the texans cried out

Answer 12

Battle of san jaconto, sam houston

Question 13

From sea to shining sea, united states should be from pacific to atlantic ocean

Answer 13

Manifest destiny

Question 14

11th president, kinda reminds me of pigs 🐷🐽 but is actually known as a dark horse, went to war with mexico, fulfilled manifest destiny

Answer 14

James POLK pork polk pork lol hahaha

Question 15

Fur trappers who loved adventure

this person was one of them and owned the largest fur trading

Answer 15

Mountain men, john Jacob aster