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Ch.12 Flashcards

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1
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belief US should spread coast-to-coast

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Manifest Destiny

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purchase of California and New Mexico territories

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Mexican Cession

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purchase of the S. parts of Arizona and New Mexico

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Gadsden purchase

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4
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rebellion in California

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Bear Flag Revolt

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5
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where gold was discovered in California

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Sutter’s Fort

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group of people stranded in the Sierra Nevadas

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Donner Party

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people who went to California as part of the Gold Rush

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49ers

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cowboys

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vaqueros

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used pans to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock

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placer miners

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10
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to search for gold

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prospect

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11
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lost the election of 1844

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Henry Clay

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11th president

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James K. Polk

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won battle of Santa Fe

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Stephen Kearny

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general that won the battle of Buena Vista

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Zachary Taylor

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general that captured Mexico City

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Winfield Scott

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found gold at Sutters Mill

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James Marshall

17
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path finder that helped Cali become independent

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John C. Fermont

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famous frontiersman, killed at the Alamo

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Davy Crockett

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famous for his knife

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Jim Bowie

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commander of the Alamo

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William Travis

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received a land grant from his father to start as settlement in Texas

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Stephen F. Austin

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popular method of mining

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Placer mining

23
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choose a site for the first colony for American settlers in Texas

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Stephen F. Austin

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What was the rallying cry of the Texans at the Battle of San Jacinto?

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“Remember the Alamo”

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who was the commander of the Texan army

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Sam Houston

26
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what 2 things did Americans coming to Texas have to do to get land

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be catholic and become a Mexican citizen

27
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who was the Mexican dictator

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Santa Anna

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what was the other name for the Republic of Texas

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Lone Star Republic

29
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what river became known as the S. Border of Texas

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Rio Granda River

30
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what did the US pay for the Mexican cession

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15 million

31
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what did the us pay for the Gadsden purchase

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10 million

32
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what was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

33
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what was polks campagin Slogan

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fifty-four forty or fight

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