Chapter 11 Expanding West Flashcards

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Men who hunted and trapped beaver were called

____________.

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Mountain Men

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Americans started moving west for __________.

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Beavers

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As a result of the mountain men’s success, Americans started moving _________.

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West

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The Oregon trail was _______ miles long and took

_____ months to travel.

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2,000

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Where did the Oregon trail begin?

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Independence, Mississippi

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Pioneers lost food, water, and supplies. They also faced what geographical problem?

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The Rocky Mountains

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The __________ trail was also 2,000 miles, took 6 months to travel, and started in Independence,MS.

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California trail

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The ______ trail was 1,200 miles and took ____ months to travel.

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Santa Fe

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What did the Santa Fe trail later evolve into?

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A major trade route

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The _______ trail was 1,300 miles, took 4 months to travel.

A

Mormon

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Where did the Mormon trail start?

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Illinois

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The Mormon trail was an escape route for _________.

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Polygamist

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Who led the Mormons to Utah?

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Joseph smith

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The ________ trail was 700 miles long and took 7 weeks to travel.

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Old Spanish Trail

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The Old Spanish Trail started in ________ and ended in _________.

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Santa Fe

California

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Mexico became independent in ______ and adopted its own _________ in 1824

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1821

Constitution

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The Mexican government attracted settlers by hiring _________.

A

Empresarios

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__________ was hired to start a new colony of Americans.

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Steven Austin

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Settlers were given free land as long as they followed ________.

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Mexican laws

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Americans ignored Mexican laws. How did Mexico respond to this?

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They banned further american settlement

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As a result of Mexico’s actions the __________ began.

A

Movement for Texas independence

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The Texas constitution was modeled after the U.S. But legalized __________.

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The Texas army was led by ________ and the Mexican army led by ________.

A

Sam Houston

General Santa Anna

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The Battle of _______ was fought in 1836.

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Which 3 men fought for Texas and promised "Victory or Death."?
Davy Crochet Jim Bowey William Travis
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Alamo was a massacre including he killing of _______ and ________. As a result Texas was more determined to defeat Mexico.
Women | Children
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_________ became president of Texas and Steven Austin as his ________.
Sam Houston | Secretary of State
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Most Texans hoped the U.S. would _______ them. Jackson refused because it would _________ the balance of free and slave states.
Annex | Upset
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_________ is the idea that the U.S. Would govern from ocean to ocean and question of ______ was connected to this.
Manifest destiny | Slavery
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Democrat ___________ became president in 1844.
James Polk
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Polk supported annexing _________ and ________.
Texas | Oregon
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Great Britain still had joint occupation rights to _________.
Oregon Country
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In ______ the U.S. and Britain signed a treaty giving all land ______ of the 49 parallel to the U.S.
1846 | South
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Texas was annexed in ______ of 1845, which made Mexico mad, claiming that the U.S. _______ Texas.
June | Stole
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Mexico still had control over __________,__________, and _________.
Arizona Nevada California
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In 1833, Spanish missions were broken up and their land was given to ____________.
Wealthy California settlers
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There was a border dispute along the northern border between _______ and ________.
Texas | Mexico
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To settle the dispute the U.S. offered to buy ________ and _______ from Mexico.
New Mexico | California
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Mexico refused the offer so __________ camped his men right across the river from the Mexican army.
General Taylor
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________ and ________ opposed war against Mexico.
Whigs | Northern abolitionists
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California declared its independence at the ____________.
Bear Flag Revolt
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General _______ fled from Mexico City ending the war.
Santa Ana
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The Treaty of __________ ended the war.
Guadalupe Hidalgo
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The U.S. received California, Nevada, Utah, most of _________, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. This is called the __________.
Arizona | Mexican cession
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The Mexican cession increased the size of the U.S. by _________ and cost _______ million dollars.
25% | 15
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The __________ set the existing boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
Gadsden Purchase