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General that put troops at the northern bank of the Rio Grande

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Zachary Taylor

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Tried to work out differences with Santa Anna on the Mexican territory; was jailed and was the reason revolt broke out

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Stephen Austin

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President General of Mexico who jailed Austin and signed the peace treaty

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Santa Anna

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Opened the Santa Fe Trail

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William becknell

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Man who led the Mormons to Utah

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Brigham young

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Mountain man that was mauled by a bear

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Jedediah smith

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James Polk

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Mr. Manifest Destiny; added land to America

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Winfield Scott

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one of the Generals in the invasion of Mexico

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arrested the Mexican commander at the Bear Flag Revolt

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John Fremont

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Led a Tejano revolt

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Juan Seguin

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Newspaper editor that came up with term “Manifest Destiny”

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John Sullivan

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went out west to trap in the Rocky Mountains;Trailblazing, finding new routes and mountain passes, mapping the West;Building relationships with Native Americans;Brought business, economy to the West;

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Mountain men

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bought up huge amounts of land cheap and resold at a profit

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Land speculators

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some of the many groups of people who moved to California

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Manufacturers and Merchants

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A large group of people who are Mormon and moved to Salt Lake City to escape the angry mobs

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Mormons

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of Spanish heritage, but considered Texas their home

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Tejanos

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Spanish or Mexican settlers in California

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Californios

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Revolt that made California independent

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Bear Flag Revolt

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Battle where Texans strike back and do a sneak attack of the Mexican Army

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San jacinto

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treaty that ended War with Mexico

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Treaty of Guadalupe

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Huge area of land that Mexico gave up when they signed the treaty; Included California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming

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Mexican cession

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A popular belief in the 1800s - It was fate or God’s desire that the U.S. expand from coast to coast

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Manifest destiny

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1,800 Mexicans surround 183 Texans inside the Alamo mission (including William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett); After 13 days of violent battle, the Texans were defeated. Santa Anna ordered the execution of the 5 survivors, but let a few women and children go free; Susanna Dickinson was ordered to tell the story of the Battle of the Alamo to the other Texans

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Battle of Alamo

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Texas became a new nation, with Sam Houston as the president

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Lone star republic

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American government wanted a strip of land across what is now southern New Mexico and Arizona for a southern transcontinental railroad; Mexico sold the land for $10 million

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Gadsden purchase

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Number who moved west 1840-1860-

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250000

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A group of 87 emigrants tried a shortcut to california, but were caught in the snow of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the winter of 1846-1847. Many of them resorted to cannibalism. only 45 survived

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Donner party

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Name three things that Americans had to agree to in order to settle in Mexican owned Texas

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Hard workers, Moral, Non drinkers, Able to speak Spanish, Willing t

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Name four things that motivated Americans to move west

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Escape economic problems, Begin a “Fresh Start” in life, Start owning land, which was abundant in the west, Gold Rush

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What did Mexican government do because of of people disobeying laws

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Closed the border to stop American immigration, Charged taxes for the first time, Sent Mexican troops to enforce all laws

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List 2 reasons why Americans did not want Texas to become a state

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Slavery (free or slave state), Feared war with mexico

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List 3 territories the United States gained in 1840s

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Cali, Texas, New Mexico

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Name three results of the treaty that ended the war with Mexico

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Ended War with Mexico, Recognized Texas as part of the U.S., Rio Grande as the border between TX and Mexico

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Describe what happened that caused the cry of “Remember the Alamo!”

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After 13 days of violent battle, the Texans were defeated. Santa Anna ordered the execution of the 5 survivors, but let a few women and children go free. Susanna Dickinson had to spread the word, which just made the people even more mad

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Describe four effects of the Gold Rush

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People from all over the world came over for it, Cali became the center of banking, Enough people moved there for it to be a state, Caused political turmoil,

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Leader of the Texas Army in The Alamo; President of Texas when they are independent

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Sam Houston

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49ers

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the people who went to California for the gold rush in 1849

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