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General that put troops at the northern bank of the Rio Grande
Zachary Taylor
Tried to work out differences with Santa Anna on the Mexican territory; was jailed and was the reason revolt broke out
Stephen Austin
President General of Mexico who jailed Austin and signed the peace treaty
Santa Anna
Opened the Santa Fe Trail
William becknell
Man who led the Mormons to Utah
Brigham young
Mountain man that was mauled by a bear
Jedediah smith
James Polk
Mr. Manifest Destiny; added land to America
Winfield Scott
one of the Generals in the invasion of Mexico
arrested the Mexican commander at the Bear Flag Revolt
John Fremont
Led a Tejano revolt
Juan Seguin
Newspaper editor that came up with term “Manifest Destiny”
John Sullivan
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;
Mountain men
bought up huge amounts of land cheap and resold at a profit
Land speculators
some of the many groups of people who moved to California
Manufacturers and Merchants
A large group of people who are Mormon and moved to Salt Lake City to escape the angry mobs
Mormons
of Spanish heritage, but considered Texas their home
Tejanos
Spanish or Mexican settlers in California
Californios
Revolt that made California independent
Bear Flag Revolt
Battle where Texans strike back and do a sneak attack of the Mexican Army
San jacinto
treaty that ended War with Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe
Huge area of land that Mexico gave up when they signed the treaty; Included California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming
Mexican cession
A popular belief in the 1800s - It was fate or God’s desire that the U.S. expand from coast to coast
Manifest destiny
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
Battle of Alamo
Texas became a new nation, with Sam Houston as the president
Lone star republic
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
Gadsden purchase
Number who moved west 1840-1860-
250000
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
Donner party
Name three things that Americans had to agree to in order to settle in Mexican owned Texas
Hard workers, Moral, Non drinkers, Able to speak Spanish, Willing t
Name four things that motivated Americans to move west
Escape economic problems, Begin a “Fresh Start” in life, Start owning land, which was abundant in the west, Gold Rush
What did Mexican government do because of of people disobeying laws
Closed the border to stop American immigration, Charged taxes for the first time, Sent Mexican troops to enforce all laws
List 2 reasons why Americans did not want Texas to become a state
Slavery (free or slave state), Feared war with mexico
List 3 territories the United States gained in 1840s
Cali, Texas, New Mexico
Name three results of the treaty that ended the war with Mexico
Ended War with Mexico, Recognized Texas as part of the U.S., Rio Grande as the border between TX and Mexico
Describe what happened that caused the cry of “Remember the Alamo!”
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
Describe four effects of the Gold Rush
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,
Leader of the Texas Army in The Alamo; President of Texas when they are independent
Sam Houston
49ers
the people who went to California for the gold rush in 1849
