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Iwest Flashcards

1
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Louisiana purchase: 1803

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  • purchased from French

- Doubled the size of the USA

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  • sent by Pres. Thomas Jefferson
  • crops of expedition
  • Meriwether lewis and William Clark purpose :
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Lewis and Clark expedition: 1804

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  • 1800’s - four nation claimed it

- USA British Spain and Russia

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Oregon territory/ country: area between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean

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4
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fur trappers that spent most of the year In the mountains beaver pelts

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Mountain men

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5
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American mountain men

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Jedediah snitch ( most well known )

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6
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American merchant - started a furrier company - become very wealthy

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John Jacob Astor

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7
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was a gathering of the mountain men once a year ( late summer )

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Rendezvous

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What do they do at the rendezvous

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  1. They would trade / sell fur
  2. Swap stories and have contest
  3. Lasted about two week
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9
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were the first to explore explore and open trails to the west

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Mountain men

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10
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2nd to explore the west

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Missionaries

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11
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went from independence ( Missouri) to Portland ( Oregon ) -2000miles

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Oregon tail

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12
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Who won the presidential election in 1844

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James k Polk “ dark horse “

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13
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was part of the northern province of Mexico known as Coahuila

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Texas

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14
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Resident of Texas

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Tenjano

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15
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Mexico wanted to Texas to grow so the offered land grants but you have these requirements

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Learn Spanish
Convert to Catholicism
Obey Mexican law and no slavery

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( empresario) Business men.. Who organized a group of Americans to go to Texas

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Mose Austin

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17
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Leader- of the “ old three hundred “ - 1st American families

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Stephen Austin

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18
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Mexico / Texas president

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

19
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1st fight for independence

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Battle of Gonzales

20
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Fort Alamo

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San Antonio

21
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San Antonio mission fort

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Battle of Alamo

22
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For mission was commanded by __________ with 150 men

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William, Travis

23
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Davy Crockett and Jim bavie

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American frontiersmen

24
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Alamo battle lasted for

25
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Results of the Alamo

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Gave general Sam Houston time to prepare Gave the Texans a motivational rally cry

26
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Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna

Texas gained it’s independence

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Battle of San Jacinto

27
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President of Texas

A

Sam Houston

28
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New Mexico Province:

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Santa Fe

capital Santa Fe Trail:

29
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Santa Fe

30
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Santa Fe trail

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trade route between Mexico and the USA

31
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American who opened the Santa Fe trail in 1821

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William Becknell

32
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Mail/Newspaper service to the west

10 days – Atlantic to Pacific – 1,900 miles

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Pony Express

33
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Pony express got replaced by

34
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The first American to California was

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Jedediah Smith

35
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local Hispanics

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Californios

36
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huge cattle properties

37
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one of the first Americans to describe the beauty of

California and it’s wonderful Pacific Ports

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Captain John C. Fremont

38
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twice offered to buy California

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James K. Polk

39
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Three fronts of the war:

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  1. Zachary Taylor: attack and control the Texas – Mexican border
  2. Winfield Scott: sent to capture Mexico
  3. Stephen Kearney: sent to control New Mexico and California
40
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attack and control the Texas – Mexican border

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Zachary Taylor

41
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sent to capture Mexico

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Winfield Scott

42
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sent to control New Mexico and California

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Stephen Kearney

43
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USA received California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:

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