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Question 1

Kit Carson and Jim Bridger were both ________ who led pioneers west

Answer 1

Mountainmen/trailblazers

Question 2

Pioneers who lived on land they didn’t own

Answer 2

squatters

Question 3

Invented steel bladed plow

Answer 3

John Deere

Question 4

The ________ reaper made farming huge tracks of land possible

Answer 4

McCormick

Question 5

The United states and ________ claimed the Oregon territory

Answer 5

britian

Question 6

The ______ Party was a group of pioneers that got caught in the mountains in winter and had to survive by cannibalism

Answer 6

Donnor

Question 7

_______ interacted peacefully with pioneers through trade

Answer 7

Indians/Native americans

Question 8

______Led the mormons west after the death of Joseph smith

Answer 8

Brigham young

Question 9

the mormons ended their movement westward at the Great Salt Lake in

Answer 9

Utah

Question 10

What means to take authority away from the church and give it to civil authorities

Answer 10

Secularize

Question 11

mexican upper class that owned large tracks of land

Answer 11

Rancheros

Question 12

mexicans of mixed spanish and native american heritage that usually made up the middle and working classes

Answer 12

mestizos

Question 13

many mestizos worked as cowboys or in spanish

Answer 13

vasqueros

Question 14

german-swiss immigrant that was given 50,000 acres in california and built a “fort” as a trading post and stop americans coming in california

Answer 14

john sutter

Question 15

americans granted land in texas from the mexican government with the promise to bring 1500 immigrant families

Answer 15

empresarios

Question 16

______________ was arrested by the mexican government for treason

Answer 16

Stephen austin

Question 17

Gonzales was the first victory for the ______ army

Answer 17

texan

Question 18

after holding out for 13 days the Texans at the _________ were finally beaten but their stand bought the texan army 2 weeks to gather and trai

Answer 18

the alamo

Question 19

350 texans were executed at

Answer 19

Goliad

Question 20

the texan army totally defeated the mexican army after catching them napping at the battle of ____________

Answer 20

San jacinto

Question 21

after becoming independent the texans wanted to become part of hte untied states this is called

Answer 21

annexation

Question 22

politicians were weary of allowing texas into the union because of the issue of

Answer 22

slavery

Question 23

54-40 or fight was the american cry for claiming ___________ territory

Answer 23

oregon

Question 24

when california claimed independence from mexico it was known as the ____________ republic

Answer 24

bear flag

Question 25

this general was replaced by polk because he feared the generals growing popularity would make him a political rival

Answer 25

Zachary taylor

Question 26

________ was the general that captured mexico city

Answer 26

winfield scott

Question 27

mexico claimed the nueces river as the southern boundary of texas. the u.s believed it was the _________ _________ river

Answer 27

rio grande

Question 28

the treaty of _________-_________ ended the Mexican american war

Answer 28

Guadalpe hidalgo