Vocab

Question 1

Jedediah smith

Answer 1

Leading expedition to find a route through the Rocky Mountains grizzly bear attacked

Question 2

Steven Austin

Answer 2

Chased his fathers crazy dreams finding colony for Americans in Spanish Texas

Question 3

Hdbbd

Answer 3

Jehdh

Question 4

Sam Houston

Answer 4

Only one with military experience command of Texas army

Question 5

James k Polk

Answer 5

Mistake nominated by democrats

Question 6

William becknell

Answer 6

Opened Santa Fe trail Missouri trader

Question 7

John sutter

Answer 7

Owns the land of gold

Question 8

Winfield Scott

Answer 8

Landed on Veracruz’s on he gold of Mexico and led by general inland toward Mexico City

Question 9

Santa - Anna

Answer 9

Mexican president got bailed for a year

Question 10

Mountain men

Answer 10

A fur trapper or explorer who opened up the west by finding the best trails through the Rocky Mountains

Question 11

Land speculator

Answer 11

Person who buys huge land for low prices and sells small sections for high prices

Question 12

Santa Fe trail

Answer 12

Trail that began in Missouri and ended in sante Fe New Mexico

Question 13

Oregon trail

Answer 13

Trail that ran westward from independence Missouri to Oregon territory

Question 14

Morman

Answer 14

Member if a church founded by Joseph smith

Question 15

Battle of the Alamo

Answer 15

Texans defended a Church called the Alamo against Mexican army

Question 16

Lone star republic

Answer 16

Nickname of the republic of Texas

Question 17

Mexican cession

Answer 17

Vast region given up by Mexico after the war with mexico included present day Californian

Question 18

Forty miner

Answer 18

Person who went to California to find good

Question 19

California gold rush

Answer 19

People went to California for gold