Vocabulary

Question 1

Mountain Men

Answer 1

Men hired by eastern companies to trap animals for fur in the Rocky Mountains and other western regions of the United States.

Question 2

Forty-niners

Answer 2

A person who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush

Question 3

Missionaries

Answer 3

Group of people who wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity

Question 4

Mormons

Answer 4

A religious group who were greatly persecuted. They believed in polygamy. Founded by Joseph Smith. Settled in Utah.

Question 5

Manifest Destiny

Answer 5

The belief that US lands will grow and grow and it will be inevitable.

Question 6

Treaty

Answer 6

A treaty is a formal agreement between two or more countries in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.

Question 7

Annex

Answer 7

Annex means to take control of land and incorporate into a country, state and etc.

Question 8

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 8

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

Question 9

Pioneers

Answer 9

person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

Question 10

Texans

Answer 10

a native or inhabitant of Texas.

Question 11

Cede

Answer 11

To give up land

Question 12

Gadsden Purchase

Answer 12

The Gadsden Purchase is a 29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States purchased

Question 13

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 13

Large portion of land we purchased from France for $15

million

Question 14

Andrew Jackson

Answer 14

Andrew Jackson was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party

Question 15

Routes to Gold Rush-Overland

Answer 15

Going/moving to California for the gold rush by land

Question 16

Routes to Gold Rush-Cape Horn

Answer 16

People who went around South America to Arrive to California

Question 17

Routes to Gold Rush-Panama

Answer 17

People who went to Panama and waited there in hopes for a boat that goes to California

Question 18

Sacramento, California

Answer 18

A city in the state of California

Question 19

Joesph Smith

Answer 19

Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement

Question 20

Brigham Young

Answer 20

Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Question 21

John Sutter

Answer 21

Johann Sutter, was a German-born Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush

Question 22

Lone Star Republic

Answer 22

Current day Texas

Question 23

Bear Flag Republic

Answer 23

Current day California

Question 24

Polygamy

Answer 24

The practice of having more than one wife

Question 25

49th Parallel Treaty

Answer 25

The Treaty of 1818 set the boundary between the United States and British North America along the 49th parallel of north latitude from Minnesota to the “Stony Mountains” (now known as the Rocky Mountains). … The treaty provided for joint control of that land for ten years.

Question 26

Homestead Act

Answer 26

the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land.

Question 27

Rendezvous

Answer 27

a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people.

Question 28

James Marshall

Answer 28

Discovered and started the Gold Rush

Question 29

Moses/Stephen Austin

Answer 29

Moses Austin was an American businessman who played a large part in the development of the lead industry in the U.S. He was the father of Stephen F. Austin, a leading American settler of Texas, then part of Mexico.

Question 30

Santa Ana

Answer 30

City in California

Question 31

Sam Houston

Answer 31

Samuel “Sam” Houston was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state.

Question 32

Donner Party

Answer 32

Group of American Pioneers led by George and James Reed

Question 33

Lewis and Clark

Answer 33

The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.

Question 34

Corps of Discovery

Answer 34

The Corps of Discovery was a specially-established unit of the United States Army which formed the nucleus of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that took place between May 1804 and September 1806.

Question 35

William Seward

Answer 35

William Henry Seward was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New York and United States Senator.

Question 36

James Gadsden

Answer 36

James Gadsden was an American diplomat, soldier and businessman for whom is named the Gadsden Purchase, which the United States bought from Mexico the land that became the southern portion of Arizona and New Mexico.

Question 37

Sanford Dole

Answer 37

Sanford Ballard Dole was a lawyer and jurist in the Hawaiian Islands as a kingdom, protectorate, republic and territory.