settlers move west
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Why did settlers move west?
Fur-bearing animals
in 1820 spain still controlled ____
What did the US think the border was?
Rio Grande
people built temporary _______ that lacked order
Booms town
Did prices increase or decrease westward
Increase
What are mountain men
when did Texas become a USA state
1845
What was the border
Rio Grande
people who rushed west to get rich were known as?
49ers
What year did all the gold seekers go to California
1849
What is the Oregon trail
A route west that streches 2000 miles from Missouri to Oregon
who was the leader of Mexico
Santa Anna
How much did Sildell offer for California and New Mexico
30 million
Where was gold discovered
shutters mill
What state did we get in 1845
Texas
President Polk declared all what?
Oregon county territory
What did Texas call them selfs
When did California declare independence
1846
What number state is California
31st
Who was Santa Anna
the leader of Mexico
in the late 1830s and 1840s people stop wearing ____
And the mountain where out of______
Fur and bussiness
How long did the Texans hold out for?
12 days
What did Texas call them selves
The republic of Texas
How many gold seekers
80,000 seekers
when was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1848