Trail of Tears
What was the name of the 800 mile forced march by Native Americans?
Trail of Tears
Fur trappers and traders who adopted Native American customs and cultures.
Mountain Men
What was the name of the Mexican General who fought at the Battle of the Alamo?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
___________ is a word that means to search for gold.
Prospect
_____________ is an obvious fate, to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean and expand the United States west.
Manifest Destiny
The court case that ruled the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which laws of Georgia had no force.
Worcester v. Georgia
A 2000 mile long trail which stretched from Independence, Missouri to Oregon.
Oregon Trail
What is the name of the battle that was lost by Texans and won by Mexico in the Texas Revolution?
Gold-seeking migrants that moved to California in 1849 were called....
Forty-Niners
__________ is when Americans declared California to be an independent state from Mexico.
Bear Flag Revolt
U.S. land in what is now Oklahoma were Native Americans were relocated.
Indian Territory
Was another important path west that led from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Santa Fe Trail
What is the name of the last battle in the Texas Revolution?
Battle of San Jacinto
____________ used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel.
Placer Miners
_________ is a treaty signed by the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican-American war.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Who rode in wagons on the trail of tears?
Pregnant Women, Children, and Elderly
Members of Joseph Smiths church who were persecuted for their religion and moved out to the west. (Hint: This group practiced polygamy)
Mormons
"___________ the alamo!" was a famous rallying cry by supporters of Texans in the Texas Revolution.
Remember the Alamo!
The_________ party is a group that got stranded on their way to California.
Donner
____________ is when the United States purchased pieces of Arizona and New Mexico for 10 million dollars.
Gadsden Purchase
Authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
One of the largest fur businesses in the west for mountain men.
American Fur Company
____________ is an abandoned spanish church mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site of the Texas Revolution.
Alamo
The__________ is when massive amounts of gold was being discovered in California making people desire to move to the territory.
Gold Rush
________ are early California settlers.
Californios