12.1
Which group of people did the Mountain Men model their lifestyle?
Native Americans
President of Mexico
Santa Anna
Which general captured Mexico City
Winfield Scott
New communities that popped up in California during the gold rush
Boomtowns
Main resource traded by Mountain Men
Fur
Why did Texas need to wait in order to become a state?
The Missouri Compromise
Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which group of immigrants came to the U.S. for the first time in large numbers for the Gold rush?
Chinese
Meeting held annually to trade goods
Rendezvous
This battle saw the end of the Texas war for independence
San Jancinto
Why did Mexico agree to the Gadsden Purchase?
To avoid war with the U.S.
People who take the law into their own hands
Vigilante
Campaign slogan used by Pol as a way to tell voters where he wants the Northern border
54-40 or fight!
How did Santa Anna react to Stephen Austin's letter requesting independence? TWO answers
Threw Austin in Jail
Placed strict conditions on Texas
Mexicans who lived in California before it was annexed by the U.S.
Californios
What year did Utah become a state, AND why did the need to wait so long?
1896
Polygamy