These burly individuals made a pretty good living exploiting the fur trade in the Oregon Country .
What are mountain men
100
Spain originally provided him with a land grant to create a colony in Texas.
Who is Moses Austin
100
This capital of New Mexico became a major market place of the southwest.
What is Santa Fe
100
Other than soldiers, these Spaniards moved to California in hopes that they would be able to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
What are missionaries
100
The belief that the US had the right to spread its borders from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What is Manifest Destiny
200
These four countries originally claimed a piece of Oregon Country in the early 1800s.
What are Spain, Russia, Great Britain and the United States
200
These Mexicans living in Texas supported the Texans in their battles against Mexico because they hated the Mexican dictator.
What are Tejanos.
200
The Mexican attack of US forts along this geographic feature was the specific event that started the Mexican-American War.
What is the Rio Grande River
200
This was the name given to prospectors who flooded California in hopes of striking pay dirt.
What are the Forty-niners
200
People opposed to this struggle would most likely disagree with the concept of Manifest Destiny
What is The Mexican-American War
300
Pelts of this animal were in demand in eastern cities and Europe because they were made into trendy hats.
What is a Beaver
300
This Mexican dictator angered many Americans when he ordered the execution of over 200 Texans after they surrendered at the Battle of Goliad.
Who is Santa Anna
300
US Ambassador John Slidell's offer of $30 million to buy these two Mexican territories was rejected.
What are New Mexico and California.
300
John Marshall found gold at this famous site.
What is Sutter's Mill
300
This man beat Henry Clay in the election mainly because he was a passionate expansionist.
Who is James K. Polk
400
This town on the Missouri River was a common starting off point for those traveling west on the Oregon Trail.
What is Independence, Missouri
400
This man was chosen to be the Commander in Chief of the Texan army and later defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Sam Houston
400
The Mexican government thought this was the true border between Mexico and Texas.
What is the Nueces River
400
As more and more miners flooded California lawlessness was running rampant, leading these individuals to take the law into their own hands.
What are vigilantes
400
This man led a group of volunteers toting a flag with a bear emblazoned on it. His actions pushed the Mexicans out of northern California, paving the way for further westward expansion.
Who is John Fremont
500
This annual meeting was where trappers and merchants conducted their business of trading goods.
What is a rendezvous.
500
Northerners objected to the US's annexation of Texas because they thought it would lead to the spread of this "Peculiar Institution".
What is slavery
500
This last business transaction cost the US around $10 million, but it gave them the last piece of the puzzle.
What is the Gadsden Purchase
500
Native Americans in early California were often worked nearly to death on these.
What are Catholic Missions
500
In this treaty the US paid Mexico $15 million for California and New Mexico.