Sec 1 Settlers Move West
A route west that stretched more than 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon?
Oregon Trail
What did Texas call their state?
Republic of Texas
When did Texas become the 28th state to enter the union?
December 1845
49ers
Desire to get rich?
Gold Fever
Trappers who lived in the Oregon country?
Mountain Men
Who seized control of Mexico and refused to let Texas break free?
Santa Anna
Who signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexico
What year did California become the 31st state?
1850
A settlement in which population rose quickly?
Boom town
What year did Oregon become a state?
1859
Who was the leader of the U.S. Settlers?
Stephen Austin
Who purchased a strip of land that completed the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico?
James Gadsden
Brigham Young
Fugitive
What four nations made claims to the West?
Russia, Spain, Great Britain, U.S.
What year did the Texans force Santa Anna to sign the Peace Treaty?
1836
Who asked congress to declare war?
President Polk
By an angry mob
A public governmental declaration of its policy or opinion?
Manifesto
What 6 present day states are in the Oregon Country?
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming, Montana, Canada
What empty mission did Texas volunteers and Mexican troops clash on?
Alamo
What two states did Mexico give up?
California and New Mexico
Where was the gold discovered in 1848?
Sutters Mill, California
A time of extreme starvation and lack of food?
Famine