Sec. 1 Settlers Move West
Many mountain men learned how to survive from?
Native Americans
What country was in control before Texas?
Spain
What would be the boarder between Mexico & Texas
Rio Grande
Smith was killed by an angry mob. Mormons settled in
Salt Lake City, Utah
what is the definition of rendezvous?
meeting place for trappers
Trappers who lived in Oregon Country were known as?
Mountain Men
Who led an army to attack Mexican troops and bought an end to the war
San Houston
How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?
$30 Million
People who rushed west to get rich were known as...
49'ers
What is the definition vigilante?
someone who fights crimes but outside the law
A route west that stretched more than 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon
Oregon Trail
who was the general who seized control of Mexico refused to let Texas break free
Santa Anna
When did California declare independence?
June 14, 1846
People built temporary _______ that lacked order.
boom towns
What is the definition of Great Plains?
Large land area in central U.S.
in 1844 Who declared all the Oregon Territory belonged to the U.S. and Oregon became U.S. territory in 1848 and a state in 1859
President Polk
when did Texas gain statehood?
December 1845
What treaty was signed with Mexico's leaders?
Guadalope Hidalgo
Set off a stamped west in the California
Gold Rush
Desire to get rich.
Gold Fever
Settlers began to settle the Oregon Country in the present day states of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Canada
a leader of the U.S. settlers, petitioned for a separate Texas state
Stephen Austin
How did Polk plan to defeat Mexico? (three goals)
1. U.S. would drive Mexican forces out of Texas
2. Seize New Mexico & California
3. American forces would advance into Mexico & capture the capital, Mexico City
Leaders were...
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
What is the definition of reform?
An improvment in government