Sec 1 Settlers Move West
Trappers who lived in the Oregon Country were known as what?
Mountain Men
In 1820 what state did Spain still Control?
Texas
Who asked congress to declare war?
Pres polk
Who believed in hard work?
Christians
What trail was more than 2000 miles long and went from Missouri to Oregon?
Oregon Trail
Who seized control of Mexico?
Santa Anna
What is the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Mormons settled where during the 45th state?
Salt Lake City
What 4 nations made claims of the Oregon Country?
Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and USA
What did Texas call themselves?
The republic of Texas
In what year did Texas Become the 28th state?
1845
In 1848 where was gold discovered?
Sutters Mill
Settlers began to settle the Oregon Country in the present day of what states?
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Canada, and parts of Wyoming
Who led the army to attack Mexican troops and brought an end to the war?
Sam Houston
In 1848 Mexico singed what treaty?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the name of people who rushed west to get rich?
49's
In what years did Mountain Men run out of business because people stopped wearing fur?
During Which mission did the Texans hold out for 12 days?
Alamo
Who purchased a strip of land that completed the boundary between Mexico and the US?
James Gadsden
In what year did California become a state
1850