Sec 1 Settlers Move West
Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and the United States all made claims to the ________.
Oregon Country
Texas fought for their independence from _____.
Mexico
Texas became the 28th state to enter the union in ______.
1845
________ were Christians who had several beliefs that set them apart.
Mormons
Trappers who lived in the Oregon Country were known as ________.
Mountain men
General __________ seized control of Mexico and refused to let Texas break free.
Santa Anna
Mexico singed the _____________ which meant that Mexico had to recognize Texas as part of the U.S.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The leaders of the Mormans were _____________ and _______________ (Name 2).
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
Many mountain men learned how to survive from __________.
Native Americans
Texas volunteers and Mexican troops clashed at an empty mission called the ______.
Alamo
The ________ was the border between Texas and Mexico.
Rio Grande
Gold was discovered in ________, California.
Sutter's Mill
The __________ was a route west that stretched more than 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon.
Oregon Trail
The Texans held out for __ days during the battle at the Alamo
12
President _______ asked congress to declare war with Mexico.
Polk
People who rushed west to get rich were called _______.
49ers
Oregon became a state in _____.
1859
The residents of Texas elected _________ as the president of Texas.
Sam Houston
_________ was captured by American troops in 1847.
Mexico City
Mormans settled in ________, the 45th state.
Salt Lake City, Utah