Gold Fever
The name given to people who rushed to California in search of gold.
Forty-niners
Nueces? Rio Grande? A dispute over this led to war with Mexico.
Border
Nueces or Rio? Both sides are done being cute / The Mexican War starts because of a ____ ____.
border dispute
In the White House - ready to add Texas as a state.
James K. Polk
PURPLE HEART
Louisiana Territory
James Marshall found gold here - leading to the California gold rush.
Sutter's Mill
A belief that the U.S. should expand from sea to shining sea out of divine providence.
Manifest Destiny
Polk says he'll fight for it, but a deal's made that's swell / The British agree to split Oregon at the ____ ____.
49th Parallel
At Sutter's Mill - spying glittery goodness.
James Marshall
YELLOW DIAMOND
Oregon Country
Developing seemingly overnight, these places made more money for business owners than gold-seekers.
Boomtowns
Led Mexican forces in both the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican American War.
General Lopez de Santa Anna
Out in the desert sometimes it's hot and sometimes it's cold / The Gadsden Purchase was acquired to build a ____ ____.
Transcontinental Railroad
In Utah - leading the Mormons away from religious persecution.
Brigham Young
BLUE SQUARE
Texas
These vessels fast-tracked the oceanic journey of settlers to California.
Clipper ships
The official title of California as an independent country.
Bear Flag Republic
Want to trade with the Spanish? Here's a plan that won't fail / Just pack up your burro and ride out on the ____ ____ ____.
Santa Fe Trail
In Oregon Country - paving the way for future settlers with no problems whatsoever.
The Whitmans
RED CIRCLE
Mexican Cession
The largest group of migrants that also faced intense discrimination in California.
The Chinese
This provided $15M to Mexico and ended the war.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Clay's Missouri Compromise ended the debates / now balance is maintained between ____ ____ ____ ____.
Free and slave states
At his desk - writing about "Manifest Destiny".
John O'Sullivan
GREEN STAR
Gadsden Purchase