They bought huge areas of land hoping that the value would go up. If the land value did go up then they divided their land holdings and sold them off.
Who were land speculators?
100
These people were people of Spanish heritage who considered Texas to be their home. There were about 4,000 of these people who lived in Texas in 1821.
Who were Tejanos?
100
He was the 11th president of the United States of America. His main focus was expanding the United States and to fulfill the Manifest Destiny.
Who was James K. Polk?
100
These people were of Mexican or Spanish descent but lived in California. There were about 8,000 to 12,00 living in California before the forty-niners came.
Who were the Californios?
100
He was a famous mountain man and rugged loner. He found the wide valley through the Rockies called the South Pass. He learned of this pass from the Native Americans in current day Wyoming.
Who was Jedediah Smith?
200
This trail led from Independence, Missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This trail was forged by the Missouri trader William Becknell.
What was the Santa Fe Trail?
200
He was the son of a bankrupt Missouri mine owner who had the dream of making a colony in Texas. He went on to finish his father's work and successfully made the first colony in Texas.
Who was Stephen Austin?
200
This theory was created by John O'Sullivan. This thoery was the the United States was destined to reach from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
What was Manifest Destiny?
200
These people and settlers traveled to California in search of gold. People like this started to go to California in 1849.
Who were forty-niners?
200
He was born into slavery and was later set free by his owner. He discovered a mountain pass that led into current day California. This pass was later named Beckwourth Pass and is still called that today.
Who was Jim Beckwourth?
300
This trail led from Nauvoo, Illinois and ended in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. This trail was made for people to escape ridicule and from being killed.
What was the Mormon Trail?
300
He was the only person in the Texas republic that had any military experience and was placed in command of the Texas army which was about 503 volunteers.
Who was Sam Houston?
300
He was a great general for the United Sates army. He was the general o the army during the Mexican American war. He defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista.
Who was Zachary Taylor?
300
He was a Swiss immigrant who used his charm and persuasion to allow the Mexican governor to give him 50,000 acres of land. He built a fort in hope of making his own personal empire.
Who was John Sutter?
300
He was the leader of the small company of 183 volunteers at the Alamo. He fought in the Battle of the Alamo. He sent Juan Senguin to go and get help during the Battle of the Alamo.
Who was William Travis?
400
He was a mormon who decided to move his people out of the United States of America because of harsh treatment. He forged his way to the Utah Territory opening the Mormon Trail.
Who was Brigham Young?
400
The battle on February 23, 1836 lasted for 13 long days in which the Texan defender bravely held until the 13th day when the ran out of ammunition and all but five of them died.
What was the Battle of the Alamo?
400
He was the general who took over for Zachary Taylor. He led his forces to victory at Mexico City and the castle of Chapultepec.
Who was Winfield Scott?
400
He was a carpenter sent to build a sawmill on the American River. He made this sawmill and called it Sutter's Mill. He was the first person to find gold in California.
Who was James Marshall?
400
He was a defender in the Battle of the Alamo. He was entrusted to led a band of 25 Tejanos to fetch help for the defenders at the Battle of the Alamo.
Who was Juan Senguin?
500
This trail ran from Independence, Missouri and ended in the Oregon Territory. People and settlers flocked to the Oregon Territory because of the great tales of Oregon.
What was the Oregon Trail?
500
Texas eventually made itself its own republic. This republic was claimed to be independent from any other country. This republic did not last very long and Texas was eventually made part of the U.S in 1836.
What was the Lone Star Republic?
500
This treaty ended the Mexican American war. It also recognized that Texas was part of the United States and that the Rio Grande was the border.
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
500
This event was when people on the east coast raced to California because of the findings of gold there.
What was the California gold rush?
500
He was a great general in the Mexican-American war. He was present at the Battle of the Alamo and was defeated in battle by General Zachary Taylor.