Go West, Young Man, Go West!
What did hundreds of settlers use to get from Missouri to the Oregon Territory?
Oregon Trail
Who originally went to Mexico City to get permission from the new Mexican government to start a colony in Texas?
Stephen Austin
What was the term for the belief that the United States was destined to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
What Californian city became a center of banking, manufacturing, shipping and trade, during the gold rush?
San Francisco
I led Mormons from Illinois to Utah. Who was I?
Brigham Young
Who opened the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to the New Mexico Territory?
William Becknell
At what battle did Texans hold off Mexican troops for 12 days?
Alamo
What general led men from Ft. Leavenworth, KS to New Mexico and California during the war with Mexico?
Stephen Kearny
At whose sawmill in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was gold discovered?
John Sutter
I was the area of land in the US bought from Mexico in order to complete a transcontinental railroad. What was it?
Gadsden Purchase
What term was used to describe a prearranged site where trappers met with traders from the east?
Rendezvous
Who was placed in command of the Texan army?
Sam Houston
What was the disputed territory that sparked the war with Mexico?
Why did the admission of California into the Union cause controversy?
It as admitted as a free state, which offset the balance of free and slave states
I was the battle where Sam Houston forced Santa Anna to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom. What was I?
San Jacinto River
How was the Louisiana Purchase an opportunity for land speculators to make money?
They bought huge areas of land, split it up, and sold them for profits.
Once independent, what did Texas become known as?
Lone Star Republic
Name any TWO of the four terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Mexico recognized Texas as part of the US with Rio Grande as border; Mexico gave up Mexican Cession; US agreed to pay $15 Million plus $3.25 million in claims; US promised to protect 80,000 Mexicans in Texas and Mexican Cession
What Californian city became the center of a productive farming region?
Sacramento
I was the nickname for the 297 law abiding families that came to Texas. What was I?
Old Three Hundred
What practice of the Mormons did many people see as immoral?
Polygamy
When Stephen Austin met with Santa Anna to request that Texas become a self-governing state within Mexico, he agreed with most of Austin's reforms. What changed his mind?
Found out Austin had written a letter that supported breaking away from Mexico if changes were not agreed upon
What is the significance of the term "Fifty-four forty or fight"?
Some wanted the US to claim the Oregon Territory to 54 degrees, 40 minutes North
What act was passed by the California legislature to help limit or eliminate foreign mining competition?
Foreign Miners Tax
I was the explorer who rebelled against Mexican Rule in the Bear Flag Revolt. Who was I?
John C. Fremont