Vocab
The belief that America's fate was to conquer land all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Spanish colonists and their descendants living in California.
Who are Californios?
It was a pivotal, bloody siege during the Texas Revolution, where a small force of Texian defenders fought against overwhelming Mexican troops led by General Santa Anna at the Alamo mission in San Antonio.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
An old mission in San Antonio occupied by Texan revolutionary forces in 1836.
What is alamo?
U.S. president, elected in 1844, whose administration annexed both Texas and Oregon.
Who is James K. Polk?
Decisive victory that gave Texas independence from Mexico.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
A group of western travelers who were trapped crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846–47.
What is the Donner Party?
Swiss immigrant who started the first Anglo-Californian colony in 1839.
Who is John Sutter?
Rebellion of American settlers against the Californios in 1846.
What is Bear Flag Revolt?
Gold-seeking migrants who traveled to California in 1849
What is forty-niners?
Mexican leader who came to power in 1830 and suspended Mexico's constitution.
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
It was an armed conflict where American settlers and local Mexicans fought for independence from Mexico.
What is the Texas Revolution?
Miners who used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets from loose rock or gravel.
What is placer miners?
Empresario who established the first American colony in Texas
Who is Stephen F. Austin?