Vocabulary
The people who first settled an area.
Pioneers
This river separated Mexico from Texas.
Rio Grande River
The president of Mexico.
Santa Anna
Rushed to California in search of gold.
49ers
Caused the California population growth in 1949.
Gold Rush
Feature on a map that shows where an area is located in the world.
Locator map
Mexico had this advantage over the U.S.
Soldiers or Santa Anna
The president of Texas.
Sam Houston
Gained the most money from the California Gold Rush.
Merchants
Why did some Americans not like the way Polk started the Mexican-American War.
He wanted to take California
Can be used to find the actual distance between two places on a map.
Map scale
The U.S. had this advantage over Mexico.
Weapons and military leaders
The battle where all soldiers gave their live fighting the Mexicans.
The Alamo
First President to die in office.
William Henry Harrison
Slave owner feared to take their slaves to California because they feared they would do this.
Run away or escape
Gets natural resources.
Miners
The capital of Mexico.
Mexico City
Texas decided to fight against Santa Anna to bring this back.
Mexican Constitution
Wrote Christian writings and songs in the Nez Perce Language.
Henry & Elizabeth Spalding
Polk wanted to take California because of these.
Ports
The British and Americans decided the border for Oregon Country would on this.
49th Parallel
This military general defeated Santa Anna by using the hill to fire on his cannons.
The soldiers yelled this as they attacked.
"Remember the Alamo!"
Brigham Young
The belief that God gave America all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny