Nickname given to the people who moved to California to look for gold
49ers
100
The name for people of Spanish descent living in Texas
Tejanos
100
In the 1830s, eastern Indians were forced to migrate along this trail into what today is Oklahoma
The Trail of Tears
100
This German Jewish immigrant made and sold tough pants that were popular among miners.
Levi Strauss
200
This city went from a population of 1000 in 1848 to 35,000 in 1850
San Francisco
200
The year Texas gained independence from Mexico.
1836
200
This trail connected Missouri to New Mexico and was mainly used for trade.
The Santa Fe Trail
200
This act gave free land to US citizens if they would settle and cultivate it for five years.
The Homestead Act.
300
In January 1848, gold was found on this mill belonging to this man.
John Sutter
(Sutter's Mill)
300
He was the first President of the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
300
From 1840-1860, 250,000-500,000 people walked an average of seven months on this trail to cross the continent.
The Oregon Trail
300
Nickname for laws which prevented blacks from emigrating into a state.
Black laws
400
Approximately one in five miners came from this foreign country.
China
400
He took over his father's commission from the Mexican government to recruit Anglo settlers to Texas
Stephen F. Austin
400
Members of a new religion migrated along this trail to their promised land pushing their possessions in handcarts.
The Mormon Trail.
400
This famous Texas law enforcement agency was established originally to "pacify" and resettle Native Americans.
The Texas Rangers
500
This black miner wrote to his wife, "[California is] the best place for black folks on the globe."
Peter Brown
500
Name for immigration agents responsible for recruiting Anglo settlers to Texas.
Empresarios
500
A band of travelers broke off from the Oregon Trail in search of a new route to California. Trapped by a blizzard, they resorted to cannibalism to survive.
The Donner Party.
500
This war marks the end of militant Indian uprisings in the Old Northwest.