Western Expansion/ Mexican-American War
What industry became important as western fashion started changing to show off hats and coats
What is the fur trade?
The date that Texas was annexed by the U.S.
What is 1845
The reason the Mexican government was stressed about more and more Americans coming into the territory
What is they did want anther situation like Texas?
The first settler in the Oregon Territory in 1811
Who was John Jacob Astor?
the 2 reasons Americans did not want Texas annexation
1. They did not want another slave state.
2. They feared it could lead to war with Mexico.
The official event that respresented California independence
Americans seized an abandoned Mexican Fort in Sonoma and raised the new flag above it
3 reasons why people started moving westward
1. $$$$$$– own land, find work, find gold, sell goods
2. To escape debt – new start
3. To escape religious persecution
the 3 major battles that led to Texas independence
1. Battle of Gonzales
2. The Alamo
3. Battle of San Jacinto
The number of prospectors that struck it rich
What is 1/1,000 people?
The cost and travel time of going on the Oregon Trail for a family.
1. $600
2. 6 months
The river boundary for U.S./Mexico according to the U.S. The river boundary for U.S./Mexico according to the Mexican government.
1. the Rio Grande
2. the Nueces River
Impacts of the Gold Rush
1. Mining camps turned into dangerous, lawless areas
2. Money hungry men finding no gold grow frustrated
3. Local laws were formed & high taxes were enforced
4. By 1850, California had met the requirements to apply for statehood.
The 3 major trails people used to go west
1. Oregon Trail
2. Santa Fe Trail
3. Mormon Trail
The three parts of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago
1. Rio Grande is the border of U.S. and Mexico
2. Mexican Cession- U.S. takes all of far Northwest Mexico
3. Mexico accepts that Texas is part of the U.S.
The result of the Gadsden Purchase.
What is it finalized the borders of the continental U.S?