Western Pioneers
What was the term that referred to America's destiny to take control of western lands?
Manifest Destiny
Spanish word for cowboy?
Vaquero
Who did Spain give the original texas land grant to?
Moses Austin
What issue prevented Texas from becoming a state?
Slavery
Someone who settles on land they do not own?
Squatters
Which religious group settled Utah?
Mormons
What did Spain establish across its territories to control them?
Missions
The first "battle" for Texas independence concerned what object?
A canon
What river did the Mexican's claim was the border?
Nueces River
A Person of mixed European and Native ancestry?
Mestizo
Travelers during the 1840's were known as?
Overlanders
Which Spanish territory had the largest population?
New Mexico
Davy Crocket, Jim Bowie, William Travis
Who led the uprising in California?
John Fremont
Spanish word meaning "agents or contractors"?
Empresarios
What animal did Native Americans worry about losing due to settlers moving west?
Buffalo
What town was the hub of trade in the hispanic southwest?
Sante Fe
Who was the commander of the Mexican Army? The Texan Army?
Santa Ana, Sam Houston
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?
Official term for a representative to another country?
Envoy
How many acres could you buy using the preemptive act?
160
What were settlers in texas known as?
Tejanos
What battle ended the Texas war for independence?
San Jacinto
Who was the president that wanted to annex California, Texas, and Oregon?
James Polk
To transfer control from religious to civil authority?
Secularize