Vocab
Texas
CJCLS
Oregon Territory
California
100
a ruler who has absolute power and authority is called a(n)...
What is a Dictator
100
This was the name of a native Mexican who claimed Texas as their home...
What is a Tejano
100
Who was the founder of the Mormon Church?
Who is Joseph Smith
100
this route to Oregon was used by wagons in the 1800's
What is the oregon trail
100
What year did the California Gold Rush begin?
What is 1849
200
To add onto or take over is called what...
What is Annex
200
This was a Spanish mission in Texas where Mexican forces besieged Texans in 1836...
What is the Alamo
200
What is another name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints...
What is a mormon
200
These men were trappers and hunters who explored the Oregon Territory
What is Mountain Men
200
where was the location where gold was discovered in California, setting off the gold rush?
What is Sutter's Mill
300
A place where one is safe from persecution...
What is a refuge
300
This man was responsible for leading 300 families to Texas
Who is Stephen Austin
300
Who was the elected leader of the Mormons that lead them to refuge in Utah?
Who is Brigham Young
300
This term was used for the region that includes present day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Canada...
What is the Oregon Territory
300
When a mob illegally seizes and executes somone...
What is lynch
400
A Self-appointed enforcer of the law was called...
What is a vigilante
400
The term for an agent responsible for recruiting families to move to Texas...
What is an empresario
400
what was the mormon community built on the banks of the Mississippi River in Illinois
What is Nauvoo
400
This was a yearly meeting of mountain men...
What is rendezvous
400
What was the major problem in mining camps during the Gold Rush
What is Crime
500
Who was the Mexican President, turned dictator, of Mexico?
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
500
Give me the name of the battle in which the Texan army defeated Santa Anna and the Mexican army in 18 minutes...
What is the battle of San Jacinto
500
Why did Mormons move to Utah?
What is to seek refuge from persecution
500
Which 5 countries had claim to the oregon territory?
What is Great Britain, France, Mexico, Russia, and U.S.
500
Name 3 roles of women during the Gold Rush
What is 1) running boarding houses, 2) cooking/baking 3)sewing 4) taking in laundry for miners 5) staking claims
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