Texas
When the first Americans moved into Texas, what did the government of Mexico ask them to do?
Become loyal citizens of Mexico.
This U.S President broke the treaty with the Cherokee, removing them from their land and forcing them to march the Trail of Tears.
President Andrew Jackson
Where did the Oregon Trail start?
Independence, Missouri
Why did the mormons settle far west?
To avoid religious persecution
Who was the general of the army of the Republic of Texas; defeated Mexican forces at the battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston
With the Mexican War, President Polk hoped to add new areas to the United States. Which were two of them?
California and New Mexico
This person was the leader of the Mormon people after Joseph Smith’s murder; responsible for guiding them to the land that became Salt Lake City.
Brigham Young
How did they travel?
By covered wagon and pack animals
What was manifest destiny?
People who held that belief thought that it was the duty of Americans (appointed by God) to spread western culture across the continent.
Who was the ruler of Mexico and general of its army; defeated a small group of Texans at the Battle of the Alamo but was defeated and captured at the Battle of San Jacinto.
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
Why wasn’t Texas admitted to the United States right away?
Texas allowed the enslavement of people.
This person discovered gold in the river next to the sawmill he and his crew were building; his discovery led to the Gold Rush of 1849.
James Marshall
What was the name of Robert Fulton’s steamboat, which carried goods and passengers up and down the Hudson River?
The Clermont
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
They were forced to settle into certain areas.
Who was the General of U.S. forces during the Mexican-American War; captured the town of Monterey and defeated Mexican troops at the Battle of Buena Vista.
General Zachary Taylor
What did the Battle of the Alamo represent to the Texans who fought the Mexican army under the leadership of Sam Houston?
The conflict between the Texans and Mexicans
This person was the U.S. President during the Mexican-American War; sought to expand U.S. land by adding California and New Mexico.
President James Polk
What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?
It could carry people and goods both upstream and downstream.
Describe the California Gold Rush.
It attracted more than 80,000 people to California.
Very few people “struck it rich.”
Prospecting was a very hard life.
Merchants earned lots of money by selling their products at an increased rate.
This person was a mountain man that saved many lives of settlers moving west by providing supplies and information his station fort, which shares his name
Jim Bridger
Do you remember the Alamo? Explain what happened.
Battle of the Alamo, battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. It ended in a decisive victory for Mexican forces over “Texian” volunteers, who were annihilated.
This person started a colony of American settlers in Texas after reaching an agreement with the Mexican government, which was having difficulty persuading its people to move there.
Stephen Austin
Who was the Shoshone woman who acted as a guide and translator for the Corps of Discovery.
Sacagawea
What were at least three reasons people wanted to move west?
1. Manifest destiny
2. New farmland
3. A new start
4. Religious Freedoms
This person was a seminole chief that helped lead the resistance against U.S. army forces in the Alabama-Florida region
Osceola