Vocabulary
Lands or territories that have not been widely settled or explored
What is frontier
They trapped animals and sold their meat/pelts (fur) for money
Who are Mountain Men/Fur Traders
Started in Independence, Missouri and ended in Oregon City, Oregon
What is the Oregon Trail
This section of land gave us Texas, parts of Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico
What is the Texas Annexation
"God given right to expand from Sea to Shining Sea (Atlantic-Pacific)"
What is Manifest Destiny
To add a state
He led the Mexicans to war with the Americans
Who is Santa Anna
Happened in San Antonio, Texas
What is the Battle of the Alamo
This section of land gave us parts of Arizona and New Mexico
What is the Gadsden Purchase
William Travis ended his cry for help during the Battle of the Alamo with this
"Victory or Death"
Mexicans living in Texas
Who are Tejanos
He led the Battle of San Jacinto
Who is Sam Houston
Untested shortcut the Donner Party decided to take when heading West
What is Hastings Cutoff
This section of land was compromised with Britain at the 49 degrees North latitude
What is the Oregon Territory (Oregon Country)
This was yelled as the Americans ambushed the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto
"Remember the Alamo"
A meeting point
What is Rendezvous
He single handedly carried nine children to safety
Who is John Stark
Santa Anna was captured and forced to sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo here
Where is the Battle of San Jacinto
The United States purchased this land for $15 million in 1848
What is the Mexican Cession
He coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"
Not to just expand, but to occupy the land of all of North America
What is continentalism
He was the first settler to complete the Oregon Trail
Who is Joel Walker
The boundary disagreements between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River was the main cause of this event
What is the Mexican-American War
This area of land was needed to get the Railroad from New Orleans to California
What is the Gadsden Purchase
"See Texas forever free from Mexican domination" was quoted by this gentlemen
Who is Stephen Austin