Sec 1- Oregon Territory
Mountain men learned how to survive from who?
Native Americans
Who did Spain control?
Texas
Who wanted to declare War?
President Polk
Who settled in Salt lake, Utah?
Mormons
What does annex mean?
To add land
Men patched what west?
Pathways
Who was the military leader, and what type of government did Mexico have?
Leader: Santa Ana
Government: Dictator ship
What did Mexicans call themselves?
The Bear Flag republic
Mormons believed in having one or more than what?
Having more than one wife
Desire to become rich?
Gold fever
What was life like for mountain men?
Tough and Lonely
Who was the president of Texas?
Sam Houston
What was the Treaty that ended the war between U.S and Mexico?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
49'ers
What does Polygamy mean?
To have more than one wife
What did people of the Donner part resort to?
Cannibalism
What year did Texans gain independence?
1845
How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?
30 Million!
People built what temporary that lacked order?
Boom Towns
What does trappers mean?
People who hunt for fur
Mountain men were out of business because others stopped buying what?
Furs
How many square miles of land does Texas occupy?
266,867 sq miles
How many people died at the Alamo? (Texans and Mexicans)
Texans: 100-600
Mexicans: 4-60
Who were the leaders of Mormons?
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
What does "Alamo" mean in Spanish?
Cotton tree