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What did Junipero Serra build between San Diego and Sonoma in California?
MISSIONS
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Who put down the revolt in San Diego after Sloat’s fleet left?
KEARNEY
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Why did the US declare war on Mexico?
MEXICAN TROOPS CROSSED THe RIO GRANDE AND ATTACKED US TROOPS
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What are the four ports captured by Commodore Sloat?
SAN FRANCISCO, MONTERREY, SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES
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Where did the Santa Fe Trail start and what river did it follow across Kansas?
INDEPENDENCE, MO; ARKANSAS RIVER
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What river is Fort Hall on?
SNAKE
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What were the three US military goals in the war with Mexico?
SECURE TEXAS; SEIZE THE GOOD PARTS OF [ALTO] CALIFORNIA, AND CAPTURE MEXICO CITY
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Why did William Becknell go to Santa Fe?
TRADE
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What did Elizabeth Ann Seton found in 1809?
SISTERS OF CHARITY
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Who captured Matamoros, Monterrey, and Buena Vista?
ZACHARY TAYLOR
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What rivers were the possible southern border of Texas?
NUECES AND THE RIO GRANDE
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How much cheaper was land in Texas compared to land in the US in 1825?
$.04 to $1.25
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What did the US buy for $10 million in 1853 from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase?
ARIZONA, SOUTH OF THE GILA RIVER [FOR A POSSIBLE SOUTHERN TRANSCONTINENTAL RR ROUTE]
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Why did Native Americans work for the rancheros?
FOOD AND SHELTER
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When did Brigham Young start leading the Mormons?
AFTER JOSEPH SMITH WAS KILLED IN ILLINOIS
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Who captured Vera Cruz and marched 300 miles to capture Mexico City—always against larger forces with on supply line?
WINFIELD SCOTT
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When did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
1821
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What two Americans helped lead the revolt of the Bear Flag Republic in northern California?
JOHN C. “FRONTIER” FREMONT AND KIT CARSON
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What were the northern and southern boundaries of Oregon in 1846?
42 DEGREES [CALIFORNIA] AND 54-40 DEGREES [ALASKA]
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Where did Stephen Watts Kearney’s expedition to Santa Fe start from?
FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS
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What US Army officer wrote about California’s climate and natural resources?
JOHN C. “FRONTIER” FREMONT
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Where did the Mormon Trail end?
VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE
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What did the US offer to buy for $30 million from Mexico?
RIO GRANDE AS A BORDER, NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA
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What did the US get for $15 million in the Mexican Cession?
CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO
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What are the economic and security reasons that the US needed to take over California?
HAVE THE PACIFIC AS THE WESTERN BOUNDARY INSTEAD OF POTENTIALLY HOSTILE COUNTRY; PORTS TO FACILITATE TRADE WITH THE ORIENT