Mountain paved pathways through the ____
What is west
In 1820, Spain still controlled ______.
What is Texas
When did Texas become the 28th state to enter the union?
What is December of 1845
Mormons believed _______ should be held in common
What is property
What do you call a tent home made of poles and animal hides?
What is a tipi
The Oregon Trail stretched over 2000 miles from ______ to ______.
What is Missouri to Oregon
Some colonists practiced _______ while Mexican officials prohibited it.
What is slavery
Who asked Congress to declare war?
What is President Polk
What is polygamy?
What is having more than one wife
Land set aside for Native Americans
What is a reservation
Many mountain men learned how to survive from ______ ________
What is Native Americans
Who seized control of Mexico and refused to let Texas break free?
What is Santa Anna
Mexico recognized Texas as a part of the U.S. and accepted the ____ ______ as the border between Texas and Mexico.
Joseph Smith was killed by an _____ ___
What is an angry mob
A group of covered wagons travelling together
What is a wagon train
President Polk declared all of the _______ _______ belonged to the U.S.
What is Oregon Country
________ ________ led an army to attack Mexican troops and brought an end to the war.
What is Sam Houston
What did Mexico think the Texas border was?
What is The Nueces River
In 1848 gold was discovered in ____ ___, California.
What is Sutters Mill.
The United States fate to settle the continent
What is Manifest Destiny
In the late 1830s and 1840s, people stopped wearing ______, and the ______ ______ went out of business.
What is fur, mountain men
Why, in later battles, did Americans shout, ¨Remember the Alamo!¨
What is they were fighting to honor those killed at the battles of the Alamo
How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?
What is 30 million
Mormon leaders were Joseph Smith and ______ _____.
What is Brigham Young
Disease gotten from drinking contaminated water
What is cholera