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What was the name of the people who traveled to California to find gold?
forty-niners
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an attack where enemy forces surround and try to capture a city or a fort
siege
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How many states do we have?
50
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Why did California have a diverse population?
People came from ALL OVER the world for the Gold Rush
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Who traveled West, which started many others wanting to travel west (think last Chapter)
Lewis and Clark
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Who became the president of Texas?
Sam Houston
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To execute without a legal trial
lynch
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True or False: Texas became a state before both California and Utah
True
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True or False: Texas won the Alamo.
False, Mexico actually won. Many Texans were killed. Santa Anna and his troops defeated them.
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Why did people want to go West?
fertile lands, mild climate, opportunities
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These people were adventurous and liked to trap animals and live off the land.
mountain men
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A place where people meet.
Rendezvous
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What happened causing California to ask to become a state?
Vigilantes were lynching people in mining towns after the Gold Rush.
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What is the term for the belief Americans had of expanding from one ocean to the other?
Manifest Destiny
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What were threats to those who traveled West by Wagon Train? Give me 2
cholera (major), weather, starvation
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Who was the leader or general of Mexico during the Alamo?
Santa Anna
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The name Texans gave their new nation after winning Independence.
The Lone Star Republic
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Why was the United States afraid to admit Texas to the Union?
Slavery and they did not want a war with Mexico
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Who was in control of Oregon before it became a state?
US and Britain
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Which group traveled to Utah and why did they (be specific).
Mormons led by Brigham Young because they wanted to find a place of refuge, or a place they could be free of religious persecution.
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Name the person who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the person who took over after his death.
Joseph Smith was the original Brigham Young was the replacement
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The event in which Santa Anna was captured and forced to grant Independence to Texas
Battle of San Jacinto
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What year was Texas admitted to the Union?
1845
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How many days did the Alamo last?
12. Even though the Texans lost, the small group resisted a large group of Mexicans for 12 long days.
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What were two ways people traveled to the West?
By boat (took a year) and Oregon trail