Mountainy Men
The mountain men hunted this animal, valuable for its fur.
What is beaver?
He owned a fort on the Sacramento river that served as a trading post for the trappers.
Who was John Sutter?
The President of the United States who declared war on Mexico.
Who was James K. Polk?
This mountain range is the tallest in the US. The pioneers had to cross it in wagons.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
Texas became a US state in this year.
What was 1845?
He invented the cotton gin?
Who was Eli Whitney?
This animal was a constant danger to the fur trappers.
What is the grizzly bear?
Nicknamed the "Pathfinder" he led an expedition to Sutter's fort and thought that the US could easily conquer Mexico and take California.
Who as John Charles Fremont?
The commander of the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War.
Who was Santa Anna?
Mexico lost this much of its territory after they lost the Mexican-American War.
What is about half?
This future president was against the war with Mexico.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The forced expulsion of the Cherokee Indians from Florida to Oklahoma is known as this.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This trapper was attacked by a bear, survived, and become one of the first Americans to explore California.
Who was Jebediah Smith?
The name of the revolt in California - it was named after the flag.
What was the Bear Flag Revolt?
The year in which the US declared war on Mexico.
What is 1846?
The war with Mexico was over which river was the southern border of Texas. These two different rivers were considered the border by the US and Mexico.
What were the Rio Grande (USA) and the Nueces (Mexico) rivers?
This future famous Confederate general, found a way to get around the Mexican army who were blocking the US from coming through the mountains on the way to Mexico City.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The first western president. He was known as "Old Hickory."
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This tribe were farmers and were used as guides by the explorers seeking to go to California.
What were the Mojave?
The leader of the revolt in California.
Who was William Ide?
The treaty that was signed in 1848 which ended the Mexican-American War.
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This territory (now a state) was not owned by Mexico but by both Britain and the United States.
What is Oregon?
This general who led the assault against Mexico City was known as "Old Fuss and Feathers."
Who was General Winfield Scott?
An agreement that the balance of free and slave states would be maintained with the entrance of new territories.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
He was the partner of Jebediah Smith and accompanied him on his trip to California.
Who was William Sublette?
This wealthy Mexican Californian rancher was captured by the American and kicked off the revolt.
Who was Mariano Vallejo?
This fortress guarded Mexico City and was taken by the Americans in the most famous battle of the Mexican-American war.
What was Chapultepec?
The Mexican capital of California (still the capital of California today.)
What is Monterrey?
This brigade was made up of mainly Irish-Catholic American deserters. They fought FOR Mexico and were executed for treason after the war.
What was the San Patricio Brigade?
This Indian tribe were allowed to remain in Florida but had to live in the Everglades (swamps).
Who were the Seminole?