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Who was John Jacob Aster?
a fur merchant who founded Astoria, a trading company
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Who was Jim Beckwourth?
An African American fur trapper
100
what was the Oregon trail?
a 2000-mile-long trail that went West.
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what was the Santa Fe trail used for?
Independence to Santa Fe
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Who was Joseph smith?
Leader of Mormons before he died
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who was Brigham Young?
became leader of Mormons.
200
who was Stephan F. Austin?
he started a colony under the Colorado River.
200
Who were the Empresario's?
Agents paid to bring settlers to Texas
200
What was the Alamo?
An abandoned mission, that was latter an important battle in the Texas revolution.
200
What happened in the Battle of San Jacinto?
The Texans captured Santa Anna & forced him to sign a treaty giving texas its independence?
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Who was Sam Houston?
He was the president of Texas.
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what were Mountain men
Fur trappers and traders
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why did Mormons go west?
to find religious freedom.
300
What is Manifest Destiny?
Obvious fate to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread democracy.
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what was the Mexican-American War about?
dispute over borders.
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Who was James Polk?
a United States President who promised to annex Oregon & Texas
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what was "fifty-four forty or fight!"?
an american Expansionists who wanted their northern territory to expand.
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What was The Bear Flag Revolt?
America declared California to be an independent nation
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what encouraged American rule in California?
Mariano Vallejo.
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who was Winfield Scott?
An army general who captured Mexico city & ended war.
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What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do?
it officially ended the war & forced Mexico to turn over much of its northern territory to the United States.
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who did the Mexican Government give land grants to?
Wealthy settlers
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Why did settlers go to Oregon Country?
for rich resources and better climate
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when is Texas independence?
March 2,1836
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who ordered executions o civilians who surrendered?
Santa Anna