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who was John Jacob Astor?
John Jacob Astor was a fur merchant who founded fur trading post called Astoria
100
What did Joseph Smith find?
In NY he founded church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
100
What was the Mexican-American war?
A dispute over the border
100
what is Manifest destiny?
The obvious fate to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread to democracy
200
What is the Alamo?
An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important Battle site in the Texas Revolution
200
who were mountain men?
fur traders & trappers
200
Who was Brigham Young
He became head of Mormon Church & led people to Utah
200
Who said "Fifty-four forty or fight"?
American expansionists who wanted their Northern Territory to expand
200
who was James Polk and What did he promise?
James Polk was a US president who promised to annex Oregon & Texas
300
What did Sam Houston become?
he became the 1st pres. of Texas
300
Who was Jim Beckworth?
Jim Beckworth was an African American fur trapper
300
what was the Oregon Trail?
Oregon Trail is a 2000-mile route that led from Missouri to the west
300
What did Stephen Austin do?
He started a colony on the lower Colorado River
300
what did the Mexican government do?
They disbanded the mission system & gave land grants to wealthy settlers
400
what settlement happened in the Mexican cession?
American settlement
400
What was the battle of San Jacinto?
The Texans captured Santa Anna & forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence
400
What did the Oregon trail follow?
It followed the Platte &Sweetwater rivers over the plains to the rocky mountains
400
What was the Santa Fe Trail?
The Santa Fe Trail was used by traders, Independence to Santa Fe
400
what emparriso?
An agent to bring settlers to Texas
500
who was Winfield Scott?
he was an Army general who captured Mexico City & American settlement
500
What did Marino Vallejo encourage?
he encouraged American rule in CA
500
What was the Bear-flag revolt?
American declared CA to be an independent nation (they seized the town of Sonoma)
500
which way did Mormons travel?
west
500
why did Mormons travel?
in search of religious freedom