12.1 vocab
Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, that was the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in 1836.
What was Alamo?
Mexican cowboys in the West who tended cattle and horses.
A belief shared by many Americans in the mid-1800's that the United States should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
What was Manifest Destiny?
What years did the Mexican-American War last from? (When did it start - when did it end)
When was 1846-1847?
A group of western travelers who were stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-47; only 45 of the party's 87 members survived.
What was the Donner Party?
agents who were contracted by the Mexican republic to bring settlers to Texas in the early 1800's.
What are empresarios?
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A treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. much of Mexico's northern territory.
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
What was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's lifespan? (What year was he born - what year did he pass)
When was 1794-1876?
American pioneer who built Sutter's Fort, a trading post on the California frontier; gold was discovered, leading to the California gold rush.
Who is John Sutter?
American colonizer, he was imprisoned for urging Texas statehood after Santa Anna suspended Mexico's constitution. After Texas won Independence from Mexico, became secretary of state for the Texas Republic.
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
The final battery of the Texas Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican army and Independence for Texas
What was the Battle of San Jacinto?
A revolt against Mexico by American settlers in California who declared the territory an Independent Republic.
What was Bear Flag Revolt?
What year did Texas gain it's independence from Mexico?
When was 1836?
Gold-seekers who moved to California during the gold rush.
Who were forty-niners?
Mexican priest who led a rebellion of impoverished Indians and mestizos against Spain hoping to improve living conditions; though defeated, the rebellion eventually led to Mexican Independence.
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
Spanish colonists in California in the 1800's.
Who were Californios?
Who is James K. Polk?
Kearny took Santa Fe, the capital city, without a fight in what year?
When was 1846?
To search for gold
What was prospect?
Mexican general and politician, he was president of Mexico and became a dictator. He fought the Texas Revolution and seized the Alamo but was defeated and captured by Sam Houston at San Jacinto.
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
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U.S purchase of land from Mexico that included the southern parts of present day Arizona and New Mexico.
What was Gadsden Purchase?
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What was a placer minor?