Annexation of Texas
What year did Texas become 28th state to enter the union?
1845
What treaty did Mexico sign to end the war?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What were mountain men?
They were people who lived in the mountains, paved pathways, and learned how to survive Native Americans
Why were goods so expensive during the gold rush?
The demand was high
What means to add land?
Annex
The boundary between ____ and ____ remained undetermined
Texas and Mexico
What was the natural boarder between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
What was so important about the Oregon Country?
Its wealth came from fur-bearing animals, which attracted trappers.
What was the nickname for people who rush to get gold?
The 49´ers
What means to give up land?
Cede
What year did the U.S troops captures Mexico city?
1847
What was the name of the purchase that Mexico claimed?
The Gadsden Purchase
Who was the best know mountain man?
James Backwourth
Where was gold first found? (state)
California
Who is the Swiss immagrint to come to California?
John Sutter
What president asked congress for a declaration of war?
James Polk
What two states did Mexico give up?
New Mexico and California
What year did homestead act take place?
1841
Where were mormans settled?
Utah
How many days did the Battle last at Alamo?
11 days
What month did Texas become the 28th state to enter the union?
December
What year did Mexico sign the treaty to end the war?
1848
What is the manifest destiny?
It is the act of settlers moving west
What does it mean if you have multiple wife's?
Polygamy
What was one type of transportation used during the manifest destiny?
Trains, horse and buggy, lives stock, and wagons