Sec 1-Settlers Move West
What was the route west that stretched more than 2000 miles from Missouri to Oregon?
What is the Oregon Trail
Spain Controlled what in 1820?
What is Texas
What treaty ended the war between the U.S. and Mexico?
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Believed property should be held in common.
What are Mormons
What does it mean to trade between states?
Interstate Commerce
What are Mountain Men
This guy led an army to attack Mexican troops and brought an end to the war.
What is Sam Houston
Who won the Election of 1816?
What is James Monroe
People who rushed west to get rich were known as?
What are 49'ers
What does it mean to add land?
Who built Fort Bridger when trade in fur fell into decline?
Who is Jim Bridger
What was Zachary Taylor's nickname?
What is Old Rough and Ready
Who ran for President 5 times and lost each time
What was Henry Clay
What did people temporarily build that lacked order?
what are boomtowns
Exclusive control of a product or service in a particular market by a single company
What is Monopoly
Some mountain men were accepted by who?
What are the Indians
How many years was Texas an independent state before it was annexed?
What is 9 years
The Mormons settled in what state?
What is Utah
Mormons supported what? (meant to have more than one wife)
What is polygamy
What does it mean to keep a careful watch for possible danger or difficulties?
What is Vigilant
When were fur hats no longer fashionable?
What is 1840
What are the six states that were made from the territory we gained from Mexico?
What is California, Utah, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico
What type of government did Mexico have?
What is dictatorship
Why did John Sutter want to keep the discovery of gold a secret?
What is to keep others out of the area