Sec 1 Settlers Move West
Great Britain and the U.S. agreed to share the Oregon Country for how many years?
10 years
How long did the Texans hold out for?
12 days
How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?
30 million
People who rushed West to get rich were known as?
49'ers
Person who went West looking for gold?
49'ers
What are trappers who lived in the Oregon Country called?
Mountain Men
What did Mexicans prohibit?
Slavery
What year was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
1848
What year was the gold discovered?
1848
The U.S.'s fate to settle the continent?
Manifest Destiny
Who taught the Mountain Men to survive in the new territory?
Native Americans
Who led the army to attack Mexican troop and brought and end to the war?
Sam Houston
When did California declare their independence?
June 14 1846
What year did California become the 31st state?
1850
What is animal skin?
Pelt
How many miles did the Oregon Trail stretch?
2,000 miles
When did the Texas Revolution start?
1836
What did the U.S. and Mexico think Texas- border was?
Nueces and Rio Grand
Where was the gold discovered?
Sutters Mill
Large land area in West Central is called?
Great Plains
What countries claimed the Oregon Country as theirs?
Russia, Spain, Gr Britain, U.S.
What did Texas residents elect Sam Houston as president for?
The Republic Of Texas
What did California call them selves?
Bear flag republic
How many gold settlers came to California?
over 80,000
What is a land set aside by the government for Native Americans?
reservation