Settlers Move West
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The _______ _____ and ______ ________ both claimed title to the Oregon Country.
What is the United States and Great Britain
What did Texas call themselves?
What is the Republic of Texas
What were the two countries in these wars?
What is Mexico and United States of America
The leaders of the Mormons were ______ Smith and _______ Young.
Who is Joseph and Bringham
People who went west looking for gold were called _______
What are 49ers
They bargained with traders from Missouri whom they met at meeting places called the ________.
What is rendezvous
Who was elected president in 1836?
Who is Sam Houston
What was the 28th state to enter the union?
What is Texas
People who rushed west were called ________?
What is 49ers
What is a disease caused from drinking contaminated water?
What is cholera
What is the desire to get rich called?
What is gold fever
What were the three colors in the Texas flag?
What is Red, white, and blue
The border between Texas and Mexico is the ________.
What is Rio Grande
Where did the most people rush to?
What is California
What are homesteads
What are tent home made of poles and animal hides called?
What are tipis
What is 12 days
In 1848 Texas signed the Treaty of _________ ________
What is Guadalupe Hidalgo
When did California become a state?
What is 1850
What did California call themselves?
What is the Republic of California
What are soft leather shoes?
Moccasins
How many years was Texas an independent country before it was annexed?
What is 9 years
How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?
What is $30 million
Where was gold discovered in California?
Sutter's Mill
What exact day did California declare independence?
When is June 14, 1846