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Sec 1 Settlers Move West
Sec 2 Texas Revolution
Sec 3 War with Mexico
Sec 4 Gold Rush/Mormons
Misc
100
What is a route west that stretched more than 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon?

Oregon Trail

100
In 1820 what state did Spain still control?

Texas

100

What was the border between Mexico and Texas?

Rio Grande

100
What is a Christians who held several beliefs that set them apart such as polygamy?

Mormons

100

What are soft leather shoes?

Moccasins

200

Who was president in 1844?

James Polk

200

What year did Texas become an independent country?

1836

200

How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?

$30 million 

200
What year did California become the 31st state?

1850

200

What is a desire to get rich?

Gold Fever

300

Who were trappers who lived in the Oregon Country?

Mountain Men

300

Who led the army to attack the Mexican troops and brought an end to the war?

Sam Houston

300

What year did Texas become a state?

1845

300

What were the people who rushed west to get rich known as?

49er's

300

What is a house made from soil?

Sod House

400

What four nations claimed the Oregon Country?

Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and United States
400

What was the name of the Mexican general who led the fight against the Texans?

Santa Anna

400

What year did Mexico sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

1848

400

What year was gold discovered in Sutters Mill, California? 

1848

400

What is the U.S.'s fate to settle the continent?

Manifest Destiny

500

In 1818 what did Great Britain and the U.S. agree to do with the Oregon Country?

to share it

500

How many years was Texas an independent country before it was annexed?

9 years

500

What year did U.S. troops capture Mexico City and took possession of the territory?

1847

500

Who are the leaders of the Mormons?

Joseph Smith and Brigham Young

500
What is land set aside by the government for Native Americans?

Reservation