Sec. 1-Settlers Move
West
West
The Oregon Trail ended here:
Oregon
This country controlled Texas in 1820:
Spain
President ____ asked Congress to declare war on Mexico:
Polk
people who headed west in search of gold in the late 1840's were called:
49ers
How much did Slidell offer for California and New Mexico?
30 Million
Trappers who live in the Oregon Country were known as:
Mountain Men
____________ led an army to attack Mexican troops and brought an end to the war
Sam Houston
Capitol of Texas is____
Austin
Who were the Mormon leaders?
Joseph Smith, Brigham Young.
What year did California declare independence?
1846
Who did Mountain Men learn to survive from?
Native Americans
Texans held out for this many days:
12 Days
texas was the ____ state to join the states
28th
Having more then one wife is known as:
Polygamy
California called themselves the ___________ after declaring independence
Bear Flag Republic
The Oregon Trail stretched from:
Missouri to Oregon
After the US annexed Texas, Mexico believed the southern border should be the ____ river, while the US believed it should be the ___ river.
Nueces, Rio Grande
Which year did the US capture Mexico City?
1847
California was the ____ state
31st
The Gadsden Purchase included these states
Arizona and New Mexico
These four nations had claims to the Oregon Country:
Great Britain, Russia, Spain, USA
who was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
what was the treaty between Texas and Mexico called?
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gold was discovered in ________ California
Sutters Mill
____ prohibited slavery while the _____ were for slavery.
Mexico, U.S