Section one settlers move west
In 1884, which president declared that all of the Oregon counties belonged to the U.S. and Oregon?
what is president Polk
During the Fight for independence, Texans held out for how many days?
What is 17 days
Texas became the 28th state to enter what?
What is the nation
Two very popular religious figures were who?
What is Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
settlers began to settle on the Oregon Country in which present-day states?
What is Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Canada, and Montana.
Who led an army to attack Mexican troops and eventually brought an end to the war?
what is Sam Houston
In what year did the U.S. troops capture Mexico City?
what is 1848
Mormons settled in which state?
What is Salt Lake City
Trappers who lived in the Oregon Country were known as?
what is Mountain Men
Who petitioned for a separate Texas state?
what is Stephen Austin
What is the border between Texas and Mexico called?
What is Rio Grande
What is Gold
Mountain men paved pathways and trails through?
what is the West
In what year did Texans force Santa Anna to sign a peace treaty?
what is 1836
What two states did Mexico give up?
What is California and New Mexico
California became what number state in 1850?
What is the 31st state
Many Mountain Men learned to surivive from?
what is Native Americans
Who was the general of Texas in 1835?
What is Santa Anna
Who purchased a strip of land at the bottom of Arizona and New Mexico, completing the boundary between Mexico and the U.S?
What is James Gadsden
What were temporary towns that lacked order called?
What is boom towns