Sec 1 Settlers
Move West
Move West
Pathways
What did Spain offer to U.S. citizens
Large tracts of land
What was the boarder between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Who were people that rushed west to find gold?
49er's
What was moccasins?
Animal Skin
Who did mountain men learn to survie from?
Native Americans
Sam Houston
What treaty did Mexico sign?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
In 1848 Gold was discovered in?
Suttlers Mill
What was a disease that was gotten from drinking water?
Cholera
What four nations made claims to the area?
Russia, Spain, Great Britan, and United States.
In what year did Spain still control Texas?
1820
Preident Polk
Who were the two leader?
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
What was a desire to get rich?
Gold fever
What was life for mountain men?
Tough and lonly
Who seized control of Mexico and refused to let Texas break free?
Gen. Santa Anna
What 2 states did Mexico give up?
California and New Mexico
Where did Mormons settle?
Salt Lake City, Utah
What was a large land area in west central U.S.?
Great Plains
What years did fur hats stop being worn?
In what year did Texans force Santa Anna to sign a peace treaty?
1836
What number state did Texas become in the union?
28th State
Boom Towns
What were house made of soil?
Sod Houses