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who was John Jacob Astor?
He was the fur merchant who founded the fur trading post called Astoria.
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what were mountain men?
They were fur traders and trappers.
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who was Jim Beckwourth?
An African American fur trapper.
100
what was the Oregon Trail?
2,000 mile route that led from missouri to the west.
200
What was the Santa Fe Trail?
Independence to Santa Fe, NM used by traders.
200
Why did Mormons travel west?
In search of religious freedom.
200
Who was Joseph Smith?
He was the leader of the Mormons, but got killed.
200
Who was Brigham Young?
He became head of Mormon church and led people to Utah.
200
Who was Stephen Austin.
He started a colony on the lower Colorado River.
300
What was an empresario?
An agent to bring settlers to Texas.
300
What was the Alamo?
An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution.
300
What was the Battle of San Jacinto?
The Texans captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence.
300
Who was Sam Houston?
He became first president of Texas.
300
What was the Mexican-American war about?
Dispute over the border.
400
What was Manifest Destiny?
Obvious fate to settle land all the way to the pacific ocean in order to spread to democracy.
400
who was James Polk?
US president who promised to Annex oregon and Texas.
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what was "Fifty-four forty or fight!" ?
American expansionists who wanted their northern territory to expand.
400
What did mexican government do?
disbanded the mission system and gave land grants to wealthy settlers.
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what was Bear Flag Revolt?
American declared California to be an independent nation.
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who was Mariano Vellejo?
Encouraged american rule in California.
500
who was Winfield Scott?
Army general who captured mexico city and ended war
500
What was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Oficially ended was and forced Mexico to turn over much of its northern territory to US.