Lesson 1: Oregon Country
After exhausting the beaver supply in Oregon Country, many mountain men(Jim Bridger and Kit Carlson) found work as...
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The territorial capital of Florida.
Tallahassee
The Mexican ranchos had Native Americans working the land in exchange for...
food and shelter
1st route to western lands
The Oregon Trail
What president refused Houston’s request to annex Texas?
Andrew Jackson
Huge Mexican properties/ranches
ranchos
Mountain men made their living as
Trappers
Who was the commander of Texan forces?
Sam Houston
Under whose presidential administration was the United States at war with Mexico?
Polk
What allowed people from both Britain and the United States to settle in Oregon Country?
Joint Occupation
What president agreed to annex Texas?
President Polk
What did President James K. Polk use as grounds for declaring war against Mexico?
a Mexican attack on American forces
In the early 1800s, the United States, Mexico, and Russia all laid claim to part of Oregon Country. What other country as well?
Great Britain
Whom did Texas choose as its president after Texas won independence from Mexico?
Sam Houston
What was one reason William Becknell’s route to Mexico became popular?
The route was flat and had stops for water