Oregon Country
This is a situation in which two or more countries agree to occupy the same area.
joint occupation
A Texan of Mexican or Spanish descent was referred to by this name.
A Tejano
While the US argued that the border between Mexico should be placed on the Rio Grande, Mexico persisted that it be placed on this River.
The Nueces River
People who rushed to California after the discovery of gold are called this. They are also a garbage NFL team who hasn't won a Super Bowl since 1995, when I was 18 years old.
Forty-Niners
Spain set up this "system" in what is now Mexico, where churches were built and conversion to Christianity was as important as building trade and an economy.
The mission system.
This agreement with Spain in 1819, established the Spanish border at northern California boundary and gave Oregon to the United States.
The Adams-Onis Treaty
This man brought 300 American families into the Texas territory to settle it at the request of the Mexican government.
Stephen Austin
Large pieces of land were owned by these people in California. Cattle were the main product of these farms, and Native American labor was often horrible treated.
Rancheros
Areas like San Francisco were called this because of their incredible population growth due to the gold rush.
Boomtowns
This former Army officer and explorer later became important in the uprising of American settlers is California. He later becomes a California senator and even a Republic candidate for president.
John C. Fremont.
These trappers and settlers lived in the rugged Rocky Mountains and often formed families with Native American tribes.
Mountain men
This is an official order.
A decree.
William Becknell established this trade route into Mexico to improve trade between this region and the eastern US.
The Santa Fe Trail.
The absence of police or governmental order during the Gold Rush gave rise to these people who took justice into their own hands.
vigilantes
The Mormon Church is more formally called this.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Conestoga wagon trains traveling on the Oregon Trail were often referred to by this name because of their resemblance to ships sailing on the sea.
prairie schooners
Annex
Mexico officially surrendered and signed this document, handing over 500,000 square miles known as the Mexican Session in 1848.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The Mormon Church was established in New York by this man, who claimed to have a vision of God that delivered scripture to him on golden tablets.
Joseph Smith
The US paid over 10 million dollars in 1853 for this land in New Mexico and Arizona, which famously settled to US Mexico border to where it is today.
What is the Gadsden Purchase.
A person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else is called this.
An emigrant
At this battle, a Texan arm launched a surprise attack against the Mexican army, using the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo." Santa Anna was captured here and forced to sign over independence for Texas.
The Battle of San Jacinto.
This treaty, signed between Mexico and Californian settlers, established this free Republic. It was quickly annexed by the US.
The Bear Flag Republic.
After the murder of the founder of the Mormons, this man took control of the congregation and moved them to Salt Lake.
Brigham Young
Florida's request for statehood was held up until this free state applied as well.
Iowa