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Finish this quote: "Remember the _______!"
What is Alamo?
Leader of the Texas Revolution, he later had a city named after him.
Who is Sam Houston?
Texas rebels sacrificed themselves defending an old Spanish mission in Texas.
What is the (Battle of) The Alamo?
Finish this quote: "Fifty-four forty or ________!"
What is fight?
President of Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
Slaves were given detailed instructions on how to complete a certain job, then were given the rest of the day off when completed.
What is the task system?
The belief that the U.S. would build a nation from coast to coast.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This family, who has a city named for them, brought so many families to Texas, they had their own "colony."
What is the Austin Family? (Moses & Stephen F. Austin)
Santa Anna was captured during this battle that ended the Texas Revolution and forced Mexico to surrender.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
American settlers in California, allied with U.S. troops, captured Sonoma and declared an independent republic.
What is the Bear Flag Revolt?
He coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny" in 1845.
Who is John O'Sullivan?
The U.S. claimed this river was the border of Mexico & Texas.
What is the Rio Grande River?
This treaty forced Mexico to cede millions of acres of land to the U.S. at the end of the U.S.-Mexico War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexican settlers who built huge estates in Mexico's western territory.
Who are Californios?
President James K. Polk sent this U.S. general to capture Sacramento, CA in hopes of annexing California.
Who is John Fremont?