Sec. 1-settlers move west
In 1818, Great Britian and the U.S. agreed to share the Oregon Country for how many years?
10 years
What name did Texans give their new country
Republic of Texas
What did California call themselves after they declared independence?
The Bear Flag Republic
People who rushed west to get rich were known as?
49'ers
What is the gold fever?
a desire to get rich
Mountain men paved pathways through the
Whats the capital of Texas
Austin
What year did Texas become a state of the USA?
1845
1848 Gold was discovered in___________
Sutters Mill, California
What is a reform?
an improvement in government
Many mountain men learned to survive from
Native Americans
In what year did Texas become an independent country
1836
President Polk asked____to declare_____
Congress,war
Name three the beliefs Mormons had that set them apart
Believed in hard work, property should be held common, and believed in polygamy[
What's a great plain
Oregon became a U.S. territory in?
1848
1820 Spain controlled?
TEXAS!
What year did Mexico sign the Treaty of Gudalupe Hidalgo?
1848
Californa became the ____ state in ____
31st, 1850
Settlers began to settle the Oregan Country in the present day states of? (name all)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Canada
On October 1835, Santa Anna marched on a town in Texas. What has begun?
Texas Revolution.
How did Polk plan to defeat Mexico?(name all three)
He planned to drive Mexican forces out of Texas, seize New Mexico and , and finally American forces would advance into the capital, Mexico City.
People built temporary_______ that lacked order
boom towns
What does rendezvous mean?
A meeting