Notes
What does Anex mean
to add a territory to the country
Spanish colonists in californa where called what?
Californios
Who discovered gold in California
James Marshalls
Who was known as Old Rough and Ready
Zachary Tayler
What ended the Mexican War?
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
When the Donner Party was snowed in in the mountains on the way to California. Some died, but some did what?
Some resorted to cannibalism
Spanish settlers who lived in texis where known as what?
Tejanos
Where did the Forty-niners go?
To California to seek gold
What were Mormons
They were members of the church of Jesus Christ
What was the center of Mormon settlement?
salt lake city
Meetings of the mountain men and traders were called what?
Rendezvous
Early trappers who traveled to the mountains were called what?
Mountain men
Who played an important part in the Bear Flag Revolt?
John C. Freemont, an Army Explorer
Who became the head of the Mormon church
Brightam Young
How did levi strauss earn his fortune?
By selling work pants to miners
What happened at the Battle of Goliad?
Texis commander surrendered and nearly all of his soldders where exicuted.
What was the first battle site for Texas independence?
The Alimo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was negotiated by whom?
Nicholas Trist
Who claimed all of New Mexico for the US?
Stephen Keaney
Why did Santa Anna's troops retreat?
after seeing with Tayler at Buena Vista in 1840
Who are Empresarios?
Agents who would bring settlers to Texas
What is a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail
The tooth of time
Who campaigned aggressively for the annexation of both Texas and Oregon?
James K. Polk
What did New Mexico and the United States fight over?
The border region between the Rio Grande and the Nueces rivers
Why were there disputes over land after the Mexican War?
differences in the US and Mexican land