Oregon Territory
What is the name of the path that was used by thousands of settlers traveling west to Oregon.
Oregon Trail.
What is the Mexican Cession?
Large region of land gained by the U.S. after the war. Mexico ceded the land including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado
What are two positives of the California Gold Rush?
Economic Opportunities
Cities were developed
Immigrants moved to the US
Businesses were created
What is the name of the Mexican general and president who was defeated by Texas forces?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Santa Anna
What TV show is about kids fighting monsters in the Upside down?
Stranger Things
Which country shared control of Oregon Territory with the US? The boundary line was set at the____ parallel?
Great Britain.
49th
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
The U.S. paid Mexico for land that is now part of southern Arizona and New Mexico.
What are the three main reasons Americans believed in Manifest Destiny?
Religious Beliefs
Economic Opportunity
National Pride
What are three details about the Battle of the Alamo?
13 day battle
1500 Mexican troops were killed
157 Texans were killed
Which popstar is known as the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
What were three difficulties that settlers faced on the Oregon Trail?
Crossing difficult terrain, the long journey, harsh conditions, lack of supplies, diseases, etc.
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What are the two reasons the US did not want to annex Texas at first?
Did not want to start a war with Mexico
Who was the leader of Texas that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
Which #1 seed scored over 100 points in the first round of March Madness 2026?
Michigan
Who were mountain men and what was their main job in the West?
The first group of Americans to move to Oregon Territory. They lived off the land and trapped beavers.
What are two negatives of the California Gold Rush?
Natives were pushed from their lands
Pollution
Deforestation
What are two significant things that happened at the Alamo?
"Victory or Death"
Motivated to win the war with "Remember the Alamo" chants
157 Texans held off the Mexican soldiers for 13 days
What phrase became a famous battle cry during the Texas Revolution after the Alamo?
"Remember the Alamo"
What is the name of the superhero who uses a shield and is known as Captain America?
Steve Rodgers
What is a rendezvous? Why were they important to Mountain Men?
A party or gathering. MM met in the wilderness to exchange beaver pelts for supplies providing important for survival.
What US president believed in Manifest Destiny?
James K. Polk
What is the difference between cede and annex? Give one example of each from our unit.
Cede: To give up land (Mexican Cession)
Annex: Add land to a country (Texas Annexation)
Why did many settlers in Texas want independence from Mexico?
Did not like their rules!
-Religion, laws, and language barriers
What app was originally known for 6 second looping videos?
Vine