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The Oregon Trail
Republic of TX
Manifest Destiny
American Rush West
100
Spanish or Mexican cowhand
What is a Vaquero
100
this is where the Oregon Trail began
What is Independence Missouri
100
Mexican dictator who also commanded the Mexican army
Who is General Antontio Lopez de Santa Anna
100
White Americans thought they were superior to Native Americans and Mexicans
What is the negative side of Manifest Destiny?
100
Members of the LDS Church who fled to the west after being persecuted in the east
Who were the Mormons?
200
old Spanish mission in Texas where Mexican forces under Santa Ana besieged Texans in 1836
What is the Alamo
200
these were purchased if the pioneers had no money to buy a wagon
What is a handcart or wheelbarrow
200
The Lone Star Republic
What is the nickname that Texans gave their new nation
200
Henry Clay
Who was the Whig candidate in the election of 1844?
200
Brigham Young
Who was the Mormon leader who led the Saints west?
300
a trapper who explored the Oregon Territory in the early 1800's
What is a mountain man
300
these two diseases were the top two killers of pioneers on the Oregon Trail
What is cholera and smallpox
300
The Alamo
What is the name of the Spanish mission that Mexicans overran the Americans
300
The Democrat candidate in the 1844 election
Who was James Polk?
300
Sutter's Mill
Where had gold been found first in California?
400
forced journey of the Cherokee Indians
What is the Trail of Tears
400
100 families
What is the number of families that traveled together on wagon trains
400
an effort to add on Texas as part of the U.S.
What does annex mean?
400
Fifty-four forty or fight!
What was the Democrats campaign cry in 1844?
400
This group helped build the railroad
What impact did the Chinese have on the country?
500
nickname for Texas after it won independence from Mexico in 1836
What is the Lone Star Republic
500
10, 000 people
What is the number of deaths that occurred on the Oregon Trail
500
"Remember the Alamo!"
What was the rallying cry for Texans after the attack at the Alamo?
500
James Polk
Who was the winner of the election of 1844
500
300,000
What is California's population by 1860?