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| What 4 countries claimed the Oregon Country in the early 1800s? | United States, Britain, Russia and Spain |
| How did control of the Oregon Country change in 1818? | Spain and Russia gave up their claims. Only the United States and Britain claimed Oregon in 1818. |
| Which group of people moved West and made a lot of money trapping furs? | mountainmen |
| Who were the first permanent white settlers in the Oregon Country? | missionaries |
| Why did missionaries go to Oregon Country? | They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianitiy. |
| What was the name of the route people took to get to Oregon? | Oregon Trail |
| Where did the Oregon Trail start? | Missouri |
| Who led American farmers into Texas? | Stephen Austin |
| What did American farmers in Texas raise? | cotton and cattle |
| Why were Mexicans worried when new Americans followed Stephen Austin into Texas? | The new Americans showed no loyalty to Mexico. Mexicans thought they would help the United States get Texas. |
| What was the name of Texas when it claimed independence from Mexico? | Republic of Texas |
| Who was the commander of the army in Texas? | Sam Houston |
| What happened at the Alamo? | Many Texans were slaughtered by the Mexicans in a very uneven battle. Texans were greatly outnumbered. |
| Who led the Mexicans at the Alamo? | Santa Anna |
| What was the battle cry of Texans fighting for independence? | "Remember the Alamo" |
| What was the nickname given to Texas after it became independent? | Lone Star State |
| What were the problems faced by the Lone Star State? | They were almost bankrupt and Mexico refused to accept the treaty signed by Santa Anna and still claimed Texas belonged to Mexico. |
| This means to add on | annex |
| What was the term for the idea that America was meant to expand to the Pacific Ocean, claim all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans | Manifest Destiny |
| What was stopping Americans from reaching the Manifest Destiny dream? | Native Americans and Mexicans were living on the land and conflicts arose. |
| Who were the candidates in the Election of 1844? | Henry Clay vs. James Polk |
| Who won the Election of 1844? | James Polk |
| How was the disagreement about the Oregon Country settled between Britain and the United States? | 49 degrees N compromise |
| What was the boundary between Texas and Mexico? | Rio Grande River |
| Who was the general for the United States during the Mexican War? | Zachary Taylor |
| What was the name of independent California? | Bear Flag Republic |
| What ended the Mexican War? | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| What was the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? | Mexico got $15 million and the United States got the land known as the Mexican Cession. |
| What was the land the United States received from Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? | The Mexican Cession |
| What is the part of present day New Mexico and Arizona the United States paid $10 million dollars for | The Gadsden Purchase |
| What was the piece of land that made the Manifest Destiny dream come true? | Gadsden Purchase |
| What was the name of the Christian group that settled Utah? | Mormons |
| What is the church of the Mormons? | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| Who was the founder of the Mormons? | Joseph Smith |
| Who took over as leader of the Mormons when their founder was killed. This person led them to Utah where they settled in Salt Lake City. | Brigham Young |
| Who were the people who moved to California in 1849 in search of gold. | forty-niners |
| Who were the self appointed law enforcers who dealth out punishment without any legal permission? | vigilantes |
| When did California realize they needed a government? | When crime increased. |
