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| What was the large area between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains north of California? | Oregon Counrty |
| What were the 4 nations that wanted control of the oregon country? | US, Spain, Russia, and Great Britatin |
| Why did the US want the Oregon Country? | it gave them access to the Pacific |
| What treaty set the Spanish's boundary at present day California's norh border and and gave up any claim to Oregon? | The Adam's-Onis Treaty |
| Who was in Oregon first and why? | the Mountain Men bcuz they wanted to catch beaver pelts which were in high demand in the east |
| *Rendezvous | meeting |
| What Who formed a pass thru the Rockies and what was it called? | Mountain Men, South Pass |
| *Missionaries | religious settlements |
| The journey to Oregon took _________________. | 5 to 6 months |
| What were the wagons used to trasnport stuff thru the west called? | prairie schooners |
| Pioneers died from what? | overwork, accidents, disease, and hunger, not Indian raids and attacks. |
| The Whigs had what candidate for the election? | Polk |
| Fifty-Four Forty or Fight meant what? | 54 40 were the coordinated for Oregon and was a slogan that meant that America wanted Oregon and was ready to fight for it. |
| The Whigs had what candidate for the election? | Henry Clay |
| What two counries agreed to share Oregon making the boundary at the 49* line? | Great Britain and the USA |
| *Manifest Destiny | the idea that the USA should spread over the whole continent to the Pacific |
| What was the conflict that Texas after the Louisiana Purchase? | Texas claimed that they were part fot he purchase which Spain didn't agree with |
| *Tejano | Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home |
| *Empresario | people who arranged for families to settle on large tracts of land, like realtors. |
| Who got the first land grant? | Moses Austin |
| Who got it afterwards and why? | SFA becuz, Moses, his father, died before workin it out |
| SFA was the what of Texas? | the Father of Texas? |
| What was the Old 300? | the first people who lived in Texas, from the Colorado to the Brazos River areas because of the fertility of the soil |
| Who owned Texas at the time of SFA? | Mexico |
| *Decree | official order |
| What happned in 1833? | Santa Anna was elected the president of Mexico |
| What did "Come and Take It" stand for? | The Texans were trying to get their independence so they began to get ready to fight. When they had gathered some cannons. They hung a sign that read come and take it to show thier bravery to the Mexican forces who later tried to capture the cannons. |
| When is the Texan Independence Day? | March 2, 1836 |
| When was the Fall of the Alamo? | March 6, 1836 |
| Where waqs the constitution of Texas written? | Washington-on-the-Brazos |
| Who was the commander of the Texan forces in the fight for Texas's independence? | Sam Houston |
| What was the Goliad Massacre? | Houston wanted to prevent other forts from being taken over like the Alamo, so he told the forces at Goliad to abandon their position. But the forces didn't get out quich enough. The Mexican forces caught up with them, and after the Texans SURRENDERED, they executed them. |
| When is San Jacinto Day? | April 26, 1836 |
| Who was the president of the US in 1841? | John Tyler |
| When did Texas become an official US state? | December 29, 1845 |
