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Westward Expansion Chapter 12 new book

Westward Expansion Chapter 12

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Attacked the AlamoSanta Anna
Missionary who reached OregonNarcissa Whitman
Led settlers into TexasSteven Austin
General of the army-Republic of TexasSam Houston
Founder - Latter Day SaintsJoseph Smith
Brigham Young led this group to UtahMormons
Route traveled from Missouri to New MexicoSanta Fe Trail
What the Mountain Men went West forFurs
Built first homes in OregonMissionaries
Starting place to head to OregonIndependence, Missouri
Cost the U.S. $10 millionGadsden Purchase
Fast growing area/Gold RushBoom town
Guadalupe Hidalgo TreatyMexican Cession
Name of people who rushed to CaliforniaForty-niners
Oregon missionary worked with the IndiansMarcus Whitman
Pioneered the Santa Fe TrailWilliam Becknell
Led the rebels against Mexican RuleJohn Fremont
Found gold on his land in CaliforniaJohn Sutter
Lone Star Republic RegionTexas
Texas battle cry"Remember the Alamo"
To add a territory of a country to another countryAnnex
The country Republic of Texas won independence fromMexico
California Indians were forced to work forMexican rancheros
Manifest DestinyExpanding to the Pacific
Bear Flag RepublicCalifornia
CedeGive up land
Managed successfully by the Mormonswater
Texas landGood for growing cotton and raising cattle
After the Mexican War the United States gained control ofCalifornia
Reason Mormons chose the valleyIsolation
Americans encouraged to settle in TexasIn hopes they would develop the land
Manifest Destiny BeliefsConflict between U.S. & Mexico
Effect of the Gold RushCalifornia Indians destroyed
Texans practiced slaveryNortherners opposed annexing
Stopped settlements in TexasAmericans showed no loyalty to Mexico


8th grade
Arbor Hills Junior High

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