| A | B |
|---|
| Texas | broke away from Mexico; became independent |
| Guadalupe Hidalgo | Treaty of _____. Ended Mexican War |
| Gold Rush | Happens when gold is discovered and people come to mine. |
| Louisiana Purchase | Territory bought from France. Doubled the U.S. |
| James Polk | President of the United States during the Mexican War |
| Corps of Discovery | Another name for the Lewis and Clark Expedition |
| Zachary Taylor | American General at the beginning of the Mexican War |
| Californios | People of Mexican or Spanish descent who lived in California |
| Sacagewea | Shoshone Indian woman who helped Lewis and Clark |
| Lewis and Clark | The two men who were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase |
