| A | B |
|---|
| New Mexico Territory | Included presented day Arizona, NM, and parts of Nevada,Utah,and CO |
| Pueblo and Zuni Indians | Those who first occupied the New Mexico territory |
| Juan de Onate | He established the first white settlement at Santa Fe |
| William Becknell | First American to head for Santa Fe |
| Santa Fe Trail | Journey from Independence,MO to Santa Fe, NM |
| California | Land claimed by Spain 100 years before the English built Jamestown |
| Father Serra | Built the first Spanish mission in San Diego |
| 310,000 to 100,000 | Deadly decrease in Native American population in CA between the years 1770-1850 |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief by Americans that America was to expand to the Pacific Ocean |
| Henry Clay/James K. Polk | Presidential candidates for the election of 1844 |
| "Fifty-four forty or fight!" | Polk's 1844 Presidential campaign slogan |
