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American Merchant, he created one of the largest fur businesses in the West The American Fur Company.
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| Fur traders and trappers. They later became guides for Oregon Trail mapping the Rockies. They met at Rendezvous. |
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| Meeting once a year between mountain men they would sell and buy furs with drinking, dancing, contests, music, storytelling, etc. They made fur more profitable. |
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| One of the first American settlements became known as Oregon Country. Fur trading place founded by John Jacob Astor. |
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| Merchant captain, U.S. based their claim on his voyage. He reached the mouth of the Columbia River. |
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| 2,000 miles long stretched from places such as Independence Missouri, Council Bluffs Iowa, West into Oregon Country. Many settlers moving to Oregon Country or other Western areas followed it. |
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| Important path in the West led from Independence Missouri to Santa Fe to New Mexico. Old Indian trail. |
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| Founded the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints in Western NY. Mormon Church. He was murdered. |
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| Became head of Mormon church after Smith was murdered. |
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| How did the fur trade influence the movement of people to the West? |
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| The fur traders told the people of their daring stories in the West. Stories that attracted them there. |
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| Which trail was the main route of western settlement to the Willamette Valley? |
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| Why did the Mormons move to Utah? |
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| They went for Religious Freedom to escape religious persecution. |
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| Mexican Priest, led rebellion about 80,000 poor Indians and Mestizos (people of Indian and Spanish annsestery). Their rebellion was to have mexico independent from spanish monarchy. It failed. (he only started it) |
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| Agents paid in land to bring settlers to Texas. |
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| Young agent that in 1822 started a Texas colony on the lower Colorado River. |
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| General in charge of Mexico, Overthrows Mexican government. Then set himself up as Mexican Military Dictator. |
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| A town in Texas where the Mexican army tried to remove a cannon next to the rebels with the flag that read "come and take it". Town where fight for Independence got started. |
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| Fully reveled without vagueness |
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| Commander of the Allamo. In control when a small force took the town of San Antonio. |
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| an abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution. |
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| Battle site where 350 prisoners who had surrendered were executed. |
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| Commander of Texan army, won battle. The hero of the new independent nation of Texas. The capital of Texas, Houstan was named after him. |
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| In this battle Texas captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas its Independence. |
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| Created by Texas to guard from Indian Attacks along their border. Before peace treaty was made. |
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| Why did Santa Anna sign a treaty giving Texas its Independence? |
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| He was forced to at gun point |
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| Why did Andrew Jackson refuse to Annex Texas? |
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| It would upset the balence of free and slave states. He did not want to have a war with Mexico over Texas. |
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| why did so many Texans want the U.S. to annex their country? |
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| For protection, increase in population, and Texas was broke. |
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| Why did Santa Anna's desion to execute prisoners hurt his war effort with Texas? |
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| Made Texans angry.They wanted revenge. As Mexican troops were taking their Siestas Houston's troops swarmed their camp and began shooting. |
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| Or obvious fate, to settle land all the way to Pacific Ocean in order to spread Democracy. |
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| Writer that coined the term Manifest Destiny. |
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| Former TN governor. President during this time. |
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| 54 degrees 40 minutes N. lat. |
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| Where U.S. wanted Northern border of Oregon. We actually divided at 49 degrees. |
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| Mexican or Spanish coyboys that managed small herds of cattle and sheep. |
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| What cow hides were called because they were so valuable they were used like money. |
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| early California settlers or Mexican and Spanish decent |
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| The small number of settlers that arrived from the U.S. |
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| Very wealthy.Richest man in Cali. Put in charge of Mexico's efforts to increase settlement in northern California. |
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| Diplomat sent to Mexico Cit to settle border dispute by Polk with offer to try and by Mexico and Cali for $30 million. |
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| Won Lana Vista. General led his troops to Rio Grande They withdrew. His soldiers won battles of the south of the Nueces river. |
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| Promised everyone could keep their on personally property. |
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| In what became known as the Bear Flag Revolt the Americans declared Cali to be an Independent nation. |
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| Captured Mexico City which ended the war. |
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| What difficult issue presented itself to our country during the period of westernexpansion known as manifest destiny? How did we try and deal with this problem? |
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| Slavery issue of whether or not the new territories would become free or slave states. We wealth with this problem with the Missouri Compromise, we tried to balance free and slave states. |
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| How did the U.S. and Great Britain settle the Oregon Country issue? |
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| They settled it with a treaty that gave the U.S. all Oregon land South of the 49th parallel. Treaty drew border that exists today. Seperated it into 2 halfs. |
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| Why was Mexico upset with the Annexation of Texas by the U.S.? |
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| They considered it to be theirs and thought of it as a "stolen providence" |
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| How did the war with Mexico begin? |
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| They were arguing about were their border was Mexico insisted it lay along the Nueces river. The U.S. said it was along the Rio Grande. |
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| How did Winfeild Scott end the war with Mexico? |
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| He ordered a massive attack on Mexico City . Mexico city fell and the war was ended. |
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| List the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? No sentences necessary. |
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| Mexico turned over much of the Northern Territory known as the Mexican Session.The U.S. also won the area claimed by Texas north of the Rio Grande.U.S. had to pay Mexico $15 million along with the $3 million debt |
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| Why did the U.S. buy an area known as the Gadsden purchase? What did it cost? |
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| For a railroad. It cost $10 million. |
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| Why were the traditions and rules surronding the water right different in the west? |
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| Because of the difference in weather. The climate was typically dry in the west. without irrigation large scale agriculture was not possible. Dams and Canals were required to direct scarce water to feilds. |
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| Gold found on his land that started California gold rush |
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| A group of western travelers who went to California but were stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains during winter. The people that lived ate the people that had died. |
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| imigrants in california that came to seek gold in 1849. |
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| Worker for sutter. found gold on sutter's mill that started the California gold rush. |
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| used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel. |
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| Who was able to "stake a claim" to an area during the California gold rush? |
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| The first person to arrive at a site. |
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| list to methods of mining in California. No sentances nessesary. |
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- Placer mining
- mining using tunnels and shafts
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| Describe typical miner found in a California gold or silver mining camp. |
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| American unmarried men looking for adventure. |
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| What group really made the most money from the California gold rush? |
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| The people that manufactured the mining equipment. |
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| Besides Americans what other groups came to Cali to look for fortune in the gold feilds? What additional obstacles did they face? |
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| Europeans, Chinese, African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asians. They were discriminated against. Americans placed high monthly taxes on them. |
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| How did the gold rush permantly change California? |
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| Helped California reach statehood. There were many new businesses and industries. Helped economy mining, ranching, and farming. |
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