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Manifest destiny
Belief of many Americans in the mid 1800's that God intended the United Stares to expand west ward.
Tejanos
Native Mexicans who lived in texas-stood little chance of blocking an invasion
Empresarios
People who agreed the recruit and take responsibility for new settlers.
Stephen F. Austin
In 1821 he obtained permission to start a colony in texas, but he died before he could recruit any settlers
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Established dictatorial control over the Mexican government.
Texas Revolution
Isolated clashes with the Mexican military quickly grew into a full-scale rebellion know as the...
Sam Houston
The commander of the Texas army, a force of app. 900 rebels surprised Santa Anna's Troops
Battle of San Jacinto
Final battle of the Texas Revolution; resulted in independence for Texas
Juan Seguin
A leading Tejano figured in the Texas Revolution, endured this suffering firsthand
James K. Polk
A former governor of Tennessee
Zachary Taylor
A General who Polk ordered troops to move into the disputed region
John Slidell
A Louisiana lawyer and politician, to Mexico City in the late 1845
Stephen Kearney
Led an army; occupied Santa Fe and seized New Mexico and California
John C. Fremont
A U.S. army officer and explorer who had headed an expedition into California in 1845
Bear Flag Revolt
California Republic flag with a bear on it
Winfield Scott
Led some 10,000 U.S. soldiers captured a fortified castle in the city of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty that ended the Mexican War and gave the United States much of Mexico's northern territory
Mexican Cession
When Mexico gave up all claims to Texas and surrendered a vast territory...
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. purchase of land from Mexico that included the southern parts of present day Arizona and New Mexico
Juan Cortina
A member of a prominent Tejano family in South Texas, headed one such rebellion
William Becknell
Blazed a trail westward from Missouri to Santa Fe
Santa Fe Trail
Route that ran from Missouri to New Mexico
Mountain Men
Men who hunted for fur in the Far West
William Ashley
Developed the Rendezvous system
Rendezvous System
A method of doing business
Oregon Trail
This route followed the Platte River across the Great Plains to the Rockies
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
Was one of the Early protestant missionaries in Oregon county
Marcus Whitman
He married Narcissa Whitman, a fellow missionary
Donner party
Group of travelers to California who were stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the winter; some 42 members of the party died
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Agreement that set boundaries for American indians and allowed the U.S. government to build roads and forts in Indian Territory
Brighman Young
Led thousands of mormons began to migrate to the Mexican territory of Utah in 1848
Californios
The first Spanish settlers and their descendants
Augustus Sutter
A Swiss adventurer who acquired a huge land grant from Mexico in 1839
California Trail
This Trail forked off the Oregon Trail near the southernmost point on the Snake River
James W. Marshall
He detected flakes of heavy yellow metal at the bottom of a wooden canal used to divert water from the America River
Forty- niners
Gold seekers who traveled to California during the gold rush