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35 Cards in this Set
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manifest Destiny
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The belief that the US should expand west
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Tejanos
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native mexicans who lived in texas
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impresarios
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people who took responsibility for new settlers
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Stephen F. Austin
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He established a colony on the gulf coast in Mexico
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antonio lopez de santa anna
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established a dictatorship over the mexican government
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Texas Revolution
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a rebellion against the Mexican military
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Sam Houston
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the commander of the mexican army
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Battle of San Jacinto
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The Texans won this battle and it granted Texas its Independence from Mexico
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Juan Seguin
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a leading figure in the texas revolution
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james k polk
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president from Tennessee
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Zachary Taylor
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a general that led troops to texas/mexico border
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John Slidell
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a lawyer that negotiated with mexico
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Stephen Kearny
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a us general that seized control of new mexico
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john c Fremont
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a us army captain that HAD EXPLORED WEST INTO CALIFORNIA, led a revolt againts mexico
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Bear flag revolt
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California revolted to try to become independent, they had a flag with a bear on it.
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Winfield Scott
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a us general that led troops into Mexico city
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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the treaty between the us and mexico
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mexican Cession
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the territory of present day arizon colorado new mexico utah and whyoming
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Gadsden Purchase
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we acquired new Mexico and Arizona
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juan cortina
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a mexican man who led a rebellion
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william becknell
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a merchant who took his business to santa fe
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santa fe trail
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a trail that led to new maxco
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mountain men
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fur trappers
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william ashley
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developed the rendezvous system
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rendezvous system
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a method of doing business
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narcissa prentiss whitman
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one of the early prodestant missionaries in oregon
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oregon trail
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a trail that led to oregon
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marcus whitman
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a missionary who went west
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Treaty of fort laramie
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the indians pledged not to attack the settlers on the trails
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Brigham young
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a mormon who led his people west
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californios
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the first spanish settlers in california
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augustus sutter
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a adventurer who got land from mexico
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california trail
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this trail forked off the oregon trail to go to california
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James W. Marshall
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found some of the first gold in california
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forty-niners
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migrants who came to california to mine gold
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