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36 Cards in this Set

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Manifest destiny
Belief that god intended the US to expand westward
Tejanos
Native Americans in Texas
Stephen E. Austin
Established a colony on the gulf of Texas
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Establish dictatorial control over Mexican government
Texas Revolution
Crashes with the Mexican military lead to this
Sam Houston
Commander of the Texas army
Battle of San Jacinto
Texans killed 630 Mexican troops
Juan Seguin
Leading Tejano figure in the Texas Revolution
James K. Polk
Former governor of Tennessee
Zachary Taylor
Moved troops into the disputed region
John Slidell
Louisiana lawyer and politician
John C. Fremont
US army officer and explorer
Bear Flag revolt
Settlers raised a flag with a grizzly bear on it naming California independent
Stephen Kearny
Occupied Santa Fe and seized control of New Mexico
Winfield Scott
Led 10,000 US soldiers to capture a fortified castle in Veracruz
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico gave up all claims to Texas
Mexican Cession
Territory included California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming
Gadsden Purchase
Acquired parts of Arizona and New Mexico
Juan Cortina
Led rebellion to wound Texas officials due to prejudice towards the Tejanos
William Becknell
Encouraged others to follow the Santa Fe trail after striking it rich
Santa Fe Trail
780 mile long trail
Mountain men
Fur trappers
William Ashley
Developed Rendezvous system
Rendezvous system
Method of doing business
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
Early Protestant missionary in Oregon Country
Oregon trail
Followed the Platte River across the Great Plains to the Rockies and then into Oregon
Marcus Whitman
Fellow missionary of Narcissa
Donner party
Broke off the Oregon trail to go to California. All died
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Protected settlers
Californios
First Spanish settlers of California
Brigham Young
Led thousands of Mormons to Utah
California Trail
Forked off the Oregon trail
John Augustus Sutter
Swiss adventurer
James W. Marshall
First discovered gold in California
Forty-niners
Migrants to California in 1849
Empresarios
Attracted thousands to Texas