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31 Cards in this Set
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Manifest Destiny
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In 1845, John L. O'Sullivan, a magazine editor, coined the phrase.
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Tejanos
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Native Mexicans who lived in Texas- stood little chance of blocking an invasion
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Empresarios
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Agree to recruit and take responsibility for new settlers.
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Stephen F. Austin
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Assumed the grant and established a colony on the gulf coast of Texas that same year.
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
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A general that established dictatorial Control over the Mexican government.
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Texas Revolution
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Isolated clashes with the Military quickly grew into a full scale rebellion known as this.
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Sam Houston
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The commander of the Texas army, a force of approximately 900 rebels surprised Santa Anna's troops.
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Battle of San Jacinto
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Killing son 630 Mexican troops and taking Santa Anna prisoner in this battle.
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Juan Seguín
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A leading Tejano figure in the Texas Revolution, endured this suffering firsthand.
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James K. Polk
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A former Governor of Tennessee.
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Zachary Taylor
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A general that led troops to move into the disputed region.
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John Slidell
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A Louisiana lawyer and politician.
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Stephen Kearny
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Let a army to capture New Mexico.
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John C. Frémont
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A U.S army office and explorer who had headed an expedition into California in 1845, led this revolt.
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Bear Flag Revolt
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The flag gave the upstairs it's name is this.
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Winfield Scott
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General that led the 10,000 soldiers that captured a fortified castle in the city of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico in March 1847
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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A treaty that ended the War.
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Mexican Cessions
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Mexico gave up all claims to Texas and surrendered a vast territory known as this.
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Gadsden Purchase
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The United States acquired parts of the present day states of Arizona and New Mexico
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Juan Cortina
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A member of a prominent Tejano family in South Texas,headed one such rebellion
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William Becknell
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A merchant
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Santa Fe Trail
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A 780 mile long trail that helped Merchants
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Mountain Men
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Fur Trappers
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William Ashley
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He developed the rendezvous system
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Rendezvous System
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A system made by William Ashley for doing business
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Oregon Trail
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A route followed the Platte River across the Great Plains to the Rockies
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Narcissi Prentiss Whitman
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One of the early Protestant missionaries in Oregon Country
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Marcus Whitman
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He's a fellow missionary and married Narcissa
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Donner Party
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It broke off from the Oregon Trail to head to California
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Treaty of Fort Laramie
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This 1851 meeting produced this treaty.
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Brigham Young
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Thousands of Mormons began to migrate to the Mexican territory of Utah in 1847
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