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28 Cards in this Set
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Alamo
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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 of San Jacinto
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the Texans captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas its Independence
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manifest destiny
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meaning obvious fate, to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread democracy.
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James K Polk
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Tennessee governor was a presidential candidate to oppose Henry Clay.
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Californios
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colonists who settled in California in the 1820s and felt little collection to the government
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Bear Flag Revolt
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the Americans declared California to be an independent nation
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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signed in February 1848 officially end the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its northern territory to the U.S.
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Gadsden Purchase
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the U.S. government paid Mexico $10 million and in exchange received the southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico.
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John Sutter
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Swiss immigrant who, in 1839, had permission to start a colony called Sutter's Fort near the Sacramento River.
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Donner Party
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a group of Western Travelers who went to California but were stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during winter.
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John Jacob Astor
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creator of one of the largest fur businesses, the American Fur Company
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mountain men
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fur traders and trappers
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Oregon Trail
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2,00 mile long journey that stretched from places such as Independence, Missouri, or Council Bluffs, Iowa, west in Oregon Country
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Sante Fe Trail
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another important path west that led from Independence, Misssouri to Santa Fe, new mexico.
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Mormons
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the members of Joseph Smith's church
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Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
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a Mexican priest, that led a rebellion of about 80,000 poor indians and mestizos
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empresarios
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agents hired by the Mexican government to bring setlers to Texas
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Stephen F. Austin
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one young agent who,in 1822, started a colony on the lower Colorado River.
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Brigham Young
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became head of the Mormon church after Smith's murder.
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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General, became a Mexican leader in the 1830's
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Vaqueros
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cowboys, who managed large herds of cattle and sheep
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forty-niners
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gold-seeking migrants to California
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prospect
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search for gold
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Place Miners
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used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel
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Vaqueros
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cowboys, who managed large herds of cattle and sheep
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forty-niners
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gold-seeking migrants to California
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prospect
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search for gold
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Place Miners
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used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel
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