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14 Cards in this Set
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What were the 6 main reasons for going West?
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1. Mood of the day
2. Lure of the land 3. Desire for wealth 4. Adventure 5. New start 6. Religious reasons |
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What was the primary trade route in this time?
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The Santa Fe Trail
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The Oregon Trail was rediscovered by who?
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Jedidiah Smith
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Important to _______ and _______ trying to travel to the west.
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Settlers and missionaries
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The ______ was cutoff from the Oregon trail in a southwestern direction
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California Trail
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The first people to show up in towns are who?
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Fur traders
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Who was Mexico's president?
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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Goliad was a what?
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Mexican supply base
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The texans were led by _____ and _____.
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Jim Bowey and Sam Houston
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The texans finally captured Santa Anna and ______.
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declared Independence from Mexico.
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Texas sought to become a part of the union but was rejected because of why?
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Because Mexico threatened to declare war on the U.S. if they let them
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________, the president, was able to let Texas into the Union in the year ________.
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James K. Polk, 1865
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"Old rough and ready" who?
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Zachary Taylor
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Main reason for setting California from Mexico (Name).
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Cpt. John Charles Freemont
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