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37 Cards in this Set
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frontier |
The most westward region that had been settled. |
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land grant |
Land gifted to peninsulares by Spanish gov. |
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ranchero |
Owner of a ranch. |
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expansion |
Expanding the nation beyond its current borders. |
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mountain men |
Fur trappers of the Northwest. |
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rendezvous |
A meeting in which trappers would trade fur for supplies. |
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dictatorship |
One-person rule. |
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siege |
An attack in which one force surround a city or fort. |
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to annex |
to add land. |
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to cede |
to give up |
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polygamy |
Marriage to multiple woman. |
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forty'niners |
people who came to CA in search of gold. |
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water rights |
The right to use water in any body of water. |
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vigilante |
Self appointed law enforcers. |
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John Jacob Astor |
German immigrant first fur company 1808 Astoria, Oregon |
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William Becknell |
Led wagon train 1821, left Missouri went to Santa Fe New Mexico. Created trail. |
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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman |
Set up mission in Oregon for Cayuse Indians, killed after epidemic of measles amongst other indians. |
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Stephen Austin |
Son of Moses Austin, established small colony in Texas. Stephen led about 300 Americans into TX. |
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Sam Houston |
Commander of Texan forces that led a surprise attack against General Santa Anna's army, "remember the Alamo" treaty gave texan independence. |
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General Santa Anna |
Became president of Mexico in 1833, turned it into a dictatorship. |
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James K. Polk |
democratic presidential candidate, who wanted annexation of Texas and Oregon. |
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John C. Fremont |
explorer who helped map out Oregon trail also known as great path finder. kept a journal about his journeys which excited other people. Led Bear Flag Rebellion |
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Joseph Smith |
Man who founded mormon church (LDS) |
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Brigham Young |
New Mormon leader after Smith was murdered by angry mob. |
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Manifest Destiny |
A phrase written by John L. O'Sullivan in 1845 that described the belief that the US was destine to extend from the Atlantic to Pacific. |
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Mexico wins independence |
1821, allowed trade with foreign ships and ver land. Mexico made many land grants to rancheros, even at the expense of the Native American population. |
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fur trapping |
hunting animals to hunt, wear, or sell fur. (beavers) |
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trail blazers |
people who made trails. |
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Santa Fe Trail |
busy trading route ended in New Mexico |
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Texas' independence |
Austin forced Texans to revolt against Mexican gov. 1836 TX won independence. |
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annexing of Texas |
1845 TX was voted a state in the US. |
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Mexican American War |
Mexico did not want to give up land to E. of Rio Grande. President Polk provoked Mexicans and started war. Southerners and Westerners supported war Northerners referred to it as Mr.Polk's war and claimed that he was to extend slavery. America invaded Mexico under General Winfield Scott. |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
Americans won, signed treaty in 1848. The land ceded to the US is known as, Mexican Cession and US paid 18 million dollars. |
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Mormon settlement in Utah |
Mormon settlers forced to move from NY to Ohio to Missouri and eventually a valley in Utah. After Mexican session mormons were safe, but had conflict with federal gov. |
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The Gold Rush |
A period of time when many settlers moved west to CA in hopes of striking it rich with gold.
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immigration to California |
Immigrants came from many places, and by 1860 the population of CA was almost 40 percent foreign-born. |
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Oregon Trail |
A route that stretched more than 2 thousand miles from Missouri to Oregon. |
