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15 Cards in this Set
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The final piece of the "American" puzzle was the
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Gadsden Purchase
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The____________began in or around__________.
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Oregon Trail, Independence City, Missouri
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Texas claimed the _________as it's boundary with Mexico in 1846.
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Rio Grande
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The________saw the Texas Revolutionaries lose to the Mexican Army
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Alamo
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Presidential candidate_______declared "Fifty four forty or Fight"
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James K. Polk
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In 1846 the United States and James K. Polk declared war on
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Mexico
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The United States gained land in present day Oregon and Washington by signing a treaty with
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Mexico
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Most Gold Rush immigrants came from
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China
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The technique of retreating, pillaging, and burning towns to harm your enemy is called
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Scorched earth
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With their flag flying high, Texas is nicknamed the
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Lone Star State
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to add (a state)
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annex
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original leader of the Mormons
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Joseph Smith
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place where gold was found
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Sutter's Mill
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"If you want Texas, come and take it!"
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Santa Anna
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People trying to strike it rich
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49ers
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