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29 Cards in this Set
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Mexican priest who led a rebellion for independence from Spain |
Father Miguel Hidalgo |
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Spanish Cowboys in California |
Vaqueros |
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A group of pioneers who were stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and struggled to survive the winter |
Donner Party |
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Agents hired by the Mexican government to attract settlers to Texas |
Empresarios |
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The belief that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean |
Manifest Destiny |
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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints |
Mormons |
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Fur traders and trappers who lived west of the Rocky Mountains and in the Pacific Northwest |
Mountain Men |
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Mexican ruler who fought to keep Texas from gaining Independence |
Santa Anna |
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Swiss immigrant who received permission from Mexicao to start a settlement in California |
John Sutter |
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Western trail from Missouri to New Mexico that was an important route for trade between American and Mexican merchants |
Santa Fe Trail |
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What different groups traveled west? |
Merchants, traders, settlers, and mormans |
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Why did Brigham Young move the Mormon community to Utah? |
In search of religious freedom after other communities failed |
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What are some possible problems that might result from American settlement in the West? |
Conflict with Natives, slavery and statehood issues |
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Why were Mormons persecuted? |
Because they believed in polygamous relationships [ multiple wives or husbands ] |
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Who were Stephen F. Austin and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna? |
Austin was an empresario who founded an American colony in Mexican Texas Santa Anna was the leader of Mexico and led forces against Texans in the Texas war for independence |
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Why did settlers in Texas rebel against Mexican rule? |
Anger of Mexican actions like banning American settlement and imports of slaves; Republican constitution was suspended |
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In what ways was the Texas struggle for independence similar to that of the United States? |
Both had been fighting against their mother countries for protection of what they saw as rights and liberties. |
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Why were some Americans opposed to the annexation of new territories? |
Concerns over the spread of slavery, and the balance of power between slave and free states would be disrupted. |
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What economic and cultural influences did Native Americans and Mexican Americans have on American settlers in the Mexican Cession? |
Mining, ranching, saddles and abode are examples of Mexican and Native influence on American settlers |
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What are some possible problems the acquisition of so much territory might cause the United States |
Problems related to governing and protecting a large area |
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What roles did women and immigrants play in the California gold rush? |
Both provided goods and services to miners, some opened and ran their own businesses, some immigrants mined. |
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Why were most gold-rush settlers young, unmarried men? |
Difficult to support and care for their families when prospecting -- They had few attachments to stop them from going to California |
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What long-term effects might the gold rush have on California's future |
Continued population and economical growth, continued discrimination against Mexicans and Natives |
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What is placer mining? |
Sifting through dirt and gravel in the hopes of finding gold.
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What did women in California to help during the Gold Rush? |
Made dinners and clothes |
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What role did economics play in the desire of Americans to go west? |
Americans wanted to expand international commerce and increase their profits. |
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What were the main trails to the West, and what areas did they pass through? |
California Trail, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail |
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What does annexation mean |
Joining a state with the U.S. |
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What is the chronological order of the annexations of states in the United States? |
Texas -- 1845 Oregon -- 1846 Mexican Cession -- 1848 Gadsden Purchase -- 1853 |
