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20 Cards in this Set
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Where was the site of the Bear Flag Republic?
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California
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Claims to the Oregon Country wre most actively made by the US and .....
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Great Britain
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Who was the tejano who fought at the battle of San Jacinto?
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Juan Seguin
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Who discovered a pass through the Sierra Nevada?
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James Beckwourth
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Who was the minister to Mexico who arranged land purchase?
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James Gadsen
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What was the name of the settlers in the Oregon Country?
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mountain men
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What was the western boundary of the Oregon Country?
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Pacific Ocean
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What was the name of the first American Settlement on the Pacific coast?
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Astoria
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In the summer mountain men headed to a meeting place called the....
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rendevous
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The annexation of Texas was opposed by the...
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Northern Abolitionists
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Which 1844 presidential candidate declaired, "Fifty-four forty or fight"?
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James K. Polk
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The Mexican Cession included present day...
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Nevada
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John Fremount urged Americans in California to revolt against...
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Mexico
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The Mormons went to Utah to seek....
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religious freedom
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In 1846 the United States declaired war on...
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Mexico
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Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
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Independence, Missouri
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Who was the Missouri bussinessman who planned a colony on the Brazos River?
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Moses Austin
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Chinatown developed in...
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San Francisco
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Law without judge or jury is called...
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vigilante justice
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Who was the defender of the Alamo?
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Jim Bowie
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