Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
migration of thousands of settlers to CA in search of gold. To make their fortune
Trail of Tears
Gold was found
Farm (cheap land), trap/trade, find jobs, run from the law
Santa Fe Trail
Lone Star Republic
When the easy to find gold was gone.
Many Answers
Walked with supplies in covered wagons, traveled along routes (Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail)
Mormons
Manifest Destiny
American, Moses' son, who convinced the Mexicans to let him set up an American colony on Mexican land.
Oregon Trail
Oregon Territory Border (Agreed to 49N)
Texas, Mexican Cessian (CA, NM, AZ,NV,UT) Gadsden Purchase (AZ, NM)
James K. Polk
Unwilling to adapt to and follow Mexican laws, were against Mexican ban on slavery
Forty-Niner
Battle of the Alamo
long journey (6 months), unknown territory, wagons overloaded w/ supplies-had to travel by foot, rough weather etc....
Sequoya
Mountain men
The population increased so much it qualified for statehood.
John C. Calhoun
Passage leaving modern day Iowa reaching the northwest.
Provide two geographic features that caused problems as the settlers moved west
Who was Stephen Austin? What did he do?
Indian that created the first writing system. Thought to be witchcraft
Battle between Texas and Mexico in which Texas realized they were going to have to fight much harder for their freedom.
The __________ settled in Utah for religious reasons.
Describe 2 challenges of the trails.
Why were the Indians not allowed back into the state of Georgia?
Why/When did the gold rush come to an end?
Explain how Manifest Destiny led to conflicts with Britain
A person who went to California in search of gold was called a ______.
The marching of over 17,000 Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma
Explain how American settlers caused problems in Texas
The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand from coast to coast is known as
Treaty that ended the war with Mexico
Explain how settlers made the difficult journey west.
What effect did the gold rush have on the growth of California?
The trappers and explorers who opened up the western pioneer trails were known as
What are three things that motivated early pioneers to move west?
First starting as a trade route to Mexico. This path left Kansas City and headed southwest
What Mexican territories had the US gained by 1853.
What was the gold rush?
The__________ was a nickname for the republic of Texas.
Vice President for Andrew Jackson. Leader from South Carolina.
___________ was elected the eleventh president of the U.S.
