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Ch. 13 Vocabulary JX

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A mountain man who lead an expedition to find a route through the Rocky Mountains when a grizzly bear attacked. Jedediah Smith
Daring fur trappers and explorers who opened up the West by discovering the best trails through the Rockies. mountain men
A mountain man who became famous as rugged loners because of his adventures. Jim Beckwourth
People who bought huge areas of land. land speculator
Led from Missouri to Santa Fe used to send hardware, cloth and china for the capital of the Mexican province of New Mexico. Santa Fe Trail
Ran from Independence, Missouri to the Oregon Territory; hundreds of settlers migratd west on this. Oregon Trail
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who settled in Utah. Mormons
The next Mormon leader after Smith who moved his people out of the U.S. Brigham Young
Son of a bankrupt Missouri mine owner. Stephen Austin
People of Spanish heritage who consider Texas their home. Tejano
A General who was the Mexican president. Antonio López de Santa Anna
The only man at the meeting, deciding what to do about Santa Anna's troops, with military experience. Sam Houston
Led a small force including famous frontiersmen (Davy Crockett/ Jim Bowie) at the Alamo. William Travis
Led a band of 25 Tejanos in support of revolt. Juan Seguín
Santa Anna's troops attacking the Alamo and Travis not giving up on defending. Santa Anna won, but it showed how determined the Texans were. Battle of the Alamo
A nickname given to the proclaimed Texas as an independent nation. Lone Star Republic
A Democrat nominated for president in 1844. James K. Polk
Suggested that expansion was not only good but bound to happen. manifest destiny
A General ordered to station troops on the northern bank of the Rio Grande. Zachary Taylor
When Americans led by the explorer John C. Frémont rebelled againest Mexican rule in California. Bear Flag Revolt
A General who led a second force, to fight Mexico, which landed at Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico City. Winfield Scott
Officially ended the war between the U.S. and Mexico fighting over Texas. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico ceded a vast region including present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Mexican Cession
Someone who went to California to find gold. forty-niner
Settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent. Californios
An important Californio who was a member of one of the oldest Spanish families in America, he owned 250,000 acres of land. Mariano Vallejo
A Swiss imigrant who persuaded the Mexico governor to grant him 50,000 acres of land. John Sutter
A carpenter who Sutter sent to build a sawmill on the nearby American River. James Marshall
Marshall's news of finding gold which spread quickly making people from all over California to race to the American River. California gold rush
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