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Jeredith Smith a daring fur trapper and explorer
mountain men opened up the west by discovering the best trails through the Rockies
Jim Beckwourth another mountain man
land speculators people who bought land and resold it once the value has gone up
Santa Fe Trail a trail which led from missouri to new mexico
Oregon trail a trail which led from Independance, Missouri to the Oregon terriitory
mormon members of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints
Brigham Young a mormon leader that led them to Utah
Stephan Austin brought the first 300 americans to texas
tejanos people of spanish decent living in texas
Antonio lopez de santa anna Mexican president and general during the texas revolution
Sam Houston commander of the texas army
William Travis leader at the alamo
Juan Seguin led a band of tejanos at the alamo
Battle of the Alamo famous battle of the Texas Revolution
Lone Star Republic the nickname for texas as a country
james k polk the president during the war against mexico
manifest destiny the beleif that the united states was bound to expand
Zackery Taylor a general ordered to station troops on the bank of the rio grande
Bear Flag revolt rebels in california claim california independant from mexico
winfield scott american general who captured mexico city
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo ended the mexican anerican war
mexican cession large region mexico gave up to the U.S.
forty niner somone who went to california looking for gold
californeos settlers of spanish or mexican decent
Mariano Vallejo owned lots of land in california
john sutter a swiss immigrant
James Marshall discovered gold in california
california gold rush large numbers of people went to california looking for gold
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