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Mr Langhorst – South Valley Jr High Social Studies

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PEOPLEWARTERMSSTATESETC Categories and amounts 100

I ran for president of the United States in 1844 and was elected because I said I would expand the nation James Polk

I led the Mormons on their way west. Later a major university will be named after me. Brigham Young

I was building a mill in California when one of my workers found a gold nugget on my property. This starts the California gold rush. John Sutter

I am a mountain man. I am famous as a guide helping settlers west and I find a pass through the Rocky Mountains. Jim Beckwourth

I am the leader of the Mexican army during the rebellion by Texas. Who am I? Santa Anna

I led the Texas Rebellion against Mexico and was elected the first president of the Lone Star Republic. Sam Houston

__________________ is the document which formally ends the war between Mexico and the United States. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

* During which month does the Battle of the Alamo take place? March

_________________ is the concept that one day the United States will stretch from coast to coast. Manifest Destiny

_______________ is the concept of buying land cheap with the hopes of selling it later for a profit. Land Speculation

______________ is the nickname of the Republic of Texas after they obtain their independence from Mexico. Lone Star Republic

_________________ is a piece of land bought by the United States for the purpose of building a transcontinental railroad Gadsden Purchase

Does California enter the United States as a free state or a slave state? Free state

______________ is the future state where the Mormons settled on their journey to the west. Utah

What issue caused some of the northern states to not want Texas to become a state? slavery

* In what year was California admitted as a state? 1850

Which country controlled the area known as “Tejas”? Spain

True or false. A large number of people traveled west to California by going north through Canada and then down the Pacific coast. False

* I led troops along the Rio Grande River, was involved in the first battle of the Mexican/American War and later become president. Who am I? Zachary Taylor

* Which Texan led the men inside the Alamo during the Battle of the Alamo? William Travis

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