SECTION 1

FUR TRAPPERS AND EXPLORERS WHO OPENED UP THE WEST BY DISCOVERING TRAILS THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS MOUNTAIN MEN

MORMON LEADER WHO PRACTICE RELIGION IN PEACE IN UTAH BRIGHAM YOUNG

OPENED UP THE SOUTH PASS JEDEDIAH SMITH

LEGENDARY TRAPPER JIM BECKWOURTH

PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT LARGE AREAS OF LAND, HOPING THAT IT WILL GAIN IN VALUE, AND MAKE MONEY RE-SELLING THE LAND LAND SPECULATORS

TRADE ROUTE FROM MISSOURI TO NEW MEXICO – AVOIDED HIGH MOUNTAINS SANTA FE TRAIL

ROUTE USED TO TRAVEL FROM MISSOURI TO WESTERN LANDS OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH AND UNITED STATES OREGON TRAIL

RELIGIOUS GROUP THAT MOVED TO UTAH IN 1847 MORMONS

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ORIGINAL SPANISH NAME FOR TEXAS TEJAS

BATTLE BETWEEN TEXAS AND MEXICO IN 1836 BATTLE OF ALAMO

LONE STAR REPUBLIC NICKNAME FOR TEXAS

COMMANDER OF TEXAS ARMY AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF TEXAS SAM HOUSTON

FOUNDED A COLONY FOR THE AMERICANS IN SPANISH TEXAS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

TO MERGE A TERRITORY INTO AN EXISTING STATE ANNEX

SPANISH SETTLERS IN TEXAS TEJANOS

ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA MEXICAN GENERAL AND PRESIDENT TO TRIED TO STOP TEXAS FROM LEAVING MEXICO ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA

SECTION 3

11TH PRESIDENT WHO MADE MANIFEST DESITNY A POLICY JAMES K. POLK

BELIEF THAT IT WAS THE FATE OF THE UNITED STATES TO EXTEND FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN MANIFEST DESTINY

GENERAL WHO COMMANDED THE US TROOPS STATIONED IN THE AREA NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE ZACHARY TAYLOR

AGREEMENT THAT ENDED THE WAR BETWEEN THE US AND MEXICO IN 1848 TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO

REGION MEXICO GAVE TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1848 MEXICAN CESSION

1846 REBELLION OF AMERICANS AGAINST MEXICAN RULE OF CALIFORNIA BEAR FLAG REVOLT

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CALIFORNIA GOLD SEEKERS IN THE 19TH CENTURY

WEST COAST SETTLERS OF SPANISH AND MEXICAN DECENT CALIFORNIOS

WEALTHY CALIFORNIO WHO LOST PROPERTY WITH THE AMERICAN SETLEMENT MARIANO VALLEJO

CARPENTER WHO DISCOVERED GOLD IN CALIFORNIA JAMES MARSHALL