OLD WEST CH review

 Donner party- Donners and Reeds were stranded and turned to cannibalism  Factor- Middleman  Marcus and Narcissa Whitman- first missionaries to Oregon country  Sager Family- Parents died on the Oregon Trail and they were adopted by whitmans

 John C. Fremont led 4 expeditions in SW US and helped to create California  Oregon Trail mile route to Oregon territory where some settlers traveled  Lansford Hastings Author of Emigrants guide to California and Oregon

 Joseph Smith- Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)  John D. Lee Responsible for the killing of the Fancher wagon train  Zachary Taylor- Hero of Buena Vista  James K Polk- Expansionist president during Mexican War

 Fifty-four forty or fight- slogan to acquire the Oregon Country from Britain  Santa Anna- Led Mexican Army during Mexican war  Winfield Scott- Captured Mexico City  Buena Vista- turning point of the Mexican War

 John Sutter- Owned the farm on which gold was found on the American River  James Marshall- Found gold on Sutter’s farm when building a sawmill  Sam Brannan- Led call for gold as new settlers poured in he sold equipment and made a fortune

 Levi Strauss- Used denim to make pants for the miners  Henry Wells and William Fargo- Bankers and transportation during gold rush era  Samuel Clemens- Mark Twain- Writer- Frog Jumping Contest of Calavaras County

 Conquering Bear- Peace negotiator killed over the loss of a cow in Grattan affair  Vision Quest-Communication from the spirit world which would appear as a vision leading to period of fasting and meditation

 John Butterfield – organized the American express overland coach company  Pony Express- non stop mail transfer from St Joe Missouri to Sacramento run by young riders lasted only 18 months  Pacific telegraph act and Company- Linked east and west with telegraph

 Samuel Morse- Inventor of the telegraph  How did the growing progress communication change the west?  How did the Gold Rush of 1849 change the west?  Describe the events that led to the tragic Fancher train massacre.

 What was the purpose of the meeting for the Treaty of Ft Laramie?  What were the causes of the Mexican War?  What made the America Forces successful despite being undermanned and inexperienced?  What were the provisions of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?