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The Texas Revolution Oregon Country Native Americans Go West Young Man Hodge- podge Column F Australian Animals
This was the first battle of the Texas Revolution. A 100
What is the Battle of Gonzales? A 100
The provisional government of the Republic of Texas named this man as Commander-in-Chief of the Texas forces. A 200
Who was Sam Houston? A 200
This Tennessee backwoodsman and former Congressman lost his life at the Alamo. A 300
Who was Davy Crockett? A 300
It was said of them that “they fought more like devils then like men” here. A 400
What was the Alamo? A 400
Santa Anna was captured here. A 500
What was San Jacinto? A 500
They were among the first settlers in Oregon after the fur traders/mountain men. B 100
Who were missionaries (the Whitmans and Spauldings)? B 100
These four countries originally laid claim to Oregon Country. B 200
Who/What are Russia, Spain, England and the United States? B 200
This meant that people from both Great Britain and America could settle in Oregon Country. B 300
What is “joint occupation”? B 300
This was the stage of the first large-scale migration to the Oregon Territory. B 400
What is Independence, MO? B 400
Great Britain and the United States resolved the Oregon issue by settling the boundary between them at this line. B 500
What is the 49 th parallel (line of latitude)? B 500
They often were converted to Catholicism and worked here. C 100
What are in the missions? C 100
An attempt to incorporate the best of the Native American world and the white man’s world. C 200
What is “Cultural Accommodation”? C 200
He created the Cherokee language. C 300
Who was Sequoia? C 300
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This was the forced march of the Cherokee and other Indian tribes west. C 400
What is the Trail of Tears? C 400
This was the affect of Trans- Appalachian migration on the Native Americans. C 500
What is that they were forced onto less desirable land? C 500
This was a busy trade route to the capital of New Mexico. D 100
What is the Santa Fe Trail? D 100
This is how you got to you Portland, OR. D 200
What is the Overland Trail or the Oregon Trail? D 200
These were also called Calistogas or Prairie Schooners. D 300
What are covered wagons? D 300
They helped the pioneers find their way when going over the mountain passes. D 400
Who were the mountain men? D 400
This meant that the United States’ borders went from sea to shining sea. D 500
What is “Manifest Destiny”? D 500
This is the reason the United States did not annex Texas immediately after it won it’s independence form Mexico. E 100
What is that the US did not want a war with Mexico and did not want to upset the free/slave balance in Congress. E 100
Americans wanted this Mexican territory because it provided access to the Pacific. E 200
What is California? E 200
With this purchase, the present day borders of the United States were set. E 300
What is the Gadsden Purchase? E 300
Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home were called this. E 400
Who were Tejanos? E 400
He was the first vice president to become president because the elected president died in office. E 500
Who was John Tyler? E 500
The classification of Mammals with pouches F 100
What are Maruspials? F 100
This second largest bird in the world is native to Australia F 200
What is the ostrich? F 200
Australia’s wild dogs F 300
What are dingos? F 300
This Australian island is the home of a devil and a wolf F 400
What is Tasmania? F 400
Although the National Bird of New Zealand, it is also indigenous to Australia F 500
What is the Kiwi? F 500
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This act allowed the President to use the United States military to enforce acts of Congress. Click on screen to continue
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