1. Jeopardy
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2. Oregon
Fever
Lone Star
State
Gold
Rush
Refuge in
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3. These trappers were the first settlers into the Oregon Country
mountain men
These trappers were the first
settlers into the Oregon Country
and became guides when there
were to few animals to make a
living.
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4. He received his father’s land grant from the Mexican
Stephen F. Austin
He received his father’s land
grant from the Mexican
government and recruited
families to move to Texas.
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5. Citizens who take the law into their own hands becoming the
vigilantes
Citizens who take the law into
their own hands becoming the
judge, jury, and sometimes
executioner.
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6. Group of settlers that moved west because the religious persecution
Mormons
Group of settlers that moved west
because the religious persecution
that ultimately killed their leader
Joseph Smith.
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7. Buffalo dung was used for this.
Fuel camp fires
Buffalo dung was used for this.
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8. This battle was one of the
Gonzales
This battle was one of the
first in the fight for
independence in Texas.
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9. During the gold rush there was a population explosion and these
boomtowns
During the gold rush there was
a population explosion and these
developed almost overnight.
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10. The Mormon Trail ended in this
Utah
The Mormon Trail ended in this
state.
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11. This was the best time for pioneers to leave for the Oregon Country.
Spring
This was the best time for
pioneers to leave for the
Oregon Country.
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12. He was commander of the Texas forces and later elected
Sam Houston
He was commander of the Texas
forces and later elected
president of the Republic of
Texas.
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13. This Jewish immigrant listened to the complaints of the miners &
Levi Strauss
This Jewish immigrant listened
to the complaints of the miners &
developed a more durable work
pants made of denim.
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14. One of the reasons the Mormons were persecuted.
Book of Mormons, Jesus travels or dates of existence
One of the reasons the Mormons
were persecuted.
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15. Legendary mountain man who
Hugh Glass
Legendary mountain man who
survived a bear attack.
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16. He was a frontiersman and congressman that fought
Davy Crockett
He was a frontiersman and
congressman that fought
and died at the Alamo.
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17. Prospectors that migrated to California in search of gold. .
49ers
Prospectors that migrated to
California in search of gold. .
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18. The original town founded by the Mormons that is now Salt Lake City.
Deseret
The original town founded
by the Mormons that is now
Salt Lake City.
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19. In the early 1800’s, what were the four countries that laid claim to
Great Britain, Spain, Russia, and the U.S.
In the early 1800’s, what were the
four countries that laid claim to
the Oregon Country?
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20. The battle in which Santa Anna
San Jacinto
The battle in which Santa Anna
was captured.
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21. This group made the most money because they could charge
merchants
This group made the most money
because they could charge
whatever price they wanted.
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22. This man led the Mormons out to the Great Salt lake area.
Brigham Young
This man led the Mormons out to
the Great Salt lake area.
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