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5. 100 200 300 400 500 TexasTrails WestManifest Destiny Mexican War New Land Key Terms

6. Person who brought American families to settle in Texas. A 100 Stephen Austin

7. Old mission that the Texans tried to defend but failed. A 200 Alamo

8. Final battle of the Texas war for independence when Santa Anna was captured. A 300 San Jacinto

9. Americans who moved into Texas ignored the Mexican government’s ban on this. A 400 slavery

10. The first battle of the Texas Revolution occurred in this town when the Mexicans tried to take a cannon. A 500 Gonzalez

11. Famous American merchant who started a fur-trading post in Oregon. B 100 John Jacob Astor

12. Trail that took American merchants to trade in Mexico. B 200 Santa Fe Trail

13. Best season to leave on the Oregon Trail. B 300 spring

14. Mormon leader who brought settlers to Utah. B 400 Brigham Young

15. Four nations that claimed Oregon Country B 500 U.S., Britain, Spain, Russia

16. This territory was divided between the U.S. and Britain along the 49th parallel. C 100 Oregon

17. Democratic Party presidential candidate in election of 1844. C 200 Polk

18. Mexican cowboys who lived in the Southwest. C 300 vaqueros

19. U.S. troops under this general marched to the Rio Grande and into the area disputed by the U.S. and Mexico. C 400 Zachary Taylor

20. U.S. diplomat sent to try and negotiate the Texas boundary dispute and buy New Mexico and California. C 500 John Slidell

21. Name of the revolt started by Americans in California in June of 1846. D 100 Bear Flag Revolt

22. Stephen Kearney captured this town before moving on to California. D 200 Santa Fe, New Mexico

23. These two groups were opposed to (against) the Mexican War. D 300 Whigs & northern abolitionists

24. President Polk replaced General Zachary Taylor with this general. D 400 Winfield Scott

25. Army captain who led a mapping expedition and joined the Bear Flag Revolt. D 500 John C. Fremont

26. Name of the area that was annexed by the U.S. in 1845. E 100 Texas

27. Name of the land that the U.S. received after winning the Mexican War. E 200 Mexican Cession

28. Name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War. E 300 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

29. Name of the land in southern Arizona and New Mexico purchased by the U.S. in 1853. E 400 Gadsden Purchase

30. Amount of money the U.S. paid for the Gadsden Purchase. E 500 $10 million

31. Fur trappers and traders who spent most of their time in the Rocky Mountains. F 100 Mountain men

32. Gold was discovered near this man’s mill. F 200 John Sutter

33. Agents contracted by Mexico to bring settlers to Texas. F 300 empresarios

34. Person who first discovered gold in California. F 400 James Marshall

35. Mining technique that uses pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rocks. F 500 Placer mining

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