Chapter 13 Scavenger Hunt

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what is the bear flag republic?

California

The Santa Fe trail

-rapids -quicksand -desert -800 miles -south of New Mexico

The Oregon Trail

1 in 10 died North to Oregon Rockies Infected water

Both trails

Danger West Trading posts West from Missouri Started in independence Missouri

why did congress declare war on Mexico?

the US annexed Texas. Mexico attacked US soldiers in Texas

describe three ways the US achieved manifest destiny

the US annexed texas LA purchase bought FL and SW USA conquered California during war with Mexicans settled oregon

what happened to Mexico city during the war

the US conquered new Mexico

Define Manifest destiny

the belief that the US was destined to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific

who are james marshall and john sutter

the original people who discovered gold and started the gold rush

who were the original 49ers

the people who came to California during the gold rush hoping to strike it rich in 1849

why did they go there

to escape prosecution

by the end of the war who had control of California?

USA

identify joseph smith

a new York farmer of the Mormon religion and one of the founders of the Mormon religion

identify Oregon trail

a route that stretched more than 2,000 miles from Missouri to oregon

define annex

add on

what is the republic of Texas?

an independent country won from Mexico

what difficulties did settlers face while on these trails?

during the winter the settlers got caught in and crossed the Rockies and risked a slow death. disease and attacks killed them. dust got in a lot of their stuff so they had to get rid of a lot of their stuff

where did Brigham young lead the Mormons

he took them to the great Salt lake in utah

what two jobs did Samuel Houston have with the republic of Texas?

he was president of the Texan army and became president of the new republic of Texas

in the early 1800s, what made people make the long, hard trip to settle in Oregon/

in Oregon there was available farmland, greater freedom, and lots of space to settle in


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