Chapter 13 Scavenger Hunt
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
