Chapter 7 Test: Matching
John C. Fremont
American general who led the California uprising that created the Bare Flag Republic.
Sam Houston
Commander during te Texas War for Independence and the first president of the republic of Texas.
Stephen Austin
Successful empresario who went to Mexico City to negotiate with the government.
Presidios
Frontier forts established by the Spanish.
John Louis O'Sullivan
Magazine editor who coined the term manifest destiny in 1845.
Antonion Lopez de Santa Anna
Mexican President captured in the Battle of Sam Jacinto.
John Sutter
Owner of a trading post and ranch that was often the first stopping point for Americans reaching California.
Mestizos
Persons of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
"Fifty-four Forty or Fight"
Rallying cry of supporters of Presidential candidate James K. Polk that referred to the Oregon question.
Brigham Young
Religious leader who led the Mormons west to escape further persecution.
