Westward Expansion Review

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German immigrant who started the American Fur Company?

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John Jacob Astor

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To add on land or a territory as done to Texas

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Annex

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Mormon leader who settled in Utah

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Brigham Young

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Led the attack on Santa Anna at San Jacinto

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Sam Houston

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Yearly meeting for fur trappers and traders

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rendevouz

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Belief that it was the fate of American to spread democracy from coast to coast.

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Manifest Destiny

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Name for the fur trappers of the west

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Mountain Men

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Which immigrant group migrated to California to find gold? Options: Irish, German, French, Chinese

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Chinese

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Which U.S. President was elected for his Manifest Destiny beliefs?

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James K. Polk

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What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?

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Steam locomotive