Westward Expansion

1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

wealth, success

territory of Oregon, Washington, and portions of what became British Columbia, Canada; land claimed by both U.S. and Britain

Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s

The Oregon Treaty of 1846 established an U.S./Canadian (British) border along this parallel.

a person who goes to live in a new place where usually there are few or no people

the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas,

Commander of the Texas army at the battle of San Jacinto; later elected president of the Republic of Texas

Mexican general and dictator whose large army failed to defeat the Texans

The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit