Vocabulary: Expansion Unit (2026)

Fur trapper or explorer who opened up the West by finding the best trails through the Rocky Mountains

• Mormon

• Tejano

• Mountain Man

• Forty-niner

Trail that began in Independence, Missouri and ended in
Santa Fe, New Mexico

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Anna Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Mormon Trail

Trail that ran west from Independence, Mo. to the Oregon Territory

• Lewis and Clark Trail
• Santa Fe Trail
• Oregon Trail
• California Trail

Member of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

• Protestant

• Hindu
• Catholic
• Mormon

Person of Spanish heritage who considered Texas his or her home

• Texan
• Californian
• Tejano
• Floridian

1836 battle in which Texans defended a church against the Mexican Army; all but 5 Texans were killed

• The Battle of the Alamo
• The Battle of Little Bighorn
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Battle of Gettysburg

Nickname of the Republic of Texas (1836)

• Sunshine State
• Peach State
• Lone Star Republic
• Empire State

Belief that the US was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean

• Imperialism

• Manifest Destiny
• Mercantilism

• Divine Intervention

1846 rebellion by Americans against Mexican rule in California

• Eagle Banner Uprising
• Tiger Stripe Insurrection
• Lion Crest Rebellion
• Bear Flag Revolt

1848 treaty ending the war with Mexico; Mexico ceded nearly one-half of its land to the US

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Vienna