Westward Expansion

One of the more than 80,000 who went to California in search of gold.

• pioneer

• forty-niner

• vigilante

• Californios

The U.S. agreed to share claim over Oregon Territory with what country.

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Russia

Agreement where the U.S. got California and New Mexico Territory from Mexico and the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million.

• Bear Flag Republic

• Mexican Cession

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris

Located in San Antonio, it is the site of a famous battle of the Texas War for Independence.

• San Jancinto

• The Alamo

• Veracruz

• Goliad

Select the two causes of the Mexican War.

• California Gold Rush

• Oregon Trail

• Manifest Destiny

• Border squirmish with the Mexicans

This issue was always argued over whenever new land or a new state was added to the U.S.

• slavery

• border lines

• freedom of religion

• 2nd Amendment rights

The American belief that it was our god given right to expand our borders from coast to coast.

• Oregon Trail

• Annexation Destiny

• Mexican Cession

• Manifest Destiny

The Mexican General and dictator.

• Jim Bowie

• Hidalgo

• Santa Anna

• Juan Seguin

U.S. President who said he would go to war to achieve Manifest Destiny.

• John O'Sullivan

• Sam Houston

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

The Oregon Trail was the main path to the west until...

• Spaceships started taking people west

• The Northwest Passage was found

• The transcontinental railroad was built

• Underground tunnels were dug to Oregon