People who organized & took risks for business....

1818 - both the Us & England would occupy the same area - Oregon....

1840's - settlers began moving west looking for the great land ....

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Missionaries that went west planning to convert Native Americans to Christianity & were killed by angry Indians in 1847...

Led a group of 300 families into Texas, settlers agreed to become citizens of Mexico & practice Catholic religion, settlement on the Brazos River grew rapidly, most ...

Explored the northern part of the Mississippi River (1805-1807)...

New Yorker who founded the American Fur Company & founded Fort Astoria -the first permanent American settlement in Oregon in 1811..

Texans named him to be the leader of their army -March 1836)..

President of Mexico, General in the Mexican Army, Ruled as a military dictator, wanted the gov't to control all of Mexico including Texas...

Democrats nominated him in the Election of 1844, favored expansion, demanded that Texas & Oregon be added to the US...

American general that captured Santa Fe with out firing a shot. ...

"Old Rough & Ready", American general who fought in the Mexican War,crossed the Rio Grande, won several battles including the Battle of Buena Vista and made Santa Anna retreat ...

Explorer that took control of rebel forces and drove Mexican troops out of northern California ...

Founded the Mormons in 1830 in New York...

"Old Fuss and Feathers", American general that led troops to Veracruz and on to capture Mexico's capital - this ended the Mexican War...

The 2nd leader of the Mormon, moved them to Utah, US recognized him as the governor of the Utah Territory in 1850...

1853 - US added a strip of land (part of AZ & NM) to complete the railroad route to the Pacific Ocean (US agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for the land)

Name given to California when it became independent from Mexico....

Land that was acquired by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo....

Group that belonged to the Church of Latter-day Saints - largest group to move into the Mexican Cession....

Treaty between Mexico & US/ US agreed to pay Mexico $15 million for all of California & New Mexico ...

Pathway between Independence, Missouri & Santa Fe, New Mexico - opening of trade between the US & Mexico ...

Indians were to receive money from the US gov't in exchange for the settlers' right to pass through their land (1851)

An old deserted Spanish mission in San Antonio where Texans gathered

A nickname given to those people looking for gold in the west (1849)

The boundary line between the US & Canada. The US controlled the land south of the line.

Name given to the Great Plains because they were not fit for settlement...

Texan army (led by Houston) attacked Mexico, captured Santa Anna and gained their independence within 18 minutes (April 1836)...