The United States and Mexico went to war over

In 1820, Texas’s Spanish governor gave ______________ a land grant to establish a colony there.

Mexico agreed to let Austin keep his colony if the colonists

The settlers were also slaveholders who wanted to grow _____, but Mexico had abolished slavery.

In 1833, General Antonio López de Santa Anna became president of Mexico, and he soon started a:

American settlers wanted more representation in the Mexican legislature.

Some Tejanos (Texans of Mexican descent) wanted a less democratic government.

In 1836, Texans declared independence from Mexico and created the "state" of Texas.

Santa Anna’s troops laid siege to the ___, a San Antonio mission where 185 Texans were located.

A few months later, ________ and the Texas forces attacked San Jacinto and captured Santa Anna.

Presidents Jackson and Van Buren would not support annexation, fearing that:

When campaigning for President, ___ called for the annexation of both Texas and Oregon and won.

Polk negotiated with Britain to divide Oregon, and the land the U.S. received eventually became

Polk offered Mexico money to settle the dispute and to purchase California and New Mexico.

Not wanting to cede more land to the U.S., Mexico refused Polk’s offer and declared war.

Polk then tried to _____ Mexico into war by sending troops into the disputed land.

Many northerners were against the war and thought Polk was trying to:

Most Americans, especially _________ and westerners, supported the Mexican-American War.

John C. Frémont and Stephen Kearney moved west from Fort Leavenworth to take control of ______.

Before they even reached California, settlers near ______________ began their own armed revolt.

The fight in California was referred to as the Bear Flag Rebellion.

U.S. General ___ marched south from the _____and defeated a large Mexican force at Buena Vista.

U.S. General ____ captured ____, which forced the Mexican army into Mexico City.

On the other front, the U.S. Navy blockaded Mexico’s west coast.

Another fleet in the Atlantic Ocean supported the assault at Veracruz.

Scott and his forces attacked ____________, a stone palace above Mexico city.

California, Nevada, and Utah, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico

After the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase, the U.S. had achieved:

Congress declared war on Mexico, saying Mexico had ________________.

What present day state did the Mormons settle?

The founder of the Mormon church was:

One custom that put Mormons in conflict with their neighbors was:

What happened to Joseph Smith when he moved to Illinois?

How many Mormons made the trek to the Utah territory?

To become a state, the Mormons of Utah had to do all of the following except:

Another name for Mexicans living in California:

In 1850, when California became a state, 50% of Californians were of Mexican decent.

In January of 1848, gold was discovered at:

In 1849, about 80,000 fifty niners went west in search of gold.

In just two years, the population of California went from 100,000 to 14,000.

Using metal bowls to pan for gold was called placer mining.

Gold in lodes is another name for:

Who often killed Native Americans?

About two-thirds or 100,000 Native Americans died in Colorado during the gold rush.

Because California was mostly desert, what was important to claim?

In the context of this section, water rights were important for mining and

The ratio of men to women in California was:

Because of this ratio, women could not find profitable work.

Mining towns were built to provide the miners with supplies and entertainment.

The gold rush brought A LOT of ethnic diversity to California.

European immigrants struggled for freedom and faced many prejudices out West.

Many immigrants from ________ worked on building the railroads.

Which California city had a population of 57,000 by 1860?

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