Ch. 13 Study Guide

  1. Jim Beckwourth
  2. the Mormons
  3. the Oregon Trail
  4. the Santa Fe Trail
  5. Jedediah Smith
  6. Brigham Young
  7. Sam Houston
  8. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  9. Mormons
  10. the California gold rush
  11. mountain men
  12. the Mexican Cession
  13. The Alamo
  14. Battle at San Jacinto
  15. the Oregon Trail
  16. Lone StarRepublic
  17. manifest destiny
  18. Native Americans
  19. Bear Flag Revolt
  20. manifest destiny
  21. Mexican Cession
  22. James K. Polk
  23. Winfield Scott
  24. Zachary Taylor
  25. Santa Ana
  1. What were the main routes settlers used to move West?
  1. What group of Americans sought religious freedom in the West?
  1. By what route did hundreds of farmers and missionaries travel to the Far West?
  1. What did people call rugged fur traders and explorers like Jedediah Smith and Jim Beckwourth?
  1. Initially, who controlled Texas?
  1. How did it become a part of Mexico?
  1. What about the American settlers in Texas upset Mexican leaders?
  1. Describe the relationship between Tejanos and Americans in Texas
  1. Explain all you can about Tejanos
  1. Who commanded the Texas army and was president of the TexasRepublic?
  1. Explain the reasons why the admission of Texas as a state was delayed for nearly ten years after Texans gained their independence?
  1. What nickname did Texans adopt for Texas after they declared it to be an independent nation?
  1. What was the national issue was the reason some people opposed the War with Mexico?
  1. What was the land called that the United States acquired from Mexico?
  1. Explain all of the steps that led to the war with Mexico
  1. What were the elements of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
  1. What agreement marked the end of the War with Mexico?
  1. What phrase did Americans use to explain their expansion westward?
  1. What group mostly populated California before the forty-niners arrived?
  1. How did the Gold Rush get started?
  1. What did James Marshall's discovery set off?
  1. What were some of the conflicts about between the miners?
  1. What complicated the process of California becoming a state?
  1. How did the gold rush affect the population of California?
  1. What is a Calfornio?
  1. What were some of the hardships for the miners?