1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

American adventurers and fur trappers who spent most of their time in the Rocky Mountains

Name at least one of the trappers, a.k.a. mountain men, who hunted furs and blazed trails while performing feats of survival in harsh surroundings.

Give the first and last names of the couple that set up a mission in Oregon to serve the Cayuse Indians.

Name the trail that went from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico in the mid-1800s.

Name the original settler of Texas (not the father, but the son). He was granted land from Mexico on condition that he would not allow slaves, that he convert to Roman Catholicism, and that he learn Spanish.

Mexican president who led an army against Texas

Known for his famous "Bowie knife" and as a sometimes reckless adventurer. Now immortalized as one of the true folk heroes in early Texas as one of the defenders who died at the Alamo.

Commander of the Texas army at the battle of San Jacinto; later elected president of the Republic of Texas

A Spanish mission converted into a fort, it was besieged by Mexican troops in 1836. The Texas garrison held out for thirteen days, but in the final battle, all of the Texans were killed by the larger Mexican force.

An 1836 battle between Texans and Mexicans during the Texas war for independence from Mexico that ended in a Texan victory and the Mexican dictator being taken captive

Nickname for Texas after it won independence from Mexico in 1836

The term that means to add a region to the territory of an existing political unit

Name the president in March 1845 who wanted to settle Oregon boundary dispute with Britain and wanted to acquire California. He also wanted to incorporate Texas into the union.

Name the trail that ran from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon, and was used by many pioneers during the 1840s.

Name the religious group of that was led by Joseph Smith, had a separated community, practiced polygamy, voted as a unit, was attacked by neighbors, and moved to Utah under the leadership of Brigham Young.

Religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830

United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; led the Mormons to Utah.

Name that Mormons gave their land in Utah

The trail that followed parts of Oregon trail; branched off Oregon trail and went to Sutter's Ft., California; settlers traveled it to find gold and other mineral/natural resources.

Owner of the mill where gold was discovered that helped start the California Gold Rush

One of Sutter's employees; he detected flakes of heavy yellow metal at the bottom of a wooden canal used to divert water from the American River

Name of event in 1849 in which gold was discovered in California that attracted a rush of people from all over the country and world to San Francisco; the event caused the arrival of the Chinese; event increased pressure on federal government to establish a stable government in California.

Nickname for people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849

1849-1850: Name of Whig president who was a Southern slave holder and war hero of the Mexican-American War. He won the 1848 election. Surprisingly he did not address the issue of slavery at all on his platform. He died during his term and his Vice President was Millard Fillmore.

After disputes over Texas lands that were settled by Mexicans, the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846. After the US victory and the treaty in 1848, the US took Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and part of Colorado yet paid Mexico $15,000,000. What was the name of the war?

What US Army officer was known as "the Pathfinder" and led a band of soldiers in an attempt to take California?

The name of the revolution in California in which a band of soldiers and settlers revolted against Mexican rule in California.

The general, nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers," whose conquest of Mexico City brought U.S. victory in the Mexican War

Name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million

1848: Name of land awarded as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo after the Mexican-American War. It added 525,000 square miles to the United States.

1853: Southwestern strip of land purchased by the United States from Mexico in hopes of building a southern railroad route; purchased for $20,000,000 (20 million dollars)

1846: Name of a proposal in the US Congress that would have outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico

Name the compromise in which (1) California was admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty was granted to Utah and New Mexico, (3) Texas-New Mexico boundaries were resolved, (4) federal government assumed Texas's debt, (5) slave trade was abolished in DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law was passed. The compromise was advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas

The name of a belief that ultimate power resides in the people

Name of the 13th President of the United States

Term for a person from the North who has Southern sympathies. Example: James Buchanan

Name of an infamous, dough-faced, Democrat president of the United States