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American merchant that created one of the largest fur businesses, American Fur Company. A city near his business was named after him.
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1. Some of the first easterners and adventurers were ____________________________ who were fur traders and trappers.
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American merchant that created one of the largest fur businesses, American Fur Company. A city near his business was named after him.
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1. Some of the first easterners and adventurers were ____________________________ who were fur traders and trappers.
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1. Following the Platte and Sweetwater Rivers over the Great Plains, the ___________________________ was a 2,000-mile long journey west into Oregon Territory.
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This trail followed an ancient trading route first used by Native Americans. Merchants could expect profits upwards of 2000%
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These are members of Joseph Smith's church who eventually settled in Utah.
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James Marshall was sent by ____________________ to build a sawmill at a nearby river where gold was eventually discovered.
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The Donner Party made several mistakes on their journey to California. Which of the following was NOT a mistake they made?
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The men in this picture are prospecting in California. Who might the be?
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What are 'placer miners'?
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These agents were hired by the new Mexican government to bring settlers to Texas.
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Santa Anna....
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This is a picture of an abandoned mission that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution.
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1. Captured during the ______________________________, Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence.
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O’Sullivan coined the term manifest destiny in 1845. What other two word phrase means the same thing? __________________ ______________________
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Look at the picture and caption. What was the name of this event?
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1. Needing to secure a southern route for a railroad to California, the terms of the ______________________________ gave the U.S. the southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico.
