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Manifest Destiny TEST people Flashcards

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John Jacob Astor

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American Merchant - started a furrier company - became very wealthy

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Dr.Marcus Whitman

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Mission work with the native Americans

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James K Polk

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Dark horse

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Moses Austin

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Organized a group to go to Texas

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Stephan Austin

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“Old 3 hundred”

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General Antonio Lopez de santa Anna

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President of Mexico

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Sam Houston

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Elected president of Texas

Defeated Santa Anna

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William Becknell

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American who opened the trail

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William Russel

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Founder of the telegraph

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Jedediah smith

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First American to California

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Capt. John C Fremont

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He described the beaut of Californiakcjdjdjddd

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Zachary Taylor

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“Old Rough and ready”

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Winfield Scott

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old fur and feathers “

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Stephan Kearney

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“The long marcher”

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Joseph smith

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Founder of the church of Jesus Christ cater day saints (Mormons)

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James Marshall

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Find gold in California

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Samuel Brannna

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Started general stores in San Francisco

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Levi’s Strauss

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Sold denim miner pants

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Francis Scott Key

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Writer of the star spangled banner

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Andrew Jackson

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Hero at the battle of New Orleans won by the US

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William Travis

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Commander of the Alamo

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Davy Crockett

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Legendary Tennessee frontier in the battle of Alamo

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William Clark

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Leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition

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Jedediah Smith

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American mountain men

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William Henry Harrison

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Led US forces to victory against Tecumseh out of the battle of Tippicanoe

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Tecumseh

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Leader of his Indian Confederacy

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Brigham young

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became the new leader of the of the mormons

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Henry clay

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War hawks wanted war with great Britian led by Henry clay

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John O’ Sullivan

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The term Manifest destiny created

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Old Ironsides

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USS constitution

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Territory that the United States purchased from France

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Louisiana Purchase

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Mexican Cession

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California New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada

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Thomas Jefferson

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Signed the Louisiana Purchase

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Ghent

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Treaty of the war 1812

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