Ch 10 Flashcards

1
Q

2bffs- bible and rifle
1st american to visit cali, cross sierra nevadas, cross mojave desert
Dies in santa fe

A

Jedediah smith

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2
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African american man who discovered becksworth pass in sierra nevadas

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James beckwourth

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3
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“White headed eagle” to indians
IT WAS STRESS INDUCED
known as the father of oregon

A

Dr john mcloughlin

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4
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Marcus headed to oregon to spread the gospel, established mission in walla walla washington, the cayucus indians attacked the mission and murdered them. The rest died of the measles

A

Whitman mission

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5
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Began in independence missouri in 1843
-people left in early spring and traveled 2,000 mi about 15 miles a day(cant even get a text back from bae but old americans willing to travel across country by PRAIRIE SCHOONERS smh)

A

Oregon trail

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6
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Cannibalism happened. Party took a shortcut that actually wasnt a shortcut and then snow ruined their lives while they were next to donner lake and then cannibalism.

A

Donner party

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7
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Known as father of texas, argued against fighting mexico, renews land grant his father had with mexico

A

Stephan texas

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8
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Napolean (dynomite🤓) of the west, claims it is illegal for americans to live in texas

A

Santa anna

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9
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February 26- march 6 1836, the fort is defeated by the mexican army and the american soldiers die :( BUT some women and children live to tell the battle

A

Battle of alamo

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10
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King of the wild frontier, a congressman, fought in war of 1812 and supposedly died on the last day of alamo battle

A

Davy cricket

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11
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Military outpost for texans, captured by santa anna

300 texans are killed in cold blood (MEXICANS BE SAVAGE AF DAAAMN DANIEL CALM DOWN)

A

Goliad

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12
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April 21 1836- battle lasts for 18 min and santa anna is captured. who is the commander of texas militia that also could have ran for president? “REMEMBER GOLIAD/ALAMO” the texans cried out

A

Battle of san jaconto, sam houston

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13
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From sea to shining sea, united states should be from pacific to atlantic ocean

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Manifest destiny

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14
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11th president, kinda reminds me of pigs 🐷🐽 but is actually known as a dark horse, went to war with mexico, fulfilled manifest destiny

A

James POLK pork polk pork lol hahaha

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15
Q

Fur trappers who loved adventure

this person was one of them and owned the largest fur trading

A

Mountain men, john Jacob aster

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