Iwest

Question 1

Louisiana purchase: 1803

Answer 1

• purchased from French

- Doubled the size of the USA

Question 2

• sent by Pres. Thomas Jefferson
• crops of expedition
• Meriwether lewis and William Clark purpose :

Answer 2

Lewis and Clark expedition: 1804

Question 3

• 1800’s - four nation claimed it

- USA British Spain and Russia

Answer 3

Oregon territory/ country: area between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean

Question 4

fur trappers that spent most of the year In the mountains beaver pelts

Answer 4

Mountain men

Question 5

American mountain men

Answer 5

Jedediah snitch ( most well known )

Question 6

American merchant - started a furrier company - become very wealthy

Answer 6

John Jacob Astor

Question 7

was a gathering of the mountain men once a year ( late summer )

Answer 7

Rendezvous

Question 8

What do they do at the rendezvous

Answer 8

1. They would trade / sell fur
2. Swap stories and have contest
3. Lasted about two week

Question 9

were the first to explore explore and open trails to the west

Answer 9

Mountain men

Question 10

2nd to explore the west

Answer 10

Missionaries

Question 11

went from independence ( Missouri) to Portland ( Oregon ) -2000miles

Answer 11

Oregon tail

Question 12

Who won the presidential election in 1844

Answer 12

James k Polk “ dark horse “

Question 13

was part of the northern province of Mexico known as Coahuila

Answer 13

Texas

Question 14

Resident of Texas

Answer 14

Tenjano

Question 15

Mexico wanted to Texas to grow so the offered land grants but you have these requirements

Answer 15

Learn Spanish
Convert to Catholicism
Obey Mexican law and no slavery

Question 16

( empresario) Business men.. Who organized a group of Americans to go to Texas

Answer 16

Mose Austin

Question 17

Leader- of the “ old three hundred “ - 1st American families

Answer 17

Stephen Austin

Question 18

Mexico / Texas president

Answer 18

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Question 19

1st fight for independence

Answer 19

Battle of Gonzales

Question 20

Fort Alamo

Answer 20

San Antonio

Question 21

San Antonio mission fort

Answer 21

Battle of Alamo

Question 22

For mission was commanded by __________ with 150 men

Answer 22

William, Travis

Question 23

Davy Crockett and Jim bavie

Answer 23

American frontiersmen

Question 24

Alamo battle lasted for

Answer 24

12 days

Question 25

Results of the Alamo

Answer 25

Gave general Sam Houston time to prepare Gave the Texans a motivational rally cry

Question 26

Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna | Texas gained it's independence

Answer 26

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 27

President of Texas

Answer 27

Sam Houston

Question 28

New Mexico Province:

Answer 28

Santa Fe | capital Santa Fe Trail:

Question 29

Santa Fe

Answer 29

Capital

Question 30

Santa Fe trail

Answer 30

trade route between Mexico and the USA

Question 31

American who opened the Santa Fe trail in 1821

Answer 31

William Becknell

Question 32

Mail/Newspaper service to the west | 10 days – Atlantic to Pacific – 1,900 miles

Answer 32

Pony Express

Question 33

Pony express got replaced by

Answer 33

Telegraph

Question 34

The first American to California was

Answer 34

Jedediah Smith

Question 35

local Hispanics

Answer 35

Californios

Question 36

huge cattle properties

Answer 36

Ranchos

Question 37

one of the first Americans to describe the beauty of | California and it's wonderful Pacific Ports

Answer 37

Captain John C. Fremont

Question 38

twice offered to buy California

Answer 38

James K. Polk

Question 39

Three fronts of the war:

Answer 39

1. Zachary Taylor: attack and control the Texas – Mexican border 2. Winfield Scott: sent to capture Mexico 3. Stephen Kearney: sent to control New Mexico and California

Question 40

attack and control the Texas – Mexican border

Answer 40

Zachary Taylor

Question 41

sent to capture Mexico

Answer 41

Winfield Scott

Question 42

sent to control New Mexico and California

Answer 42

Stephen Kearney

Question 43

USA received California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada

Answer 43

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: