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Fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846-1848.

Fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846-1848. Mexican War. Person who rushed to California when gold was discovered. Forty-niner. Land including Arizona and California given to the U.S. in 1848. Mexican Cession. Religious group founded by Joseph Smith. Mormons.

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Fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846-1848.

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  1. Fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846-1848.

  2. Mexican War

  3. Person who rushed to California when gold was discovered.

  4. Forty-niner

  5. Land including Arizona and California given to the U.S. in 1848.

  6. Mexican Cession

  7. Religious group founded by Joseph Smith.

  8. Mormons

  9. Land in Arizona and New Mexico bought in 1853.

  10. Gadsden Purchase

  11. Someone who leaves your country.

  12. Emigrant

  13. To give up

  14. Cede

  15. To add on 50 Point-a-reenies

  16. Annex

  17. Communities set up to be a “perfect place”

  18. Utopian Societies

  19. Route to Oregon used by wagons trains in the 1800’s

  20. Oregon Trail

  21. Explored the Louisiana Territory from 1804-1806.

  22. Lewis and Clark Expedition

  23. Belief held in the 1800’s that Americans had the right and the duty to expand across the continent.

  24. Manifest Destiny

  25. Set up a government for the Northwest Territory, guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there.

  26. Northwest Ordinance

  27. What was the name of the land purchased in 1803?

  28. Louisiana Territory

  29. How did we gain the Oregon Country?

  30. Treaty

  31. How did we gain Louisiana Purchase?

  32. Purchase

  33. How did we gain Texas?

  34. Annex

  35. How did we gain the Gadsden Purchase?

  36. Purchase

  37. How did we gain the Mexican Cession?

  38. War

  39. Cholera, Snow-blocked passes, and Rain-swollen rivers were some problems faced by people on what Trail?

  40. Oregon Trail

  41. The lure of fertile lands, plentiful rainfall, and a mild climate led settlers and trappers to move here in the 1820.

  42. Oregon and the Far West

  43. How did the U.S. and Britain settle their dispute over Oregon?

  44. They agreed to divide the land

  45. What final incident caused President Polk to urge Congress to declare war on Mexico?

  46. American and Mexican troops clashed near the Rio Grande.

  47. How did the belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to the westward expansion of the United States?

  48. It offered new economic opportunities.

  49. What was James K. Polk’s most famous campaign slogan?

  50. Fifty-four Forty or Fight

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