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| Discovered gold at the sawmill under construction in California in 1848, setting off the California gold rush |
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| Fur trappers and guides in the west. |
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| A woman who ran a business to serve miners during the gold rush. |
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| The belief that the United States should expand to the Pacific Ocean. |
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| Officially ended the Mexican War and Mexico recognized Texas as a state giving up any claims to the territory. |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| Led a large group of Mormons form Illinois across the Great Plains, and over the Rocky Mountains. |
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| Mormons settled here after moving West in search of religious freedom. |
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| A route that pioneers took to reach California in the 1840's and 1850's to search for gold. |
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| Person who went to California to look for gold in 1849. |
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| Led settlers from the United States into Texas, which was then part of Mexico, in 1821. |
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| Texas fight for independence from Mexico. |
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| The location of Texans' defeat of Mexican troops in 1835. |
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| Leader of the Texas army and president of the Republic of Texas |
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| A 2000 mile route that pioneers took in the 1840's to reach the Oregon Country |
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Attach; as in Texas joining, or attaching to, the U.S.
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| People traveling in large groups creating a long line of wagons |
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| Period when people went to California in search of riches. |
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