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| idea that the U.S. would expand from sea to sea |
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| act passed by congress that sets the precedence for all subsequent westward expansion. when a territory becomes big as the smallest state, that territory can apply for statehood. |
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| wild rough frontier character who makes his money trapping beavers |
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land
invests in frontier land at an early age hoping to resell for a greater prophet |
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someone who moves in, builds a cabin and says
this is my land |
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| extreme northeast of mexico |
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| american settlers overthrow mexican government |
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lives with cherokee
becomes AJ's protege in tennessee |
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| Dictator of Mexico many times |
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| the most potent symbol of Texas Independence |
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| sam houston attacks santa anna. forces him to sign a treaty giving away Texas |
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| complete fiasco for mexico. santa anna is sent back to mexico by the U.S. |
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| treaty of guadalupe hidalgo |
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cuts mexico in half.
completes continental united states in its present form |
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| brought 300,000 people to california |
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| a town that pops up overnight |
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| gold makes it the "vice" of America |
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| starts of in independence, MI |
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| encompassed part of british columbia |
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| provided 160 acres for any person willing to settle the land and improve it. |
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| east and west coast are connected by rail. met in utah |
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