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| self appointed law inforcers usually in the Californa area |
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| when a man can marry more then one women |
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| a old Spanish mission used as a fort when the Mexicans attack the 187 Texans occupying the mission. They held them ff for 12 days before they broke through after being destroyed |
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| What did the Mexican session include? |
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| commanded the army in Texas and then became the president of Lonestar Texas |
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| led the Moremans to Great Salt Lake Valley |
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| What was the last piece of land acquired by the U.S. Continental? |
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| The Gadsden Purchase- New Mexico And Arizona |
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| What made James Marshall famous? |
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| Found gold at Sutters Mill |
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| the belief that the United States was clearly meant to expand towards the Pacific |
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| What is meant by Oregon Fever |
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| everybody wanted to get gold from Oregon because a man discovered gold while there |
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| What was life like on the Trail? |
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| The weather was harsh, wagons broke, they had to cross rivers and often flooded, the mountain man would leave them stranded, many died out there. |
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| The 187 Texans went to the Alamo and they locked themselves in while 6000 Mexicans tried to break in. They held the Mexicans back for 12 days until they couldnt any longer. They got in and detroyed everything. |
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| Events that led up to us owning Oregon |
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| 4 different countrys wanted to control Oregon. Russia and Canada decided not to fight for Oregon and that left Britain and United States. They decided that Britain would get the northern half above the 49th line, and United States would get the southern half of that. |
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