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| Mountain man looking for a southern pass across the Rocky Mountains. |
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| AA mountain man looking for a northern pass through the Rocky Mountains |
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| Created the rendezvous system- trading supplies with trappers |
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| Bought huge tracts of land and sold them in plots |
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| William Becknell opened up trail to Santa Fe New Mexico 800 mile shortcut |
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| a trail from Independence MO to the Oregon territory. People went there with great hope for the future |
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| Religion started by Joseph Smith- he was killed- Brigham Young took them on the Mormon Trail |
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| A Texan of Spanish or Mexican decent |
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| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna |
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| Pres. of Mexico and leader of the Army |
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| Leader of the TX army at the Battle of San Jacinto |
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| Leader of TX army at Goliad |
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| Leader of TX army at the Alamo |
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| Juan Seguin leader of Tejanoes in the Alamo |
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| Was sent to go for more men. Only male survivor of the Alamo |
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| 13 day battle in TX history against Mexican Army |
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| 18 minute battle in which TX gets independence for Mexico |
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| A dark horse, who won the presidency in 1844 |
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| The belief that we should own the land from sea to shining sea |
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| War hero at the battle over the border of Texas |
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| Where John C Fremont helps CA becomes independent from Mexico and a free country for a few days |
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| A leader at the battle of Vera Cruz |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| The Treaty that ended the war with Mexico and the US |
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| When US paid $15 million dollars to Mexico for land |
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| The last land bought to make the US own all the land from sea to shining sea |
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