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Attack in which an army forces surround and try to capture a city or fort
siege
Place where people meet
rendezvous
What does Annex mean?
to add on
What does refuge mean?
a place where one is safe from persecution
what does cede mean?
to give up
What was so great about the Oregon Territory?
Fertile land, mild climate, good rainfall.
Which frontiersman led volunteers from Tennessee to fight at the Alamo?
Sam Houston
What did William Travis do?
He won the war for Texas independence and became president of the Lone Star Republic
Who was the religious leader of the Mormons?
Brigham Young
Who negotiated the Missouri Compromise and Tariff Compromise?
Henry Clay
Why did the Mormons move west?
Religious freedom- escape religious persecution
What did the Lone Star Republic lack?
resources to protect themselves against Mexico
Why did it take 9 years for the Texas Annexation?
Issue over slavery
What was Polk's reason for fighting in the Mexican American War?
Buy California and Southwest
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago?
Ended the Mexican American war
Who was president during much of Manifest Destiny?
Polk
