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What did William Travis do?

He won the war for Texas independence and became president of the Lone Star Republic

what does cede mean?

to give up

Why did the Mormons move west?

Religious freedom- escape religious persecution

54, 40 or Fight refers to?

Oregon Territory

Who was president during much of Manifest Destiny?

Polk

After the US defeated Mexico in 1848, the US paid Mexico $15 million for this land?

California & Southwest

What was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago?

Ended the Mexican American war

Place where people meet

rendezvous

Which compromise dealt with the expansion of slavery in the new territory?

Missouri Compromise of 1850

Attack in which an army forces surround and try to capture a city or fort

siege

What did the Lone Star Republic lack?

resources to protect themselves against Mexico

Who was the religious leader of the Mormons?

Brigham Young

What was Polk's reason for fighting in the Mexican American War?

Buy California and Southwest

Which frontiersman led volunteers from Tennessee to fight at the Alamo?

Sam Houston

Who negotiated the Missouri Compromise and Tariff Compromise?

Henry Clay

What was so great about the Oregon Territory?

Fertile land, mild climate, good rainfall.

Who ran for president in in 1844?

Polk and Clay

Which territory was purchased by Thomas Jefferson from France for $15 million?

Louisiana Purchase

What does refuge mean?

a place where one is safe from persecution

Why did it take 9 years for the Texas Annexation?

Issue over slavery

What does Annex mean?

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