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Father miguel
a mexican priest led a rebellion of about 80,000 poor indians -
moutain men
fur traders and trappers. -
Stephen F Austin
started a texas colony on the lower colorado river. -
Californios
3200 colonist devoleped a lasting reputation for hospitality and skilled horse riding. -
mormons
the members of joseph smiths church. -
Santa anna
suspended mexicos republic constition and tried getting people to trxas -
alamo
abandoned mission near san antonio that became an important site battle in the Texas Revolution -
Texas
texas declared their independence from mexicothen the documents became valid -
battle of san jacinto
when texas captured santa anna and forced him to sign a treaty giving texas its independence -
oregon trail
2000 mile long trip passing through missouri iowa and west oregon country -
manifest destiny
obvious fate to settle land all the way to the pacific ocean in order to spread democracy -
donner party
is a group of western travelers who went to california but were stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during winter -
bear flag revolt
when a small group of americans seized the town of sonoma. and took some horses. pretty much saying we stole stuff from them. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
the united states and mexico signed a treaty which officially ended the war and forced mexico to turn over much of its northern land to the US -
santa fe trail
was another important path west it led from independence missouri to santa fe new mexico -
Gadsden purchase
the US paid mexico 10 miilion. in exchange the US recieved the southern parts of what are now arizona and new mexico