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Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
A Mexican priest who led a rebellion of about 80,000 poor Indians and mestizos.They hoped that if Mexico became independent from the Spanish monarchy. -
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Independace of texas and Maxican american war
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Oregon Trail
A 2,000-mile trail stretching through the Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon Territory. -
Santa Fe Trail
The sante fe trail was an important trade trail west from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. -
Stephen F. Austin
American colonizer in Texas was put in prisoned for urging Texas statehood after Santa Anna suspended Mexico’s constitution. After he helped Texas win independence from Mexico and later he became secretary of state for the Texas Republic. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The final battle of the Texas Revolution which resulted in the defeat of the Mexican army and independence for Texas.Texas finally became its own state. -
Manefest Destiny
A belief shared by Americans in the 1800s about how the United States should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. -
bear flag revolt
A revolt against Mexico by American settlers in California who declared the territory an independent republic -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This was a treaty that ended the Mexican War and gave the United States much of Mexico's northern territory. -
James k polk
Eleventh president of the United States who settled the Oregon boundary with Great Britain and successfully ran the Mexican American War. -
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. purchase of land of the southern parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
