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Unit 7.1 –Trails West pages 391 -

3971. Describe a typical MOUNTAIN MAN:

2. Who is JIM BECKWOURTH:

3. How did the mountain men open the west for those to follow:

4. What is LAND SPECULATION:

5. What is the SANTA FE TRAIL:

6. What is the OREGON TRAIL:

7. Why did so many people want to go to Oregon?

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Unit 7.1 –Trails West pages 391 -

3978. Why travel in WAGON TRAINS?

9. Who were the MORMONS:

10. Why did the Mormons decide to move west?

11. Who was BRIGHAM YOUNG:

12. Where did the Mormons eventually settle in the west?

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Unit 7.2 –Texas Revolution pages 400 - 4051. Where is TEJAS?

2. Which country controlled Tejas in the early 1800’s?

3. Who were the TEJANS?

4. What did the Spanish government do to encourage settlement in Tejas?

5. What did Spain give MOSES AUSTIN permission to do in Tejas?

6. What changes in Mexico in 1821?

7. What does STEPHEN AUSTIN do between 1821 and 1827?

8. By 1830, which country has the largest percentage of settlers in Texas?

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Unit 7.2 –Texas Revolution pages 400 - 4059. Who was ANTONIO LOPEZ de

SANTA ANNA?

10.Why was Austin placed in jail?

11.When war breaks out who is placed in charge of the Texas army?

12.Describe the BATTLE OF THE ALAMO?

13.Why does the size of the Texas army increase after the Alamo and the battle at Goliad?

14.Which battle gives Texas their independence?

15.What is the LONE STAR REPUBLIC?

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Unit 7.2 –Texas Revolution pages 400 - 40516.Who is the president of this new

nation?

17.Why did some Americans not want to make Texas a new state in the United States?

18.How long did Texas stay independent? THE ALAMO

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Unit 7.3 –War with Mexico pages 406-4111. What did JAMES POLK say he

would do if he was elected president?

2. What is MANIFEST DESTINY?

3. How did Mexico feel about Texas officially becoming part of the United States in 1845?

4. How did the U.S. try to avoid war with Mexico and still gain Texas, California, and New Mexico?

5. Who is ZACHARY TAYLOR?

6. How did the war with Mexico start?

7. What is the BEAR FLAG REPUBLIC?

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Unit 7.3 –War with Mexico pages 406-4118. Compare the American and

Mexican armies:

9. What treaty ends the war with Mexico?

10.Describe the MEXICAN CESSION:

11. What was the purpose of the GADSEN PURCHASE:

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Unit 7.4 – The Gold Rush pages 412-4171. Who is a 49’er?

2. Who is JOHN SUTTER:

3. Explain the CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH:

4. Describe the 3 routes a person could take from the east coast of the U.S. to the gold fields of California:

5. Describe life in a gold mining camp:

6. Did many people strike it rich in the Gold Rush?

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Unit 7.4 – The Gold Rush pages 412-4177. What made the life of a miner

difficult:

8. Where did the miners come from?

9. How many people came to California in the Gold Rush:

10.When does California officially become a state:

11.Does California officially become a slave or free state?

12.How does this impact the balance of Congress in relation to free vs slave?

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