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A mountain man was a trapper and explorerwho opened upthe western pioneer trails. a few mountain men listed below:
Jedediah Smith
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The Santa Fe Trail was a trail that began in missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Jedediah smith opened up the west with his discovery of the south pass. Jedediah was a pioneer or a Mountain Man.
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Antonio de santa anna refered to himself Napolean of the west.
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The battle of the Alamo took place Febuary 23rd 1836 - March 6th 1836. The siege of the Alamo lasted for 13 days.
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Texas declared independance from Mexico because the americans did not like the laws and that Mexico made just for the people who lived in Texas.
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Juan Seguin was a Tejano hero of the Texas Revolution. A Tejano was a person of Mexican Herritage who considered Texas their home.
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The first emigrants to make the trip were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman who made the trip in 1836. Oregon Trail was a trail that ran from independance Missouri , to the Oregon Territory.
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He was the eleventh president of the united states who was committed to westward expansion.
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Zachary was a U.S. General who led the battle over disputed territory of the Rio Grande. May 1846 he led troops into Mexico
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A rebellion by americans in 1846 against Mexican rule of California
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The California gold rush was a time period when people moved from there homes to come to California and find gold. People had many reasons for going to California to find gold one reson was to become rich another was people thought they could have a better life and there are other reasons.
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The Mexican Territory surrendered to the United States at the end of the war with Mexico.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stated that Mexico :
- would recognize Texas as a part of the United States
- agreed to the Rio Grande being the border between Texas and Mexico.
- gave up a vast region known as the Mexican cession including Texas amounting to almost one half of present day Mexico.
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James Marshall was the carpenter who discovered gold in California. He discovered gold flakes in a river in California.
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Jim was a legendary trapper or mountain man who explored the West and opened up the fur trade
