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Mexico gains independence from Spain.
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The Santa Fe Trail started at Misouri and ended in present New Mexico. It was Pioneered by William Becknell in 1822.
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Pioneers move west. Jedediah Smith gets attacked by a bear
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The trail ran from Missouri to the Oregon Territory. The trail was established for fur trade.
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Land Speculators are people who buy land and sell it for more. Today they are still in use but called real estate agents.
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He was the son of Moses Austin. Stephen founded the colony Americans in Spanish Texas.
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The Alamo was a 13 day siege. The Alamo was the bloodiness battle.
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This was the beginning of the new territory of the United State. This was the start of the Alamo.
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The Bear Flag revolt was Calfornia gaining independence from Mexico. This was Calfornia's attempt to become part of the Union.
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THe Oregon was acquired by the United States. Unitedd States went to war with Mexico.
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He was a construction foreman in 1848 was found gold in California. This is the reason the California Gold Rush started
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was the United States promising to protect 80,000 Mexicans living in Texas. Mexico sold one last strip of land called Gadsden Purchase.
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At the end of 1849, Caifornia Territory population was around 100,000, the year before it was about 1,00. About 2 millions dollars was extracted from the area in 1849.
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The '49ers were people that came from different states to find gold. There was about 80,000 '49ers.
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When the population explosion acurred there was a demand of water. Caifornia's drive to become a state created turmoil becuase before this there was an equal number of Free and Slave states.
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These taxes cost 20 dollars a month. This was mostly for the Chinese immigrants who were welcomed here
