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Mexico gains independances from Spain
Mexico gains independence from Spain. -
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail started at Misouri and ended in present New Mexico. It was Pioneered by William Becknell in 1822. -
Jedediah Smith finds South Pass
Pioneers move west. Jedediah Smith gets attacked by a bear -
Oregon Trail
The trail ran from Missouri to the Oregon Territory. The trail was established for fur trade. -
Land speculators
Land Speculators are people who buy land and sell it for more. Today they are still in use but called real estate agents. -
Stephen F. Austin
He was the son of Moses Austin. Stephen founded the colony Americans in Spanish Texas. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Alamo was a 13 day siege. The Alamo was the bloodiness battle. -
Texas gains independence from Mexico
This was the beginning of the new territory of the United State. This was the start of the Alamo. -
Bear Flag revolt
The Bear Flag revolt was Calfornia gaining independence from Mexico. This was Calfornia's attempt to become part of the Union. -
Oregon Territory
THe Oregon was acquired by the United States. Unitedd States went to war with Mexico. -
James Marshall
He was a construction foreman in 1848 was found gold in California. This is the reason the California Gold Rush started -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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. -
Gold Rush
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. -
49ers
The '49ers were people that came from different states to find gold. There was about 80,000 '49ers. -
economic effects of Statehood
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. -
Foreign Miners Tax
These taxes cost 20 dollars a month. This was mostly for the Chinese immigrants who were welcomed here
