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Jedidiah Smith led a group through the Rocky Mountains
Jedidiah Smith led a group through the Rocky Mountains, when a grizzly beat attacked him. It destroyed most of his face, and part of his ear was gone. -
Stephen F. Austin attracted settlers.
Stephen F. Austin attracted 300+ settlers to Texas. These are known as the "Old Three Hundred" the first 300 settlers in Texas. -
Mexico outlaws slavery
Mexico decides to outlaw slavery, so they could continue to grow cotton. This would keep there economic status from dropping. -
Joseph Smith founded the Mormon's church
Joseph Smith founded this church in upstate New York. The Mormans also moved westward, not in search of wealth, but for religious purposes. -
Death on the Santa Fe
Jedidiah smith dies in 1831. He died while leading a wagon trail across the Santa Fe Trail -
Santa Anna's troops surrounded San Antonio.
Santa Anna and his troops surrounded San Antonio. This began the Mexican's seige of the Alamo. -
The Lone Star Republic
Texas becomes independant. They raise a flag to represent this act. "Lone Star Republic" -
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail caused nearly 1,000 people to move from Missouri to Oregon, thus representing "manifest destiny". -
John O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan, a newspaper editor gave the name Manifest Destiney to the belief that the United States should expand coast to coast. Many Americans also believed this to be true. -
Polk's troubles with Mexico
Polk has some troubles with Mexico over Texas. The United States owned Texas, but Mexico still claimed it, Mexico saw this as an act of war. -
Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande
Mexican soldiers crossed the Rio Grande and killed Americans. Mexico could no longer cross American lines and kill American people. This caused war with Mexico. -
Taylor vs. Santa Anna
Taylor's 4,800 soldiers meet up with Santa Anna's 15,000. After two days, we defeat Mexico, the war was over. -
Mormons Move
Mormons take the Oregon trail to Utah. Then they create a settlement knows as Salt Lake City. -
War is over!
The Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the deal that the war was over. Mexicans felt that Americans had provoked the war. -
GOLD RUSH!
The California gold rush happened in 1849. The people who went digging for gold were called 49'ers because it happened in "1849". -
Peak of the gold rush
In 1852, the gold rush had reached it's peak. Around 250,000 people came to California. This changed their economy FOREVER.
