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The US buys Oregon Country
The US will now start heading west into Oregon Country because of this purchase and we they will grow the country -
The Oregon Trail and the Expansion
After the US has already bought the Oregon Country, Fur trappers, mountain men, and other humans start expanding. The fur trappers would trap animals for food and the mountain men would hunt for food. -
Moses Austin gets Land Grant from Mexico
Moses Austin starts bringing more people into Texas, trying to make it a state -
Fur Trade Declined
In 1830 fur traded was declined. Too many beavers were killed. Beaver hats went out of style. Many trappers became Oregon trail guides. -
Alamo
Texans protect the Alamo in 1836 during Texas war of independence. -
Battle of San Jacinto
This battle won Texas independence and the Mexicans were killed in 18 minutes. -
Missionaries in Oregon
Missionaries were the first white Americans to settle permanently in Oregon Country. Missionary is a person who goes to a place and tries to convert others to their faith. Among the missionaries were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. They went to Oregon to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. They set up schools in Oregon and made It into towns. -
California had diverse population
California had a diverse population, they had Cinese Americans, Native Americans, African Americans and Mexican Indians. -
The Oregon Trail
Thousands of people begin traveling the Oregon Trail to find new homes west. -
Mormons in Utah
15000 seek refuge from their prosecution and they settled in Salt Lake City in Utah -
The Lone Star Republic and a Treaty
In the 1830's after a treaty gaining Texan independence, Texas was called the Lone Star Republic. The Lone Star Republic went with some difficulties. The government had refused to sign the treaty that Santa Anna had signed, Second texas was nearly bankrupt, Third Comanches and other Indian groups threatened to attack small teen communities. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is the idea that god wants us to expand to the west and conquer the United States -
Mexican Cession
By 1847 US has controlled all of New Mexico and California -
California Gold Rush
Once people started hearing about the gold rush, people headed down to California looking to strike it rich. These people were called the forty-niners. -
James Polk
Once James Polk became president he believed that we should take steps to gain control of Oregon.