Map it out!

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Map it out!
Oregon Country
Polk and Manifest Destiny
Gold Rush
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Show- Louisiana Purchase
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What is a rendezvous?

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Get together of fur trappers and traders
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Who were the first permanent white settlers in
Oregon?
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missionaries
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Mountain men went to the west in search of
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Furs!
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The United States compromised with what country
to gain Oregon?

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• Great Britain

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What famous Mountain Man was attacked by a
Grizzly Bear?
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Jed Smith
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What does cede mean?
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To give up
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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The idea that the United States should stretch to
the Pacific Ocean.
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What battle was an inspiration for Texans?
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Battle of the Alamo
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• Why did Polk win the election of 1844?

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He favored national expansion
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• Northerners opposed annexing Texas because

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Texans practiced slavery
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Forty niner
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Person who went west in search of gold
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• vigilante

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Person with out legal authority that punished
criminals
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What area of the country did the Mormons travel
to?
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Utah
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• Why did the Mormons pick the area they settled?

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It was isolated
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Name two leaders of the Mormons?
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Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
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What does annex mean?
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To add on
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The Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas,
and the Mexican-American War had in common the
fact that they resulted in
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Additional territory for the U.S.
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Identify one weakness of the Articles of
Confederation
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Too little power was placed in the Federal
Government
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• What was the name of the document that provided
  order and security for the Pilgrims?

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Mayflower Compact
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Who was James Marshall?
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Found gold in California. A rush of people soon
followed him into California
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Final Jeopardy

• During Jacksons presidency, this man spoke for
  the South. He grew up in South Carolina.