Westward Expansion

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Westward Expansion
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Mountain Men Open the West

• Mountain Men explored areas of the west while
  hunting for beavers and other sources of fur to
  trade
• They provided first hand knowledge of the west
  and blazed trails pioneers used to settle the west

Jim Beckwourth
Jedediah Smith
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The Santa Fe Trail

• Connected Missouri with the Mexican city of Santa
  Fe
• .
• Situated along the Rio Grande, Santa Fe became a
  center of trade for Mexicans and Americans

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The Oregon Trail

• Connected Independence, MO to the Oregon
  Territory
• The first missionaries tales of a rich, fertile
  land attracted settlers
• Up to 1,000 people per year made the 2,000 miles
  journey to start a new life

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The Mormon Migration

• Mormons moved west seeking religious freedom
• Blazed their own trail from Independence, MO to
  the Great Salt Lake

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Texas History Summary Notes
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Stephen F. Austin

• Father of Texas
• brought the 1st Anglo settlers to Texas in 1821

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Sam Houston

• Texas General who defeated Santa Anna at the
  Battle of San Jacinto
• 1st President of the Republic of Texas

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Revolution and Independence from Mexico

• Alamo Feb/March 1836, San Antonio, Mexicans
  defeated outnumbered Texans
• San Jacinto April 21, 1836, Texans defeated the
  Mexican army and captured
• Santa Anna

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Texas as a nation (10 years)

• Texas was refused admission as a state to the
  United States because of
• Slavery
• Possible war with Mexico
• Texas debt