Manifest Destiny

2. Vallejo- Who was the Mexican General Americans arrested during the Bear Flag Revolt?
5. off- The journey West began at __________ ___ points like Independence ,MO.
7. of Guadalupe Hidalgo- What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War?
11. schooners- Pioneers traveled in ________ _______ hitched to a team of oxen.
13. America wanted this land to build tracks and ________
15. What did the Mormons call their land?
16. Young- Name the man who took over the Mormon Church in 1844.
17. The word to the meaning (those searching for gold)
19. In 1853, last land _______, cost US $10 million
22. miles per hour- How long did wagon train have to cross the Rockies once they left jumping of points?
24. Smith- Who founded the Mormon Church?

1. In 1848, land area ceded to US after winning the ________ War.
3. CA.- What did president Polk want to annex (bring into) the US, in addition Oregon?
4. In 1803, Jefferson purchased land for $15 million from _______
6. What did James (John) Marshall discover in the river?
8. When California became a state in 1850, what did their constitution prohibit.
9. -The word to the meaning ( meeting place to trade furs)
10. The word to the meaning (a man can have more than one wife)
12. Gadsden- In 1853 ______ _______ approached Santa Anna to purchase the land south of the Gila River.
13. Searching for __________ freedom, the Mormons left Far West, MO for the Utah territory.
14. million- How much did the Gadsden Purchase cost the US?
18. IN 1845, Annexed into US after being it’s own __________.
20. Grande- In the treaty, Mexico recognized the ____ ______ as a boundary and ceded New Mexico and California and the land between them.
21. Sutter- _______ ______, a swiss immigrant, ordered a workers built on the American River in N.California.
23. York- When America declared war against Mexico in 1846, what territory did America take without a shot being fired.