Social Studies Chapter 13 Vocabulary

fur trappers in the West

Mountain men
a long line of covered wagons

wagon train
a war between Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence

Texas Revolution
to add a territory to a country or state

annex
the belief that the United States should reach west to the Pacific Ocean

manifest destiny
a war between the United States and Mexico in the 1840s

Mexican War
rebellion by California settlers against the Mexican government

Bear Flag Revolt
the treaty that ended the Mexican War

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
sudden movement of many people to an area where gold has been found

gold rush
Nickname for a person who arrived in California in 1849 to look for gold

forty-niner
unfair treatment of a group or individual

discrimination

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Social Studies Chapter 13 Vocabulary

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