Sea to Trails West Shining Sea The Texas The War The CA Revolution With with Mexico Mexico Gold Rush Who Am I? 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 What is the Original United States? What is the Oregon Country? What is the Louisiana Purchase? What is Texas? What is the Gadsden Purchase? This country owned Texas prior to Mexico Who was Spain? These were people of Spanish heritage that lived in Mexico Who were Tejanos? This was the nickname of Texas after it received its independence What was the Lone Star Republic? This man led the 183 volunteers at the Alamo Who was William Travis? The Texans’ victory at this battle forced Santa Anna to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence What is the Battle of San Jacinto? This man was considered America’s first “dark horse” candidate for president Who was James K. Polk? This phrase suggested that US expansion was not only good but bound to happen What is Manifest Destiny? The US jointly occupy the Oregon Territory with this country prior to 1846 What is Great Britain? In this treaty that officially ended the Mexican War, Mexico recognized Texas was part of the US, the Rio Grande was the border between the two nations and Mexico also ceded a vast region What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? In this transaction, Mexico sold the US land which is now part of southern New Mexico and Arizona What was the Gadsden Purchase? This city’s population grew from 400 in 1845 to 35,000 in 1850 What was San Francisco? By the end of 1851, 1 out of every 10 immigrants came from this country What was China? Prior to 1849, 6,000 of these people of Spanish or Mexican descent lived in California Who are Californios? Across land, around South America and this were the three routes to California What is across Panama? DAILY DOUBLE Spell C-A-L-F-O-R-N-I-A What is C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A? On the 13th day of fighting , I fell to the Mexican Army What was the Alamo? I am infamous for leading the attack on the Alamo Who was General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna? I was general of the Texas army and was elected president of the Lone Star Republic Who was Sam Houston? The US received ME as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo! What was Mexican Cession? Gold was found near my mill in 1848 triggering the CA gold rush Who was John Sutter?