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HISTORY
Chapter 13
Study Guide
OBJECTIVE 1.1
 Mexico
gave Moses Austin a grant of land
to get settlers from the United States to
build ranches and farms in Texas.
 One reason that United States settlers in
Texas wanted their freedom was that they
wanted more say in the government.
 The opinion of those who opposed the
annexation of Texas by the United States
was that annexing Texas could lead to
war with Mexico.
OBJECTIVE 1.3
 Some
citizens of the United Stated wanted
to annex Texas because of the manifest
destiny.
 The Bear Flag Revolt was a battle in
which the United Stated had victory
during the Mexican War.
 One reason early settlers moved to Oregon
Country was to teach the Christian
religion to Native Americans.
OBJECTIVE 2.1
 The
Oregon fever can be best described as
people eagerly seeking a new life in the
West.
 Life along the Oregon Trail can be best
described as a long and difficult journey.
 People traveled along the Oregon Trail by
wagon train.
 The following trails took people westward:
the Mormon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and
Old Spanish Trail.
OBJECTIVE 2.3
 The
Mormons chose to move west because
they had been mistreated because of their
religious beliefs.
 The gold rush effected the population of
California in that the population grew
rapidly.
 Thousands of people used the California
Trail to go to California during the gold
rush.
OBJECTIVE 3.2
 People
used all types of routes to
reach California during the gold
rush including water, land and
horseback.
 One generalization that best
describes the gold miners was that
few found any gold at all.
 The forty-niners came from many
different places.
OBJECTIVE 3.3
 The
miners faced many hardships
including lack of medicine, no place
to sleep, and high prices for goods.