Westward Expansion Level 2 Vocabulary

Use the slideshow below to learn more about the Level 2 Terms you will need to know for your assessment. The slideshow contains videos and links for more information. Fill out the notes in your study guide. Then complete the questions that follow to check your understanding.

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In this event, a group of Texan soldiers held up at an Old Spanish withstood a 12 day onslaught from an overwhelming Mexican army.

California Gold Rush

The Alamo

Mexican-American War

Manifest Destiny

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Setters rushed to this state in 1849 on the promise of finding gold.

Texas

New Mexico

California

Oregon

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended this conflict:

The Alamo

Texas Independence

Mexican-American War

California Gold Rush