Chapter 16/17

Santa Anna was forced to recognize Texas independence after

• his crushing defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto

• the United States threatened to declare war on Mexico

• Britain and France recognized the new Texas Republic

• thousands of Tejanos lost land, property, and political power after the Texas Revolution

agents contracted to bring settlers to Texas

• rendezvous

• mountain men

• empresarios

• 49ers

old mission in San Antonio

• Alamo

• rendezvous

• empresarios

• 49ers

Who was the leader of the Texan people?

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

• Stephen Austin

• William Travis

Settled in Oregon country with the intention of converting Native Americans to Christianity

• Missionaries

• mountain men

• empresarios

• Donner Party

What were places like Independence, Missouri known as in regards to the Oregon Trail?

• The starting line

• Jumping off points

• The finish line

• Refueling points

How long did the journey typically last on the Oregon Trail?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 6 months

• 2 months

They suffered starvation and death in the Sierra Nevada, on the California Trail

• mountain men

• empresarios

• Donner Party

• Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

annual meeting of mountain men, American Indian trappers, and fur company agents

• rendezvous

• mountain men

• empresarios

• Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

What ended the Oregon Trail?

• The Railroad

• The Mexican War

• Disease

• People stopped moving west