Chapter 11 Expanding West
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Father Mijuel Hidelgo y Costilla | Mexican priest who led a rebellion for independence from Spain. |
| Santa Fe Tril | Western trail from Missouri to New Mexico that was an important route for trade between American and Mexican merchants. |
| manifest density | The belief that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean, |
| Jonh sitter | Swiss immigrant who received permission from Mexico to start a colony in California. |
| Californios | Spanish colonists in California. |
| Mormons | Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican ruler who fought to keep Texas from gaining independence. |
| Donner party | A group of pioneers who were stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and struggled to survive the winter. |
| mountian men | Fur traders and trappers who lived west of the Rocky Mountains and in the Pacific Northwest. |
| empresarions | Agents hired by the Mexican government to attract settlers to Texas. |
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