OLD WEST

CH 10-14 review

Donner party- Donners and Reeds were stranded and turned to cannibalism

Factor- Middleman Marcus and Narcissa Whitman- first

missionaries to Oregon country Sager Family- Parents died on the

Oregon Trail and they were adopted by whitmans

John C. Fremont led 4 expeditions in SW US and helped to create California

Oregon Trail- 2000 mile route to Oregon territory where some 200000 settlers traveled

Lansford Hastings Author of Emigrants guide to California and Oregon

Joseph Smith- Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

John D. Lee Responsible for the killing of the Fancher wagon train

Zachary Taylor- Hero of Buena Vista James K Polk- Expansionist president

during Mexican War

Fifty-four forty or fight- slogan to acquire the Oregon Country from Britain

Santa Anna- Led Mexican Army during Mexican war

Winfield Scott- Captured Mexico City Buena Vista- turning point of the

Mexican War

John Sutter- Owned the farm on which gold was found on the American River

James Marshall- Found gold on Sutter’s farm when building a sawmill

Sam Brannan- Led call for gold as new settlers poured in he sold equipment and made a fortune

Levi Strauss- Used denim to make pants for the miners

Henry Wells and William Fargo- Bankers and transportation during gold rush era

Samuel Clemens- Mark Twain- Writer- Frog Jumping Contest of Calavaras County

Conquering Bear- Peace negotiator killed over the loss of a cow in Grattan affair

Vision Quest-Communication from the spirit world which would appear as a vision leading to period of fasting and meditation

John Butterfield – organized the American express overland coach company

Pony Express- non stop mail transfer from St Joe Missouri to Sacramento run by young riders lasted only 18 months

Pacific telegraph act and Company- Linked east and west with telegraph

Samuel Morse- Inventor of the telegraph

How did the growing progress communication change the west?

How did the Gold Rush of 1849 change the west?

Describe the events that led to the tragic Fancher train massacre.

What was the purpose of the meeting for the Treaty of Ft Laramie?

What were the causes of the Mexican War?

What made the America Forces successful despite being undermanned and inexperienced?

What were the provisions of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?