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7th Grade Ch. 12 Vocabulary

Name: ___________________________________

Date: _____________________________
Across
_______ of 1850 includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican-American War
______ Smith was the religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830
Owner of the mill where god was discovered that helped start the California Gold Rush
Millard ______ is the 13th president.
Formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
The Mexican _____ is the war between the US & Mexico in which the US acquried one half of the Mexican territory.
The _____ Republic was the nickname for Texas after it won independence from Mexico in 1836.
Jim ____ was an American killed while fighting at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas War for Independence.
US religion leader of the Morman Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith
Stephen _____ was a senator from IL who ran for president against Abraham Lincoln. Wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Freeport Doctrine.
Antonio Lopez de ________ is the Mexican president who led an army against Texas
_____ Proviso was a bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico.
The Mexican _____ was lands sold by Mexico to the US following the Mexican War.
Sam ____ was a US politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico & to make it a part of the US
_____ Scott was the US general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War.
The California _____ as an overland trail that led migrants to California during the Gold Rush
_____ sovereignty is a belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
Stephen ____ was known as the Father of Texas, led the second & ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the US.
Down
The _____ Gold Rush was a mass migration to California following the discovery of godl in 1848
James K. _____ was the 11th president
Battle of ______ is where the Texans captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence.
Franklin _____ was the 14th President
The people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849.
The ____ Revolution is a revolt of American settlers in California against Mexican rule. It ignited the Mexican War and ultimately made California a state.
The _____ Trail was a trail from Independence, MO to Santa Fe, NM in the mid-1800s.
Name given to the northern Democrats who were willing to compromise on the political problems of the 1850s.
An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution
_____ Smith was an explorer who opened up the West with the discovery of the South Pass.
The ____ Trail was a trail from Independence, MO to OR used by many pioneers during the 1840s.
Zachary ___ was the 12th president.
The ______ Purchase was an 1853 purchase by the US of southwestern lands from Mexico.
The Treaty of Guadalupe ____ was a treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
______ Destiny was the 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.
Church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT; religious group that emphasized moderation, saving, hard work, and risk-taking; moved from IL to UT