Chapter 10 Notes
• Most empresarios came from the United
States
• The first Spanish settlers of California and
their descendants were named Californios
• A leading Tejano figure in the Texas Revolution
was Juan Seguín
• The experience that the Donner party had
shows that traveling the Oregon Trail was
hazardous.
• Around 1830 the Mexican government was
worried about the great influx into Texas by
Americans
• Abraham Lincoln, William Lloyd Garrison, and
Frederick Douglass were opponents of the
Mexican War.
• In 1836, after Texas declared its independence
from Mexico, many Americans opposed
admitting Texas to the Union because Texas
allowed slavery
• The Oregon Trail connected the Midwest with the
Oregon Country.
• The opening of the Santa Fe Trail established a
trade route for the Southwest
• Although the Mexican legislature had banned
slavery in 1829, Texans had negotiated a special
law that classified their slaves as indentured
servants
• The Whig Party candidate who ran against
James K. Polk in the 1844 presidential election
was Henry Clay.
• The former governor of Tennessee who served
as president of the United States from 1845 to
1849 was James K. Polk.
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• The term mountain men referred to fur
traders.
• The leader of the Mormon religious
community was Brigham Young.
• The Battle of San Jacinto was led by Sam
Houston.
• The U.S. general who led the siege of Mexico
City was Winfield Scott.
• The leader of the Bear Flag Revolt was John C.
Frémont
• Mexican authorities welcomed the influx of
Americans into Texas in the 1820s, because:
– They hoped that the Americans would serve as a
barrier between the communities in northern
Mexico and Apache and Comanche raiders.
– They preferred the American settlers to the
American Indians
– They envisioned turning the American settlers into
loyal Mexican citizens who would fight for them in
the event of a U.S. invasion.
• The Texas Revolution included the following
battles:
– Battle of San Jacinto
– the Alamo
– Goliad