ch.11

  • americans started going west

  • Period: to

    expanding west

  • John jacob Astor founded a fur-trading poast

  • mexico began to change old spanish policies

  • smith and his growing number of converts left new york

  • Texas declared independence from mexico

  • The US had a large number of population

  • fur-trading was starting to pick up

  • bigham young became leader of the mormon church

  • President polk ordered a army to go to disputed regions

  • General tylor led his army to the rio grande

  • 42 miners died in the freezing cold

  • two armies clashed at Buena Vista

  • californios gave up the fight

  • Oregon became a US territory