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Number 1. Country that once controlled land in what is now Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States; Mexico achieved independence from this country in 1821
Correct Answer: Spain
Number 2. Group of pioneers that traveled westward to California in the mid-1840s; due to several setbacks they became trapped in the mountains during winter; some members were forced to eat deceased party members in order to survive
Correct Answer: Donner Party
Number 3. Early inhabitants of the West; these men made a living by trapping fur; their early trails were used to create the later trails westward
Correct Answer: Mountain men
Number 4. Trail that connected the United States with Santa Fe; this trail was primarily traveled by traders
Correct Answer: Santa Fe Trail
Number 5. Trail that connected the United States with Oregon country
Correct Answer: Oregon Trail
Number 6. Persons that settled western land illegally
Correct Answer: Squatters
Number 7. Belief that Americans were destined to control the entire continent from "sea to sea"
Correct Answer: Manifest Destiny
Number 8. Term used to describe the hysteria that ensued after gold was discovered in California
Correct Answer: Gold Rush
Number 9. Site of the gold discovery in California in 1848
Correct Answer: Sutter's Mill
Number 10. Group that initially settled Oregon Country; attempted to spread their religious beliefs to the Native Americans living there
Correct Answer: Missionaries
Number 11. Parallel established as the official border between the U.S. and Canada
Correct Answer: 49th Parallel
Number 12. Religious group that settled Utah in the 1840s in an attempt to escape persecution
Correct Answer: Mormons