HST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Salt Lake, Wagon Train, Tejano
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It is the god-given right of america to settle the land up to the pacific ocean and therefore preserving humanity and expanding america . Mountain men: french, american, and indian men who followed streams through the mountains to make money by finding furs (ex. Joe meek) though they lived a dangerous life: hats: Showed riches and style of the upper class. Style switched to silk hats and ended career of mountain men. Successful, well-known political man in the east. Went to texas with his cherokee friends after his wife left him. Became leader of texans: general antonio lopez de santa anna: Declared himself dictator of mexico and promised autonomy for texas. Send troops to stop independence claims from texas: the alamo: Santa anna threatened san antonio where troops responded with cannon fire. Sam houston called for men to protect texas but andrew jackson maintained neutrality so he could buy texas instead of fight for it.
