On the overland trails:

Indian attacks were fairly rare.

The fur trade in the West

involved a wide range of people (blacks, métis, & Mexicans)

The map of 1840 when Texas was changing from Mexico to U.S. shows that Indian Territory:

included parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska

Americans who settled in California before 1848:

were inclined to try to take over the territory.

The Whigs called the Mexican-American War "Mr. Polk's War" because they

believed Polk misled the US & that the war was unnecessary

After Texas became a republic:

Congress refused to admit Texas as the 14th slave state

The Mexican-American War involved all of the following EXCEPT:

he easy defeat of the Mexicans who gave little resistance

The map of territory added (1845-1853) shows that the:

Mexican Cession of 1848 included much of present-day Texas.

Stephen F. Austin's colony in Texas was:

settled by planters who grew cotton with slave labor

The participants in the California gold rush:

included many Chinese who were soon discriminated against

The Oregon Treaty between the United States and Britain in 1846

was a compromise setting the US border at the 49th parallel

What did Texas require for Americans to settle that was different from settling elsewhere?

They agreed to be Catholic and a member of another country.

After Texas became independent, Texans:

gradually identified all Spanish-speakers as defiling Texas

The Mexican-American War showed that

the press feeds on emotional, nationalistic public feelings

The "Five Civilized Tribes" in the southern part of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) were:

soon societies w/ plantations & slaves, like Southerners.

The government contributed to the development of the West by doing all of the following EXCEPT

providing surveys of likely transcontinental railroad routes

The politics of expansionism meant that:

Southerners believed expansion was a necessity

Texas was annexed in 1845 in large part because:

James K. Polk won the election on an expansionist platform

The maps of how Texas changed from a Mexican province to a U.S. state show that:

1850, Texas gave land that would be the Oklahoma panhandle

In the years before Texas became independent, Tejanos:

joined Americans in favoring more provincial self-government

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1
On the overland trails:
people died more often from malaria than cholera
Indian attacks were fairly rare.
death from cannibalism was not unusual
families traveled alone due to uncooperative leadership
2
The Indian people who posed the greatest threat to Europeans & their converts in Texas were the
Sioux
Apache
Comanche
Cayuse
3
The fur trade in the West
was dominated from its beginning by Americans
was basically finished by 1824
involved a wide range of people (blacks, métis, & Mexicans)
was dominated by the French-Canadians
4
The map of 1840 when Texas was changing from Mexico to U.S. shows that Indian Territory:
incorporated present-day Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska
extended from Texas to the Canadian border
was defined as most of the future state of Oklahoma
included parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
5
The artists who painted the West included all of the following EXCEPT:
Jacob Miller
John Wesley Powell
Karl Bodmer
Thomas Moran
6
After 1854 the portion of Indian Territory west of the Missouri River became the territories of
KAnsas and Nebraska
Oklahoma and Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska and Oklahoma
7
Americans who settled in California before 1848:
created a "frontier of inclusion."
were inclined to try to take over the territory.
knew they had every legal right to the country
settled primarily along the coast.
8
The Whigs called the Mexican-American War "Mr. Polk's War" because they
were concerned he was denying protestors' civil liberties.
had evidence that the majority of the public opposed it
believed Polk misled the US & that the war was unnecessary
thought he was overstepping his power and buying votes
9
After Texas became a republic:
Congress refused to admit Texas as the 14th slave state
Texans tried to drive the Tejanos out of San Antonio
Texans made peace with the Comanche and Apache
Jackson admitted the Republic of Texas as the 27th state
10
The Mexican-American War involved all of the following EXCEPT:
he easy defeat of the Mexicans who gave little resistance
the commitment of atrocities by United States troops
Taylor's defeat of Santa Anna in northern Mexico
the fall of Mexico City to General Winfield Scott
11
Frederick Jackson Turner was a famous...
explorer of the West
novelist of the West
historian of the West
politician of the West
12
The map of territory added (1845-1853) shows that the:
border between the United States and Canada was set at 54°50
Mexican Cession extended north from Mexico to Canada
Gadsden Purchase was half as big as the Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession of 1848 included much of present-day Texas.
13
Stephen F. Austin's colony in Texas was:
composed equally of Tejanos and Americans
settled by planters who grew cotton with slave labor
settled by white Anglo-Saxon Protestants only
established primarily to fight the Comanche
14
The participants in the California gold rush:
were almost all from the East Coast of the United States
mostly intended to settle down and stay in California
included many Chinese who were soon discriminated against
arrived mainly through the port of Los Angeles
15
The Oregon Treaty between the United States and Britain in 1846
obtained British support for the war on Mexico
was a compromise setting the US border at the 49th parallel
recognized United States claims to Alaska
gave Polk the land he had demanded to 54°40' North latitude
16
The 900-mile trail from Independence that was famous for trading profits after 1821 was the
Tejano
Oregon
Texan
Santa Fé
17
The argument that the United States had a God-given right to expand westward was called:
Manifest Destiny
Divine Development
God-given Growth
Clear Extension
18
What did Texas require for Americans to settle that was different from settling elsewhere?
They occupied land not yet ceded by Indians.
They rushed in and squatted on the land
They took residence to undermine claims of another country
They agreed to be Catholic and a member of another country.
19
After Texas became independent, Texans:
turned against non-Americans
gradually identified all Spanish-speakers as defiling Texas
denied any role to Tejanos in the new government in Texas
accepted the Tejanos as equals socially and legally
20
The Mexican-American War showed that
people couldn’t be easily misled by a president to go to war
the press feeds on emotional, nationalistic public feelings
war tends to make the public more rational/disinterested.
The North and South had the same basic & unified objectives
21
The "Five Civilized Tribes" in the southern part of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) were:
soon societies w/ plantations & slaves, like Southerners.
so devastated by the move West that they never recovered
in a spot similar to tribes in Kansas/Nebraska after 1854
so hurt by the move West that they took decades to recover
22
The government contributed to the development of the West by doing all of the following EXCEPT
plotting land under the Ordinance of 1785
giving veterans land and selling public lands at low prices
providing surveys of likely transcontinental railroad routes
financing expeditions to map overland trails
23
The politics of expansionism meant that:
Southerners believed expansion was a necessity
Whigs thought industrialization required expansion
most pioneers thought expansion would end the Panic of 1837
most Democrats doubted the desirability of expansion
24
Texas was annexed in 1845 in large part because:
John C Calhoun connected Texas to the need to extend slavery
Henry Clay favored annexation under certain conditions
James K. Polk won the election on an expansionist platform
President Harrison pushed a treaty to annex through Congress
25
The maps of how Texas changed from a Mexican province to a U.S. state show that:
1850, Texas gave land that would be the Oklahoma panhandle
Texas gained land as result of the Gadsden Purchase of 1853
area under dispute with Mexico was tiny compared to Republic
Texas & US lost most of land that was disputed with Mexico
26
In the years before Texas became independent, Tejanos:
joined Americans in favoring more provincial self-government
and American settlers could not get along
and Americans mixed, forming one people
remained independent and sought Tejano self-rule of Texas

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