How did the U.S. government help traders traveling on the Santa Fe Trail?

sent troops to protect against Native American attacks

What led Mormons to move to Utah?

They were persecuted for their religious beliefs

Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when Americans poured into the SW after the war?

Mexican land laws differed from U.S. land laws

Why did the United States declare war on Mexico?

Mexican troops fired on U.S. troops north of the Rio Grande

Created an American fur company in Oregon

What was the Oregon Trail?

2000-mile-long trail from Missouri to the Willamette Valley

Which of the following best describes empresarios?

agents who brought settlers to Texas

The members of Joseph Smith's Church

What role did the transcontinental railroad play in California’s development?

grew California’s economy by connecting CA to more of U.S.

what role did Stephen Austin play in the settlement of texas

He started a colony on the lower Colorado river

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1
Who was Brigham Young?
Fur trader
church leader
gold miner
farmer
2
How did the U.S. government help traders traveling on the Santa Fe Trail?
granted an allowance to cover basic travel expenses
sent troops to protect against Native American attacks
granted an allowance to cover basic travel expenses
issued travel insurance to protect the traders’ belongings
3
Who was the head of the Mormon Church after the murder of Joseph Smith?
Biddy Mason
James K. Polk
Stephen Austin
Brigham Young
4
What increased the size of the United States by almost 25 percent?
Florida
Oregon Country
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
5
Who was the U.S. president who favored the annexation of Texas in 1844?
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Henry Clay
6
Why did travelers take the Santa Fe Trail?
find farmland
trade
escape religious persecution
find gold
7
What led Mormons to move to Utah?
They were looking for gold
They were persecuted for their religious beliefs
They wanted to trade with Mexicans
They were looking for fertile, cheap farmland
8
What lesson might a western traveler have learned from the story of the Donner party?
Made only a few rich and the other sum poor
Go west in the spring.
Travel with a compass.
Don’t look for shortcuts.
9
Who was the Mexican priest who led Native Americans and mestizos in a rebellion in 1810?
John C. Fremont
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
10
What was the name of the mission besieged during an important battle of the Texan Revolution?
Veracruz
Houston
Buena Vista
Alamo
11
Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when Americans poured into the SW after the war?
Mexican Americans persecuted because they were Catholic.
Mexican land laws differed from U.S. land laws
Mexican Americans had no few rights and were evicted.
Mexican holidays were not recognized by the Americans
12
Why did the United States declare war on Mexico?
Mexican troops fired on U.S. troops north of the Rio Grande
Mexicans helped runaway slaves and raided U.S. settlements
Mexicans stole horses that belonged to California militia
Mexican troops fired on U.S. troops south of the Rio Grande
13
Which American general led a massive attack on Mexico City that ended the war?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Winfield Scott
14
Who is the empresario who started a colony on the lower Colorado River in 1822?
John C. Fremont
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
James K. Polk
15
Who was the Mexican general who was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto?
John Tyler
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Stephen Austin
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
16
Who John Jacob Astor
head of the Mormon Church in Utah
started an American colony in Texas
Created an American fur company in Oregon
Started colony & sawmill in California where gold was found
17
What was the Oregon Trail?
A trail from Illinois to the Great Salt Lake
A trail from Independence, Missouri to Sante Fe.
2000-mile-long trail from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
2000-mile-long,Oregon trail, from some place to another
18
Who were the Mountain Men
agents who bought settlers to Texas
Western fur traders
rebellious Texans
a persecuted religious group
19
Which of the following best describes empresarios?
supporters of manifest destiny
soldiers in the Texan army
Mexicans who opposed the revolution
agents who brought settlers to Texas
20
What is the idea that the U.S. was bound to expand to the Pacific Ocean and spread democracy?
Bear Flag Revolt
manifest destiny
ethnocentrism
Gadsden Purchase
21
Who are the Mormons?
The first American settlers to Texas
The members of Joseph Smith's Church
Mountain men who trapped and traded furs
agents who brought settlers to Texas
22
What role did the transcontinental railroad play in California’s development?
slowed California’s economy
increased population by bringing settlers to the West
damaged the environment by coal mining and logging
grew California’s economy by connecting CA to more of U.S.
23
Which practice caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850s?
violence against non-Mormons
prayer in public schools
marriage to more than one wife
the ritualistic slaughter of animals
24
what role did Stephen Austin play in the settlement of texas
He started a colony on the higher Colorado river
He started a colony on the lower Colorado river
25
Which agreement gave the United States much of Mexico’s northern territory?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Houston
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Buena Vista
26
Which dispute began in Sonoma, California, between Mexicans and American settlers?
Mexican-American War
Texas Revolution
Bear Flag Revolt
Donner Tragedy

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