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Mountain Men, Oregon Trail, Texas Revolution, Mexican American War, The Gold Rush
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What kind of impact did the gold rush have on California's population growth?
Chinese Immigrants flocked there due to the lure of wealth
All of the Above
Over a hundred thousand people arrived in a little over a yr
The population grew so fast that it became a state in 1850
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Head of the Mormon church that led his followers to Utah to settle
Joseph Smith
Santa Claus
Brigham Young
John Sutter
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Mexican dictator and military leader during the Mexican-American war, the Alamo, & San Jacinto
William Travis
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
Sam Houston
Father Miguel De Costa
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was attacked by a Grizzly Bear and credited for traveling the most distance across the West?
Kitt Carson
Jedediah Smith
Jim Bridger
Jim Beckwourth
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Mormons were
members of Joseph Smith's church
members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
All of the Above
looking for a place to settle due to their persecution
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Ended the Mexican American War, granting the U.S. control of CA, NV, AZ, NM, UT for 15 million
Wilmot Proviso
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
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In 1836, a San Antonio mission was captured by the Mexicans, where 190 Texans lost their lives
Battle of Santa Anna
The Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Water Loo
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2000 mile trip from Independence, Mo thru the Rocky mountains to Oregon or California
California Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Continental Divide
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African American Mountain Man that took up living with the Native Americans
Jeremiah Johnson
Jedediah Smith
Jim Bridger
Jim Beckwourth
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In what year did Texas gain their independence from Mexico?
1836
When J.J. Watt said so
1835
1845
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Who got stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the winter on their way to California
Californios
The Donner Party
Vaqueros
The Forty-Niners
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Which soldier garnered fame from the Mexican American War
James K. Polk
Sam Houston
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
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War between the U.S. and Mexico, after which the U.S. aquired one half the Mexican Territory.
Battle of San Jacinto
The Goliad Massacre
The Alamo
The Mexican American War
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The father of Texas, established the first american colony in Texas
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
David "Davy" Crocket
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General Winfield Scott took Mexico city which led to the defeat of the Mexican Army
False
True
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What did most people die from on the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails
Indian Attacks
Disease
Chuck Norris
Starvation
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What was the Slidell Mission?
When Polk sent Slidell to buy CAL. & settle the Texas border
Where troops were sent to settle a border dispute in Texas
William Henry Harrison's plan to take over Texas from Mexico
When Chuck Norris killed off the Indians... in one day.
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The battle where the Mexican Army was brutally defeated making Texas an independent nation.
The Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of Water Loo
The Bear Flag Revolt
The Alamo
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11th President during the Mexican-American war,sought to expand the U.S. and acquire California
William Henry Harrison
Henry Clay
John Tyler
James K. Polk
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The U.S. gained control of the Southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico for 10 million dollars
The Wilmot Proviso
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Gadsden Purchase
The Compromise of 1850
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Gold was discoverd at Sutter's Mill by James Marshall in January of 1849.
False
True
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Gold seeking immigrants coming to California were known as
Californios
Prospectors
Place miners
Forty-Niners
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Who was the founder or creator of the Mormon Church?
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Mountain Meadows
John Jacob Astor
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What role did Mountain men play in the settlement of the West?
They created maps and trails for others to follow
Helped kill off the Native Americans
Helped the Mormons and Donner Party get through Utah
They found gold in the Rocky Mountains
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A law proposed in congress designed to prevent slavery in newly acquired land out west
Slidell Mission
Gadsden Purchase
Wilmot Proviso
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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More men were killed at the Goliad Massacre than at the Alamo
True
False
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Who got rich off the Gold Rush in 1849?
Place Miners
Chinese immigrants
Entrepreneurs
John Sutter
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The early settlers to California were known as
Vaqueros
Conquistadors
Californios
Californians
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Who led the battle where the Texans won their independence from Mexico
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
William Travis
Santa Anna
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Started the charge for California's independence from Mexico
The Gadsden Purchase
The Battle of Vera Cruz
The Bear Flag Revolt
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Why did the Mormons move to Utah?
In search of Gold to make their church rich
To escape religious persecution and failed communities
The book of Mormon said to move west & spread their religion
It's where Joseph Smith was from
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A yearly meeting where mountain men and native american trappers sold their fur to companies.
The Santa Fe Trail
The Reconaissance
The Donner Party
The Rendezvous
