War & Expansion

Question 1

Mormons headed west due to….

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religious persecution

Question 2

The man who first brought Americans to Texas was

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Stephen F. Austin

Question 3

In the U.S presidential election of 1844, President Polk centered on...

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westward expansion

Question 4

American General who became the first president of the Republic of Texas

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Sam Houston

Question 5

Mexican president who fought Texans in the Texas Revolution

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Santa Anna

Question 6

All of the following are outcomes of the Mexican American War except

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Mexico lost many lives but only 1/10 of its’ lands

Question 7

Texas was originally owned by:

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Mexico

Question 8

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States would

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own and control all land between the Pacific and Atlantic

Question 9

This is the mountain range where gold was discovered in California

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Sierra Nevada

Question 10

California’s constitutional convention of 1849 outlawed …

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slavery

Question 11

Becomes the 28th State of America, and led to war with Mexico...

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Texas

Question 12

The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes the

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Methods used to expand the territory of the United States

Question 13

In the 1840’s, President James K. Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to:

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A war with Mexico

Question 14

People who fled to California to seek riches in Gold were called...

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49ers

Question 15

The U.S. purchase in 1853 of land from Mexico establishing the present U.S. – Mexico boundary

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Gadsden Purchase

Question 16

The boundary for this territory was set along the 49th parallel.

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Oregon Territory

Question 17

San Antonio mission where 300 Texas rebels held off Santa Anna’s men. "Remember the..."

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Battle of the Alamo

Question 18

Americans wanted this to be the southern border of Texas

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The Rio Grande

Question 19

This present–day State was not part of the Oregon Territory

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California

Question 20

introduced by Lincoln after Polk’s “American blood on American soil” .

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Spot Resolution

Question 21

This prohibited slavery in lands possibly gained from Mexico.

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Wilmot Proviso

Question 22

This American General became the 12th President after his success in the Mexican American War.

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Zachary Taylor

Question 23

To prevent horse thieves and protect from Native Americans attacks, Mexico …

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encourages Anglo settlement

Question 24

The 1848 treaty ending U.S. war with Mexico, Mexico ceded Ca and New Mexico to the U.S.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 25

Which was the reason that interest in the Oregon Territory waned for the British?

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decline of the fur trade

Question 26

The United States wanted the Gadsden Purchase in order to

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Build a transcontinental railroad

Question 27

The U.S. had great success in the Mexican American War by its officers that were trained at…

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West Point

Question 28

Which of the following was not a trail that was used to help settlers move west.

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Appalachian

Question 29

This City becomes supply center and pop. exploded by 35,000% in just 2 years

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San Francisco

Question 30

The following present–day State was not a northern province of Mexico

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Alabama

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