Westward Expansion

Question 1

The Treaty of _________ was signed ending the war with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 2

President Polk sent general Zachary _____ to Texas to protect the American border with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Taylor

Question 3

Buffalo dung was a common source for _____ on the Oregon Trail.

Accepted Answer

fuel

Question 4

He was given permission to bring American settlers into Texas.

Accepted Answer

Moses Austin

Question 5

The San Patricios were immigrants from ______ who fought with the Mexican army.

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 6

Santa Anna had over 300 more Texans executed at ______.

Accepted Answer

Goliad

Question 7

He was named president of the Republic of Texas.

Accepted Answer

Sam Houston

Question 8

In 1821, Mexico won _________ from Spain

Accepted Answer

indepdence

Question 9

Mexico said the border with the US was the

Accepted Answer

Nueces

Question 10

What did the U.S. want from war with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

land

Question 11

The men not killed in the battle of the Alamo were _________ by Santa Anna.

Accepted Answer

executed

Question 12

The Mexican government asked the American settlers in Texas to convert to

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 13

They pulled the majority of wagons on the way to Oregon.

Accepted Answer

oxen

Question 14

Most people took this transportation to Oregon.

Accepted Answer

Their feet. They walked.

Question 15

The Oregon Trail started in _________, Missouri and ended in the Oregon Territory

Accepted Answer

Independence

Question 16

The Oregon Trail was the only way for settlers to get across the

Accepted Answer

mountains

Question 17

The first battle between the Texans and Mexicans took place this old mission

Accepted Answer

Alamo

Question 18

The U.S. had a huge _____________ advantage during the Mexican-American War.

Accepted Answer

technological

Question 19

The real enemies of the pioneers on the way to Oregon were ________

Accepted Answer

diseases

Question 20

By 1849 California had enough people to apply for

Accepted Answer

statehood

Question 21

The Mexican government asked the American settlers in Texas to learn

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 22

What gave the US half of Mexico's territory?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican Cession

Question 23

The Spanish government asked the Americans in Texas to follow Spanish

Accepted Answer

laws

Question 24

In 1829, the Mexican government outlawed __________ upsetting the Americans living there.

Accepted Answer

slavery

Question 25

President Polk wanted

Accepted Answer

a war with Mexico.

Question 26

The president of the United States during the war with Mexico

Accepted Answer

James K. Polk

Question 27

___in 10 died along the way to Oregon.

Accepted Answer

one

Question 28

On January 24, 1848, ______ was discovered at Sutter’s mill in Sacramento, California.

Accepted Answer

gold

Question 29

From all over California, people raced to the American River—starting the California _______.

Accepted Answer

gold rush

Question 30

The American settlers in Texas wanted to keep their slaves so they could grow _______.

Accepted Answer

cotton

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