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1
Why did Colonel Travis and most Texians put such value on the Alamo?
There was no reason except for he followed orders
The amount of cannons it held
It blocked the Mexican army from Texas settlements
San Antonio was the capital of Texas and thus very important
2
Created the American Fur Company, the largest fur trading posts.
Jedidiah Smith
Stephen F. Austin
Brigham Young
John Jacob Astor
3
America's god given right to own the land from sea to sea by any means necessary.
Mexican Cession
Conquest
American Exceptionalism
Manifest Destiny
4
Leader of the Mormons who moved the group to the Great Salt Lake
Davey Crockett
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
John Jacob Astor
5
Which is NOT true of Stephen F. Austin
Land speculator who started a successful colony
He was jailed by Santa Ana for supporting Rebellion
All are true
He lead the Texas Army against Santa Ana
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Agreement that the U.S. would get the land of southern Arizona and New Mexico for $10 milllion
The wonderful deal
Gadsden Purchase
Manifest Destiny
Polk's Purchase
7
Gold seeking migrants to California were called
Forty-Niners
prospectors
miners
Sutters
8
The National issue was the reason some people opposed the War with Mexico was...
Fear that another war would bankrupt the country.
Fear that slavery would spread to the new territories
Fear that the U.S. was growing too large to govern.
Fear that Spain would enter the war as Mexico's ally
9
Battle in which Santa Ana's was quickly defeated and Texas Independence was won.
Normandy
San Jacinto
The Alamo
San Juan Hill
10
Which shows how various cultures shaped one another in the Southwest after the Mexican Cession?
Americans introduced saddles to Mexican ranchers
Communities celebrated both Mexican and American holidays
American settlers taught natives mining in the moutains
Communities printed laws in Native languages
11
What did the controversy if the acquasition of land between 1803 and 1850 by the U.S. focus on?
failure to conserve natural resources
need for schools and colleges
expansion of slavery
construction of the Transcontinental Railroa
12
The main trade route between Independence Mossuri and Northern Mexico
Santa Fe Trail
National Road
Appalachian Trail
Oregon Trail
13
Texans disobeyed Mexican lawa in the 1820's by
bringing slaves with them
refusing to pay property taxes
building their own protestant churches
helping others enter Mexico illegally
14
Miners who panned for gold along rivers and streams were called
nuggeters
panners
placer miners
sifters
15
Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire for
limit the number of immigrants entering the country
Warn European nations against colonizing Latin America
expand the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean.
control of the area east of the Appalachian mountains.
16
What effect did the gold rush have on California?
Pouplation explosion
All of the answers
Statehood requirements met quickly
Increased economic activity
17
Brigham Young became the leader of the Mormon Church immediately after the
murder of the leader Joseph Smith
discovery of the book of Mormon.
arrival of Mormons to the Great Salt Lake
outlawing of polygamy by the church
18
People who came to California in search of gold
forty niners
Sutters
empasarios
Californios
19
Americans declared California to be an independent nation during the ______?
Texas Revolution
The Californio Conflict
Bear Flag Revolt
Mexican-American War
20
Once Texas gained its independence from Mexico, it was known as the
Lone Star Republic
The Mexican cession
28th state
Santa Ana's embarassment
21
The agreement to end the Mexican-American war was called
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty of Paris
The treaty of Chihuahua
Treaty of the Rio Grande
22
Pioneers lost in the Sierra Nevada mountains in winter. Resorted to Cannibalism to survive.
empasarios
Mestizos
Californios
Donner Party
23
The priest who lead the 1810 rebellion of Mexican poor and mestizos in a revolt agains Spain
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Father Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Father Walter Flannigan
Father Raul Ibanez
24
The thought that it is America's god given right to own the land from sea to sea is known as
American Destiny
Manifest Destiny
Secession
Suffrage
25
Which of the following is
not
a result of the California gold rush?
American settlers rebelled against Mexican rule.
Thousands of Mexican miners came to California
The population of California quickly became diverse.
Chinese miners left the gold fields and started businesses
26
During the early 1800's the U.S. placed few restrictions on immigration because
Labor Unions welcomed the new workers
THe Constitution didn't allow restritctions
southern landowners needed additional workers.
THe industrial economy was creating new jobs.
27
Often labeled as enemies, this group often trekked west with pioneers as guides and suppliers
Californios
Native Americans
empresarios
Mormons
28
Which of the following is a result of the California gold rush
Many cultures and perspectives merged creating new cultures
The government outlawed further relocation to California
Religious freedom was outlawed in new territories
factories in the east closed due to a lack of employees
29
The battle that is known as the turning point of the Mexican-American war
Battle of Monterrey
Battle of Mexico City
Battle of Buena Vista
Battle of Vera Cruz
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A 2000 mile trail from Independence Missouri to the west coast was called
Oregon Trail
Continental Divide
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
