History Chapter 11 Review

12. California became eligible for statehood due to the _________ from the California Gold Rush.

20. The Mexican general who was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto was _________ .

14. ________ was the Swiss immigrant who was given permission by Mexico to start an American colony in California.

5. Mormons were often persecuted in the 1850's because they believed it was okay to ___________.

13. Life was difficult for ___________ because California placed a high monthly tax on all foreign miners.

6. Expansionists' used the slogan "____" which referred to the coordinate they wanted the northern territory to extend.

2. After the Mexican Cession, communities in the Southwest often celebrated both ___________ and __________ holidays.

19. __________ was an empresario who started a colony in 1822 on the lower Colorado River.

21.__________ was the Mexican priest who let mestizos and Native Americans to rebel in 1810.

15. ___________________ was the mission attacked during the Texan Revolution.

23. _____________ became the head of the Mormon Church after their leader, Joseph Smith, was murdered.

8. After the war, Mexican Americans faced the challenge of __________ when the white settlers moved into the Southwest.

16. The ________________ made the U.S. land size about one-fourth larger.

4. The __ party tragedy taught western travelers that it wasn't a good idea to look for shortcuts through the mountains.

24. The idea of __________ was that the U.S. was bound to grow westward and expand their democratic government.

9. The U.S. army was ___ than the Mexican army at the beginning of the Mexican-American War.

18. Much of Mexico's northern territory was gained because of the ____________ .

11. A ______ job was to use pans to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel.

22. President _________ favored the annexation of Texas in 1844.

3. The Transcontinental Railroad helped California develop because it __________.

1. The U.S. government helped traders traveling the Santa Fe Trail by sending troops to protect them against _______.

17. The ________ was a dispute between American settlers and Mexicans that took place in Sonoma, California.

10. One reason many Americans moved westward in the 1800’s was due to the _______ population being depleted in the East.

7. Agents who brought settlers to Texas were called _________________.