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Manifest Destiny
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Some quizzing over the America's movement west.
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1
Father Hidalgo y Costilla's rebellion in 1810
overthrew the Spanish monarchy
inspired the Mexican independence movement against Spain
promoted a nonviolent revolution
started the Mexican antislavery movement
2
Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when American settlers poured in to the Southwest?
Mexican Americans were persecuted because they not Catholic
Mexican Americans were legally evicted from their land
Mexican holidays were not recognized by Americans
Mexican land laws differed from US laws
3
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1800's in order to
seek out religious freedom
obey the Book of Mormon
form an independent state
prosper in the fur trade
4
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the US
enabled the US to collect $18 million in taxes from Mexico
forced the US to give up territory in the West
increased the size of the US by almost 30%
5
How did the slavery issue get tied up with the doctrine of manifest destiny in the 1840's?
Slavery went against the democratic values of the west
Americans did not know if slavery would be allowed west
Southern slaveholders thought westward expansion would hurt
Southern slaveholders demanded government assistance
6
Texan settlers disobeyed Mexican laws in the 1820's by
helping other settlers enter Mexico illegally
bringing slaves with them
refusing to pay property taxes
building their own churches
7
Who were the mountain men?
eastern settlers who poured into Oregon Country
supporters of low tariffs on fur
western explorers who mapped the Rocky Mountains
western fur traders and trappers
8
Why did some politicians support Polk's interest in annexing Oregon?
Free and slave states had been out of balance since Texas
Merchants would benefit from a Pacific port with China trade
Disputes over the US border with Canada would be easy settle
Explorers reported spotting gold dust in Oregon
9
What happened to California population as a result of the Gold Rush?
people went to get rich quick and stayed to build settlemnet
population boomed during gold fever, declined due to inflati
population grew, but not like during Spanish and Mexican
10
How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the US
promised to safeguard the property rights of residents
allowed the US to purchase the northern part of Arizona
gave the US hunting rights in the area of Texas
secured a southern route for the transcontinental railroad
11
Which of the following statements is true of the Oregon Trail?
It took six months to travel
It was a popular route for merchants
It ran through the Sierra Nevada
It required protection by US troops
12
Who was Stephen F. Austin
empresario who founded a colony on the lower Colorado River
only American to witness the signing of the Mexican Const.
southern settler who spurred Texans o defy the ban on slave
American agent who enforced Mexican laws in Texas
13
Which description best fits the group known as the "forty-niner"?
middle aged men with previous mining experience
gold-seekers who migrated to California
Mexicans and South Americans who immigrated to find gold
14
What happened during the Bear Flag Revolt?
500 Americans seized a the town of Sonoma declared independe
General Taylor led his troops across the Rio Grande
John Fremont mapping expedition fought off a black bear
A union of Spanish settlers rose up in San Francisco
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Why did a number of Americans travel the California Trail from the 1830's to the 1840's
the spirtit of manifest destiny persuaded Americans go west
cattle ranchers were attracted by the Spanish promise land
American Mexican merchants would meet California for trade
guidebooks persuaded settlers to move to the region
