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Why did the U.S. want the Southern portions of AZ/NM
To build a railroad
To drive off the Comanche
For access to the silver mines
Tax purposes
2
How were the Texans able to win the Battle of San Jacinto?
Half of the Mexican Army deserted before the fighting began
Cannon bombardment and then capturing Emiliano Zapata
Reinforcements from local bands of Native Americans
Attacking during siesta and then capturing Santa Anna
3
The Forty-Niners that moved to California were named after their local Football team
False
True
4
What is James Marshal best known for?
Leading the defense at The Alamo
First to report sighting gold in California at Sutters Mill
First Governor of California
Founding the Pony Express
5
Utah was the only territory to gain popular sovereignty
False
True
6
The Fugitive Slave Act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
False
True
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Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Gold Rush was bad news for the Native Americans?
Natives had land taken
Natives wanted the gold for themselves
Natives were taken as slaves
Natives were killed from disease that came with the new arrivals
8
Which of the following was a reason the U.S.A. did not add Texas when it first asked to join?
North did not want slave state nor did they want to risk war with Mexico
U.S.A. did not want a war with Spain
Federal government wanted to respect native land
Texas would be a bad look for America on the world stage
9
Manifest Destiny: The idea that the United States is destined, by God, to go from ocean to ocean
False
True
10
How did the U.S. get sole possession of the Oregon Territory?
Invasion
Annexation
Negotiations with Britain
Negotiations with France
11
What did Mexico(ME) and U.S.A.(US) each recieve in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
ME: $10 Million / US: CA, AZ, NM, CO & OK
ME: $15 Million / US: Southern NM & AZ
ME: $10 Million / US: Southern NM & AZ
ME: $15 Million / US: CA, AZ, NM, CO & OK
12
When supply is up, demand is up.
False
True
13
What might one call the town shown in the image?
Ghost Town
Boom Town
14
Term for when the authority of a State, Territory, City etc... is created and maintained by the people within:
Artistocratic Autonomy
Rotational oligarchy
Democratic Fiefdom
Popular sovereignty
15
Why did many Americans leave the U.S. to settle in Texas in the 1820's?
Prohibition did not extend to Texas
They wanted a bigger life
To farm on the fertile soil and grow cotton
To fight the Apache with the Mexican Army
16
When supply is up, demand is down
True
False
