Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire for

expand to the Pacific Ocean and conquer Mexican territory.

The agreement to end the Mexican-American war was called

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which shows how various cultures shaped one another in the Southwest after the Mexican Cession?

Communities celebrated both Mexican and American holidays

Which of the follow best describes Transcendentalism?

an philosophy that focuses on God, nature, and the senses

The National issue that was the reason some people opposed the War with Mexico was

Fear that slavery would spread to the new territories

Brigham Young became the leader of the Mormon Church immediately after the

murder of the leader Joseph Smith

What major issue rose for northerners over Oregon?

Why did Polk fight for all of Texas, and only half of Oregon

What did Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth add to the Abolition Movement?

Descriptions of first hand accounts of slavery as slaves

How did President Polk gain Oregon?

Through compromise, dividing the territory into two

What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

So the US could build a railroad from the South to the West

Which is NOT true of Stephen F. Austin

He lead the Texas Army against Santa Anna

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1
Who is known as the "father of American public education"?
Horace Mann
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Neal Dow
2
Gold seeking migrants to California were called
miners
prospectors
Forty-Niners
Sutters
3
Texans disobeyed Mexican laws in the 1820's by
building their own protestant churches
helping others enter Mexico illegally
bringing slaves with them
refusing to pay property taxes
4
Miners who panned for gold along rivers and streams were called
hydraulic miners
hard-rock miners
sifters
placer miners
5
Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire for
control of the area east of the Appalachian mountains.
expand to the Pacific Ocean and conquer Mexican territory.
limit the number of immigrants entering the country
Warn European nations against colonizing Latin America
6
The agreement to end the Mexican-American war was called
Treaty of the Rio Grande
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Chihuahua
7
Once Texas gained its independence from Mexico, it was known as the
Lone Star Republic
Little Big Town
Santa Anna's embarassment
The Mexican Cession
8
What is Temperence?
a religious revival
the outlawing of alcohol
required public education
increased help toward urban poor
9
A 2,000 mile trail from Independence Missouri to the Northwest coast was called
California Trail
Continental Divide
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
10
Which shows how various cultures shaped one another in the Southwest after the Mexican Cession?
Communities printed laws in Native languages
Americans introduced saddles to Mexican ranchers
American settlers taught natives mining in the moutains
Communities celebrated both Mexican and American holidays
11
Which of the follow best describes Transcendentalism?
a belief that America need to become a coast to coast nation
the movement of Mormon from the US to Salt Lake City
a movement to increase church attendance
an philosophy that focuses on God, nature, and the senses
12
The National issue that was the reason some people opposed the War with Mexico was
Fear that Spain would enter the war as Mexico's ally
Fear that another war would bankrupt the country.
Fear that the U.S. was growing too large to govern.
Fear that slavery would spread to the new territories
13
What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
ending alcohol consumption
achieve women's suffrage
abolition
using the Bible in public schools
14
Leader of the Mormons who moved the group to the Great Salt Lake
Brigham Young
Davey Crockett
John Jacob Astor
Joseph Smith
15
Brigham Young became the leader of the Mormon Church immediately after the
outlawing of polygamy by the church
arrival of Mormons to the Great Salt Lake
discovery of the book of Mormon.
murder of the leader Joseph Smith
16
What major issue rose for northerners over Oregon?
The deal brought us into an alliance with Britain
Northerners worried that Polk spent too much for the region
The land was relatively unusable
Why did Polk fight for all of Texas, and only half of Oregon
17
The thought that it is America's god given right to own the land from sea to sea is known as
Secession
American Destiny
Manifest Destiny
Suffrage
18
Created the American Fur Company, the largest fur trading posts.
Jedidiah Smith
John Jacob Astor
Brigham Young
Stephen F. Austin
19
What did Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth add to the Abolition Movement?
Inciting slave rebellions
the push to integrate former slaves back to Africa
Descriptions of first hand accounts of slavery as slaves
The creation of anti-slavery newspapers
20
The states will start to fight over_____as the country gains more land.
construction of the Transcontinental Railroa
need for schools and colleges
failure to conserve natural resources
expansion of slavery
21
All of the following were effects the gold rush had on California except
Statehood requirements met quickly
religious turmoil
Increased economic activity
Population explosion
22
The main trade route between Independence, Missouri and Northern Mexico
National Road
California Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
23
What was Neal Dow's main success?
the creation of a Utopian society
the Seneca Falls Convention
The Maine Law of 1850
the Gag Resolution
24
Agreement that the U.S. would get the land of southern Arizona and New Mexico for $10 milllion
Gadsden Purchase
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Manifest Destiny
Polk's Purchase
25
How did President Polk gain Oregon?
Britain abandoned the territory after gold was not found
Through compromise, dividing the territory into two
He declared war on Great Britain
By allying the United States with Imperial Russia
26
What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?
So the US could build a railroad from the South to the West
To gain the peninsula of Baja California
As an apology for the Mexican American War
Gold was found in the region
27
America's god given right to own the land from sea to sea by any means necessary.
American Exceptionalism
Conquest
Manifest Destiny
Mexican Cession
28
Which is NOT true of Stephen F. Austin
Land speculator who started a successful colony in Mexico
He worked with the Mexican gov't to attract settlers to TX
He was jailed by Santa Anna for supporting rebellion
He lead the Texas Army against Santa Anna
29
Battle in which Santa Anna's was quickly defeated and Texas Independence was won.
San Jacinto
San Juan Hill
Vera Cruz
The Alamo
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Often labeled as enemies, this group often trekked west with pioneers as guides and suppliers
Native Americans
Californios
Mormons
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