How did the slavery issue get tied up with the doctrine of manifest destiny in the 1840's?

Americans did not know if slavery would be allowed west

What happened to California population as a result of the Gold Rush?

people went to get rich quick and stayed to build settlemnet

Why did a number of americans travel the California Trail from the 1830's to the 1840's

American Mexican merchants would meet California for trade

How did Brigham Young's influence resolve the western dispute over water rights?

set strict code of water rights favoring the community

Who was Stephen F. Austin

empresario who founded a colony on the lower Colorado River

What happened during the Bear Flag Revolt?

500 Americans seized a the town of Sonoma declared independe

agents who brought settlers to Texas

Why did some politicians support Polk's interest in annexing Oregon?

Merchants would benefit from a Pacific port with China trade

How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the US

secured a southern route for the transcontinental railroad

Father Hidalgo y Costilla's rebellion in 1810

promoted a nonviolent revolution

Who were the mountain men?

western fur traders and trappers

Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when American settlers poured in to the Southwest?

Mexican land laws differed from US laws

How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the US

increased the size of the US by almost 30%

Which description best fits the group known as the "forty-niner"?

gold-seekers who migrated to California

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1
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1800's in order to
prosper in the fur trade
seek out religious freedom
obey the Book of Mormon
form an independent state
2
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
3
What happened to California population as a result of the Gold Rush?
population grew, but not like during Spanish and Mexican
population boomed during gold fever, declined due to inflati
people went to get rich quick and stayed to build settlemnet
4
Texan settlers disobeyed Mexican laws in the 1820's by
refusing to pay property taxes
helping other settlers enter Mexico illegally
building their own churches
bringing slaves with them
5
Why did a number of americans travel the California Trail from the 1830's to the 1840's
American Mexican merchants would meet California for trade
guidebooks persuaded settlers to move to the region
cattle ranchers were attracted by the Spanish promise land
the spirtit of manifest destiny persuaded Americans go west
6
How did Brigham Young's influence resolve the western dispute over water rights?
set strict code of water rights favoring the community
dams and canals would be privately owned
set a tax on the public use of water and river navigation
supported the eastern tradition of equal access
7
Who was Stephen F. Austin
only American to witness the signing of the Mexican Const.
southern settler who spurred Texans o defy the ban on slave
empresario who founded a colony on the lower Colorado River
American agent who enforced Mexican laws in Texas
8
What happened during the Bear Flag Revolt?
500 Americans seized a the town of Sonoma declared independe
John Fremont mapping expedition fought off a black bear
A union of Spanish settlers rose up in San Francisco
General Taylor led his troops across the Rio Grande
9
Empresarios were
soldiers in the Texan army
Mexicans who opposed the revolution
supporters of Manifest Destiny
agents who brought settlers to Texas
10
Why did some politicians support Polk's interest in annexing Oregon?
Merchants would benefit from a Pacific port with China trade
Free and slave states had been out of balance since Texas
Disputes over the US border with Canada would be easy settle
Explorers reported spotting gold dust in Oregon
11
How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the US
secured a southern route for the transcontinental railroad
allowed the US to purchase the northern part of Arizona
gave the US hunting rights in the area of Texas
promised to safeguard the property rights of residents
12
Father Hidalgo y Costilla's rebellion in 1810
started the Mexican antislavery movement
inspired the Mexican independence movement against Spain
promoted a nonviolent revolution
overthrew the Spanish monarchy
13
Which of the following statements is true of the Oregon Trail?
It required protection by US troops
It was a popular route for merchants
It took six months to travel
It ran through the Sierra Nevada
14
Who were the mountain men?
western fur traders and trappers
supporters of low tariffs on fur
eastern settlers who poured into Oregon Country
western explorers who mapped the Rocky Mountains
15
Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when American settlers poured in to the Southwest?
Mexican holidays were not recognized by Americans
Mexican land laws differed from US laws
Mexican Americans were legally evicted from their land
Mexican Americans were persecuted because they not Catholic
16
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the US
increased the size of the US by almost 30%
enabled the US to collect $18 million in taxes from Mexico
forced the US to give up territory in the West
17
Which description best fits the group known as the "forty-niner"?
gold-seekers who migrated to California
Mexicans and South Americans who immigrated to find gold
middle aged men with previous mining experience

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