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CSA Manifest Destiny and The West
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1
Which area involved the slogan 54 40 or Fight
Mexican Cession
Florida
Oregon Territory
Texas
2
What was the main cause for the War with Mexico?
The Rio Grande Border dispute between Texas and Mexico
General Kearny takes Santa Fe
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico City surrenders to Scott
3
What iconic Native American chieftain led to the Seminoles in the Second Seminole War?
Big Water
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Osceola
4
US troops experienced exposure to harsh condition on rough terrain during the Seminole Wars.
False
True
5
Who were the biggest winners in the California gold rush
Miners who took the Oregon Trail to San Francisco
minors who left home after emancipation from their parents
Miners who sailed around S. America
merchants who sold goods to miners
6
When was Texas annexed into the united states?
1837
1845
1836
20000 B.C.
7
What advantages did the Seminole warriors have over U.S. soldiers?
They were immune to tropical diseases.
They had more powerful weapons.
They had large numbers.
They knew the land.
8
How did the Seminoles resist relocation?
They left the Indian Territory when they arrived.
They built forts around their homes to blockade the whites.
They formed their own constitution.
They hid in the Everglades and attacked the U.S. army.
9
This section is known as the Mexican Cession
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Mexican Cession
region of Mexico that Britain ceded to US
region of northwest US that Canada ceded or gave to US
answer not given
region of southwest US that Mexico ceded or gave to US
11
The California Gold Rush resulted in all of the following developments EXCEPT the
forcing Indians to serve as indentured laborers
influx of 200,000 into the region
pressuring the federal government to annex California
kidnapping of thousands of Chinese to serve as workers
12
A community that grows quickly and suddenly; an example is the Yukon during the Gold Rush
boomtown
assimilation
homestead
Black Loyalists
13
How did westward expansion affect Native American tribes?
settlers killed bison, lowering the amount of food
They were relocated to the Oregon Territory
expansion increased farm land
Natives sold bison meat for a higher price
14
Where did the gold rush start?
Hawaii
California
Alaska
Nebraska
15
What is irrigation?
a famous rodeo technique
a tradition seen in Mexicano holidays
a form of mining used by Mexicano miners
a system for bringing water to farmland by artificial means
16
Why did the US fight the Mexican American war?
US violated a peace treaty allowing settlers to settle in Mexican territory
Mexico was angry with the US annexation of Texas and invaded the US
None of the Above
US wanted land in the Southwest
17
The Adam Onis Treaty was an agreement between which two countries?
US & Spain
Spain & France
Spain & Mexico
US & Mexico
18
President Polk wanted to to take New Mexico and California from Mexico, but he needed Mexico to fire the first shot.
True
False
19
According to Polk, what led to the Mexican War?
Mexicans raiding Americans property in TX
Illegal immigration from Mexico
Refusal to negotiate and aggression of Mex troops
The Battle of the Alamo
20
Why did Spain cede Florida to the United States?
The U.S won the Spanish-American War
Spain desperately needed money
Spain knew they could not protect Florida from the U.S
The Seminole tribe fought on the side of the U.S
21
How much did we pay for the Mexican Cession?
$20 million
$10 million
Nothing, it was free.
$15 million
22
Which of these was a major cause of the war with Mexico?
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
Annexation of Texas and its boundaries.
Missouri Compromise and the slave trade
discovery of gold in California
23
Chinese immigrants in California experienced difficulties due to...
Discrimination in employment and housing practices
Educational Opportunities
Language barriers
Farming practices
24
Prior to the Civil War, how was the issue of slavery related to westward expansion?
large number of plantations
new states raised concerns over balance between free and slave states
discovery of gold in western lands
helped create a hispanic labor market
25
American Progress, an 1872 painting by John Gast is an allegorical representation of.....
The War with Mexico
The Underground Railroad
Manifest Destiny
The Slave Trade
26
Why is Ft Mose important?
It is the oldest settlement in the United States
It was started by the French
It was the first free African community in the United States
It included people who came for religious freedom
27
Why did the US make the Gadsen Purchase?
To extend the country's southern border
To build a southern transcontinental railroad
To admit more territory that could become slave states
So Stephen Douglas could win votes in the 1860 election
28
How much land did Mexico lose due to the war?
17%
30%
78%
55%
29
Which 19
th
century change led to westward expansion?
Tribal Rights
Manifest Destiny
Segregation
Secession
30
What ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Barcelona
31
What was the cause of the U.S. Mexican War
dispute over the Mississippi River
dispute over the border of Texas
Dispute over the Appalachian Mnts
Impressment of U.S. sailors
32
Who was the leader of Mexico during the Mexican-American War?
Ginés de Sepúlveda
Bartolomé de las Casas
Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramirez
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Juan
33
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek of 1823 said that the Seminoles had to...
leave Florida within three years.
leave north Florida and move to central Florida.
stop fighting with the Spanish.
move to the Everglades.
34
the Texas Declaration of Independence is
The Document that asserted the freedom of the Colonies from Great Britain
The document that freed Texas from Mexico and set Texas free
Texas declaring itself independent from America
The document that liberated the slaves during the Civil War
35
What was the origin of many Black Seminoles?
They moved to Florida from Africa
They came from Haiti and Cuba
They were escaped slaves
They came from cities up north
36
Who were the Mexicanos?
Mexicans living in Spain
Americans that immigrated to Mexico
Mexicans that immigrated to America
Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession land
37
This land belonged to Spain and in 1819; US got it via the Adam Onis Treaty
Oregon Territory
Florida
Texas
Louisiana Purchase
38
Zebulon Pike has a peak named after him in this mountain range.
Rocky Mountains
Sante Fe Mountains
Appalachain Mountains
Cascade Mountains
39
What did the Gadsen Purchase do?
The Rio Grande became the border between the US and Mexico.
It created an economy for California.
It gave the US Mexico's northern territory.
It annexed Texas to the United States of America.
40
What is the best reason why the Seminoles welcomed runaway slaves?
The slaves and the Seminoles shared common cause and enemy.
The slaves were willing to work for the Seminoles in exchange for freedom.
The slaves and Seminoles spoke Spanish.
The slaves knew the Everglades better than the Seminoles.
41
How was slavery an issue in relation to the Mexican-American war?
It reduced how many slaves the US had.
disagreements whether slavery should be allowed in the new land
slavery spread to Asia
disagreements about slave ownership
42
Who did the United States agree to split the Oregon territory with?
Great Britain
Canada
France
Mexico
43
In what year was the Texas Declaration of Independence written?
1821
1836
1845
1825
44
Why was Tallahassee chosen as the capital of Florida?
It was located between Pensacola and Jacksonville.
It was the original home of the Apalachee.
It was the midway point between St. Augustine and Pensacola.
It was the prettiest location at that time.
45
Who was the US President during the Gold Rush?
Theodore Roosevelt
James Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
