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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | Bear Flag
Revolt | g. | mountain
men | b. | California
Trail | h. | John Augustus
Sutter | c. | manifest destiny | i. | Santa Fe Trail | d. | Juan
Cortina | j. | Tejanos | e. | Oregon Trail | k. | Stephen Kearny | f. | empresarios | l. | Antonio López de Santa Anna | | | | |
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an
uprising by American settlers in California in which the settlers declared California to be an
independent republic
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natives of Mexico who lived in Texas
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a
member of a prominent Tejano family in South Texas who headed a rebellion against white
discrimination
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people given large land grants by the government of Mexico in exchange for agreeing to
recruit and take responsibility for new settlers
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U.S.
brigadier general who, in 1846, led an army that occupied Santa Fe and seized control of New
Mexico
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an
overland route to the West across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains originally used by fur
trappers but later mostly traveled by others such as farmers and missionaries
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780-mile-long overland route west that was used primarily by merchants
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trail
that forked off of the Oregon Trail near the southernmost point at the Snake River
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president of Mexico who held a dictatorial control over the Mexican
government
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Swiss
adventurer who ran a fort and trading post on the California Trail where gold was first found in
1848
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Essay
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Explain why the forty-niners migrated to California, where they came from, and how
they got there.
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Explain how the rendezvous system worked. Tell how it affected the success of the fur
trade in the Rocky Mountains and the settlement of the Far West.
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Other
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Write
T if the statement is true or F if it is false. If a statement is false, explain
why.
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______ The California Trail was the main overland route to the Oregon
Country.
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______ American Indians who lived on gold-rich lands were
usually allowed to keep the lands and mine the gold.
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______ When the Mississippi River was declared the eastern
border of Texas, tensions between the United States and Mexico increased.
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______ The fur trappers in the Rocky Mountains collected beaver
skins that would later be made into hats.
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______ Both the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail started in
the town of Independence, Missouri.
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______ Texas formed the Texas Rangers to protect the citizens
from conflicts with Mexico and American Indian groups.
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______ Texas settlers had to declare their loyalty to the Baptist
Church.
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______ When he tried to negotiate a peaceful settlement with
Mexico at the Alamo, Stephen F. Austin was imprisoned.
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______ Texas was considered a republic, not officially part of the United
States.
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For
each of the following statements or questions, identify the letter of the best choice. Next, expand
on the subject by answering the second question.
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Members of which group of people were among the first to score major gold strikes in
1849 California?
a. American
Indians | c. Californios | b.
Chinese | d. African Americans | | |
Why were members
of this group so fortunate to have the early gold strikes?
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The
Treaty of Fort Laramie was produced mainly to
a. make payments
to American Indians.
b. honor each Indian tribe’s territorial
boundaries.
c. protect westward-bound settlers from American
Indians.
d. grant American Indian trading rights.
Were the pioneers correct to fear attacks by the American
Indians?
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the problems that the new Republic of Texas
faced?
a. discrimination against
Tejanos | c. towns too close together | b. low population | d. debt
problems | | |
How did Texas end up having so many French and German
immigrants?
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The
relationship between the U.S. government and the Mormons in the mid-1800s could be described
as
a. cordial and positive. | c.
tense. | b. illegal. | d.
cooperative. | | |
Give two examples of Mormon independence that drew
disagreement from the U.S. government.
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Which
of the following was NOT one of the events leading up to the Texas
Revolution?
a. Stephen F.
Austin was jailed after going to Mexico City to promote peace.
b. General Antonio López de Santa Anna was elected
president of Mexico and established dictatorial control over the Mexican
government.
c. At Goliad,
400 Texans surrendered to Mexican troops after a battle there.
d. American settlers and Tejanos were involved in isolated
clashes with the Mexican military.
In 1834, after
being released from jail, what was Stephen F. Austin’s opinion of the relationship between Texas
and Mexico?
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Which
of the following is NOT a true statement about the Oregon Country?
a. The United States and Great Britain agreed that the U.S.
border would be the 49th parallel.
b. Britain attempted to lower the southern border to the 35th
parallel.
c. It was held
jointly by the United States and Great Britain.
d. President Polk claimed that the United States was entitled
to all of Oregon Country below the 54th parallel.
During which presidential campaign was the question of ownership of
Oregon Country brought to the forefront?
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
leader of the Bear Flag Revolt was a. | Sam Houston. | c. | Juan Cortina. | b. | John C.
Frémont. | d. | Stephen
Kearny. | | | | |
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Most
empresarios came from a. | the United States. | c. | Germany. | b. | China. | d. | Mexico. | | | | |
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The
experience that the Donner party had shows that a. | people in that time period did not know how to travel over
mountains. | b. | the leaders of the Donner party were
inexperienced. | c. | most people died traveling to
California. | d. | traveling the Oregon Trail was
hazardous. | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Mexican authorities welcomed the influx of
Americans into Texas in the 1820s? a. | They envisioned turning the American settlers into loyal
Mexican citizens who would fight for them in the event of a U.S. invasion. | b. | They preferred
the American settlers to the American Indians. | c. | They hoped that
the Americans would serve as a barrier between the communities in northern Mexico and Apache and
Comanche raiders. | d. | They were able to levy high taxes on the
Americans. | | |
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Around 1830 the Mexican government was worried about the great influx into Texas
by a. | American
Indians. | c. | Spanish
settlers. | b. | Germans. | d. | Americans. | | | | |
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Frustrated by discrimination in the mining camps, many Chinese
prospectors a. | moved to
Canada. | b. | took jobs, settled in towns, and developed associations with
other Chinese immigrants. | c. | became missionaries and ministered to American
Indians. | d. | moved to Canada. | | |
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Which
one of the following people was NOT an opponent of the Mexican War? a. | William Lloyd
Garrison | c. | Abraham
Lincoln | b. | James K. Polk | d. | Frederick Douglass | | | | |
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The
Oregon Trail a. | led from Oregon
to the East Coast. | b. | led to Canada. | c. | allowed people
to travel from Mexico to the Oregon Country. | d. | connected the
Midwest with the Oregon Country. | | |
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The
opening of the Santa Fe Trail established a trade route for the a. | Southwest. | b. | Rocky Mountains. | c. | Oregon
Country. | d. | East. | | |
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The
first Spanish settlers of California and their descendants were named a. | Californios. | c. | Californians. | b. | Tejanos. | d. | Mexicans. | | | | |
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In
1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico, many Americans opposed admitting Texas to
the Union because a. | adding Texas
would also mean adding to the American Indian population in the United
States. | b. | Texas had a large German-speaking
population. | c. | so many Texans were of Mexican
descent. | d. | Texas allowed slavery. | | |
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Although the Mexican legislature had banned slavery in 1829, Texans had negotiated a
special law that classified their slaves as a. | Californios. | c. | empresarios. | b. | indentured
servants. | d. | Tejanos. | | | | |
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The
leader of the Mormon religious community was a. | Brigham Young. | c. | Marcus Whitman. | b. | Narcissa
Prentiss Whitman. | d. | William
Ashley. | | | | |
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The
Battle of San Jacinto was led by a. | Stephen F. Austin. | c. | William Travis. | b. | Jim
Bowie. | d. | Sam
Houston. | | | | |
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A
leading Tejano figure in the Texas Revolution was a. | Juan Seguín. | c. | Martín de León. | b. | Juan
Cortina. | d. | Antonio
López de Santa Anna. | | | | |
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Which
of the following was NOT a battle of the Texas Revolution? a. | the
Alamo | c. | Goliad | b. | Bear Flag Revolt | d. | Battle of San Jacinto | | | | |
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The
former governor of Tennessee who served as president of the United States from 1845 to 1849
was a. | John C.
Frémont. | c. | Henry
Clay. | b. | James K. Polk. | d. | Zachary Taylor. | | | | |
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The
Whig Party candidate who ran against James K. Polk in the 1844 presidential election
was a. | Henry
Clay. | c. | Zachary
Taylor. | b. | Robert F. Stockton. | d. | Winfield Scott. | | | | |
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The
term mountain men referred to a. | farmers. | c. | prospectors. | b. | mountain
climbers. | d. | fur
traders. | | | | |
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The
U.S. general who led the siege of Mexico City was a. | Zachary Taylor. | c. | Winfield Scott. | b. | John
Slidell. | d. | Juan
Cortina. | | | | |
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