12.1-12.3 Flashcards
How was the outmatched Texan army able to defeat Santa Anna’s army at Battle of San Jacinto?
Responses
It surprised the Mexican army resting by the San Jacinto River.
It surprised the Mexican army stationed near Goliad.
It refused to surrender to the Mexican army during the siege at the Alamo.
It refused to give a cannon back to the Mexican army at Gonzale
It surprised the Mexican army resting by the San Jacinto River.
How long did the Battle of San Jacinto last?
Responses
one hour
one week
three days
18 minutes
18 minutes
The main attraction of Texas for many Americans in the 1820s and 1830s was the
Responses
desire to become citizens of Mexico.
Mexican rebellion against Spain.
freedom to practice the Catholic faith.
availability of cheap or free land.
availability of cheap or free land.
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
Responses
a southern settler who spurred Texans to defy the ban on slavery in 1831
the only American to witness the signing of the Mexican constitution in 1824
an empresario who started a colony on the lower Colorado River
an American agent who enforced Mexico’s laws on new settlers until 1830
an empresario who started a colony on the lower Colorado River
Who was one of the first Americans to settle in Texas?
Responses
Stephen Austin
William Travis
Jim Bowie
Davy Crockett
stephen austin
Which of these battles was a Texan victory or a Mexican victory?
Gonzales
the Alamo
Goliad
San Jacinto
gonzales- texan
alamo-mexican
goliad-mexican
san jancito- texan
Which of the following was an effect of the establishment of Stephen F. Austin’s successful first colony?
Responses
Anglo-American settlers traveled to California.
Many more Anglo-American settlers came to Texas
Many Tejanos started adapting to American culture.
Tejanos started moving to the United States.
many more anglo american settlers moved to texas
After the Battle of San Jacinto, voters in Texas elected _________ as president and ______ as Secretary of State.
Responses
Sam Houston & Santa Anna
Santa Anna & Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston & Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin & Sam Houston
Sam Houston & Stephen F. Austin
A fort housing soldiers who defended priests
A religious settlement housing a small number of priests
A town housing Spanish citizens
presido
mission
pueblo
What happened during the Bear Flag Revolt?
Responses
A union of Spanish settlers rose up against the Californios in the Mission district of San Francisco.
General Taylor led his troops across the Rio Grande to protect Texas against a Mexican uprising.
A small group of Americans seized the town of Sonoma and declared California’s independence.
John C. Frémont’s mapping expedition fought off a black bear while crossing the Sierra Nevadas.
A small group of Americans seized the town of Sonoma and declared California’s independence.
Which of these present-day states were not part of the Mexican Cession?
Responses
Idaho
Utah
California
Arizona
Nevada
idaho
The Mexican-American War started in ________ because of conflicting territorial claims there between the governments of the U.S. and Mexico.
Responses
New Mexico
Oregon
Texas
California
texas
Who led their troops to the Rio Grande and ended up in a clash with Mexican troops?
Responses
General Winfield Scott
General Zachary Taylor
John C. Fremont
General Stephen Kearny
General Zachary Taylor
What is another way of saying “manifest destiny”?
Responses
“obvious fate”
“clear choice”
“people’s future”
“humanity’s end”
“obvious fate”
What was the main belief of manifest destiny?
Responses
The U.S. should include lands in Central and South America.
The U.S. should settle the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The U.S. should spread democracy to the rest of the world.
The U.S. should allow slavery into new territories.
The U.S. should settle the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Why did President John Tyler, a Whig from Virginia, favor the annexation of Texas during the Election of 1844?
Responses
He thought the annexation of Texas would increase the power of southern slave states
He was pressured by southerners who threatened to give their votes to Senator Henry Clay
He wanted Texas to be a free state that could not compete with the South’s plantations.
He stood in opposition to James K. Polk, who ran on a platform against annexation.
He thought the annexation of Texas would increase the power of southern slave states
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the United States?
Responses
It increased the size of the U.S. by almost 25 percent.
It drew the border line that divides the U.S. from Mexico to this day.
It enabled the U.S. to collect $18 million in property taxes from Mexico.
It gave the U.S. the southern parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
It increased the size of the U.S. by almost 25 percent.
In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain. What happened in California as a result?
Responses
American Indians were given parcels of land called ranchos.
Californios fought for independence from Mexico.
Mexican businessmen planned a rail route to Canada.
Mexican officials terminated the mission system.
Mexican officials terminated the mission system.
Why did the Mexican government refuse to speak to John Slidell about the purchase of New Mexico and California?
Responses
Mexico refused to speak with Slidell until U.S. troops left Texas.
Mexico was angry over the Bear Flag Republic in California.
Mexico refused to speak to Slidell until U.S. troops left California.
Mexico was angry over the annexation of Texas.
Mexico was angry over the annexation of Texas.
Dark horse candidiate; ran on the main plank of westward expansionism
“We are the nation of human progress, and who will, what can, set limits to our onward march?”
His troops won battles south of the Nueces River; defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista
U.S. army captain; led a mapping expedition; joined American settlers at Sonoma and supported their call for independence
Seized the town of Sonoma, California and declared California to be an independent nation
Author of the “Anaconda Plan” in the Civil War; won Battle of Veracruz, the strongest fortress in Mexico
Paid Mexico $10 million
Tried to offer Mexico $30 million for New Mexico and California
Officially ended the war with Mexico
John Gast in 1872
james k polk
john o sullivan
general zachary taylor
john c fremont
general winfield scott
gadsen purchase
john slidell
treaty of guadalope hidalgo
american progress
How did the slavery issue get tied up with “manifest destiny” in the 1840s and 1850s?
Responses
Southern slaveholders thought expansion in the spirit of “manifest destiny” would cause their region to lose power.
Slaveholders did not know if ownership claims would be honored in the new territories.
Americans did not know if the institution of slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
Slavery went against the democratic values implied by the philosophy of “manifest destiny.”
Americans did not know if the institution of slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the U.S. gained an area of land known as the _____________________ which increased the size of the U.S.
Responses
Oregon Country
California
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Writing in 1845, _________promoted the idea that it was the manifest destiny of the U.S. to settle all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Responses
James K. Polk
James O’Sullivan
Mariano Vallejo
Henry Clay
James O’Sullivan
True/False The Donner Party got stranded in the Appalachian Mountains during winter.
Responses
True
False
false
Which of the following was an effect of the gold rush in California?
Responses
Most miners became rich after working in the mines.
Most miners were employed by large companies to dig tunnels.
The population increased greatly over a few years.
The population grew slowly over a number of decades.
The population increased greatly over a few years.
True/ False Placer miners used shovels and picks to dig gold out of mines.
Responses
True
False
false
Which event, beginning in 1849, had long-lasting effects on California’s economy?
Responses
shipping to the north
trade with Mexico
growth of industry
discovery of gold
discovery of gold
How did women generally make money in the mining communities?
Responses
by operating “Downtown Brown’s” Frap store
by placer mining
by manufacturing clothes
by operating boardinghouses
by running casinos
by operating boardinghouses
The Battle of San Jacinto takes place.
The U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase.
Stephen F. Austin started a Texas colony on the lower Colorado River.
2nd
3rd
1st
Which of the following is not an example of how Americans made life difficult for Chinese immigrants?
Responses
by making Chinese workers targets of violent attacks
by prohibiting Chinese immigrants from opening their own businesses
by placing a high monthly tax on all foreign miners
by favoring Americans over immigrants in courts of law
by prohibiting Chinese immigrants from opening their own businesses
As a result of the population explosion of the “gold fever” years, California became
Responses
more populous than any other region in the country
off limits to new immigrants
richer than any other region in the country
eligible for statehood
eligible for statehood
