Chapter 13&14

Question 0

How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?

Answer 0

By trapping beaver

Question 1

What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?

Answer 1

Oregon

Question 2

Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?

Answer 2

Reports of fertile land for farming

Question 3

What is Manifest Destiny?

Answer 3

Belief that America should extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean

Question 4

Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?

Answer 4

Stephen F. Austin

Question 5

Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?

Answer 5

Santa Anna

Question 6

Who was the backwoodsman from Tennessee who volunteered fight at the Alamo?

Answer 6

Davy Crockett

Question 7

What did the defenders of the Alamo do for the Texan fight?

Answer 7

Bought them much needed time

Question 8

Who became commander in chief of the Texan forces?

Answer 8

Sam Houston

Question 9

What was the surprise attack that killed 600 Mexicans and captured 700 Mexicans,
including Santa Anna?

Answer 9

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 10

What was the rallying cry of the men at this battle?

Answer 10

“Remember the Alamo”

Question 11

What was formed in Texas after Santa Anna surrendered?

Answer 11

Lone Star Republic

Question 12

What were the 3 reasons Polk was determined to control NM and CA?

Answer 12

Trade, creating a clear passage way to the Pacific Ocean, and manifest destiny

Question 13

Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico
believe it was?

Answer 13

America : Rio Grande Mexico: Nueces River

Question 14

What was the cause of the Mexican American War?

Answer 14

Disputed border

Question 15

What did Mexico end up losing after the war?

Answer 15

Half of its territory

Question 16

The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?

Answer 16

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 17

What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?

Answer 17

Ceded California and New Mexico

Question 18

Why did the Mormons go to Utah?

Answer 18

Joseph Smith is killed in Illinois and they leave because they don’t feel safe

Question 19

Who led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake area?

Answer 19

Brigham Young

Question 20

How were mining towns run if there were no jails or police?

Answer 20

Vigilance Committees

Question 21

What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?

Answer 21

Double it

Question 22

Who was the Jewish Immigrant who sold the miners pants made of denim?

Answer 22

Levi Strauss

Question 23

The Gold Rush had long lasting effects on what?

Answer 23

California’s economy

Question 24

What finalized the American mainland?

Answer 24

Gadsden Purchase

Question 25

What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?

Answer 25

Railroad tracks

Question 26

Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their
country)?

Answer 26

Terrible potato famine

Question 27

What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?

Answer 27

Cotton and Memphis

Question 28

Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?

Answer 28

Yeomen farmers