Chapter 13 quiz Flashcards
Which of these countries did not claim the oregon country
france
when they signed the adams-onis treaty, the spanish gave up their claim to oregon
true
Joint occupation meant the americans could settle in the oregon country and so could the ___
British
Which of these statements is true of the whitman family
They believed they could convert the cayuse to christianity
Which term did newspaperman john o sullivan make popular
manifest destiny
Which of these statemints about manifest festiny is true
thousands of americans became emigrants because of it
Mountain men carved out the first trails to the oregon country
true
49 n refers to the
boundary between the british and american parts of oregon
Covered wagons were called prairies schooners because they were powered by wind
false
Why did mountain men have to give up trapping beaver
There was a shortage of beaver due to overtrapping
After Florida became a territory who settled there
Planters from the south who needed more fertile land
What did the Floridian settlers do
Farmed cotton and tobacco
Florida became a state at the same time as
Iowa
Before becoming part of the united states, Taxas belonged to
Mexico
Texas called itself the lonestar republic when it
Won its independence
Which of these statements about the alamo is true
All of the defenders who fought there were killed
Mexican leader Santa Anna recognized Texas independence after the battle of
San Jacinto
Which of the following men played an important role in the lone star republic
Sam Houston
Texas soldiers shouted remember the alamo at the battle of San Jacinto
True
Which issue delayed statehood for both Florida and Texas
Statehood would upset the balance between slave and free states in congress.
The Santa Fe Trail was first used by ______.
a trader with a wagon-load of goods
in the early 1800s the territory of New Mexico included Texas and California
False
What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there
A chain of missions
Why did the Spanish try to keep Americans from settling in Santa Fe
They were afraid the Americans would take over the land
Why did the Mexican government want Americans to settle in Santa Fe
They thought American trade would be good for the economy
Which of these statements about California is true
President Polk saw it as a part of manifest destiny
To become a ranchero a person would need
A large estate
Why did President Polk send troops to the border of Mexico
To provoke war with Mexico
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican war
True
John C. Fremont
Led the fight for California to become a republic.
Some of Californios lost their land because of
the Land Law of 1851
Who were the forty-niners
gold miners
Which group made the most money from the gold rush
merchants
Early mining towns had no law or government
True
Which of these statements about California is true
Many towns relied on vigilantes for protections by criminals
Joseph Smith founded a new religion after
He had visions
Which of these was an early belief of the Mormons
Mormons should practice polygamy
During Mormons stay in Illinois
Joseph sSmith was killed
Mormons prospered in deserts in Utah because of their hard work
True
Why did Utah not become a state right away
They often had conflicts with federal officials.
