Chapter 13 Quiz Flashcards
How did land speculators make money?
by buying huge areas of land and selling smaller sections at a profit.
What were Jedediah Smith and other daring fur trappers and explorers known as?
mountain men
What led to the conflict between Britain and the United States because territory was occupied by both countries?
The western migration of settlers
Who discovered the wide valley through the Rocky Mountains known as South Pass
Jim Beckworth
Who became the new leader or Mormon’s after Joseph Smith was killed by a Mob in 1844.
Brigham Young
Who in 1847 who followed the Oregon Trail to Utah, where they built a new settlement called Salt Lake City?
Mormon’s
William Becknell pioneered a new route from Missouri to new Mexico known as the _______________.
Santa Fe Traill
The California Gold Rush affected who by taking most of his 250,000 acre estate?
Mariana Vallejo
Who was a carpenter who discovered gold in northern California while building a sawmill?
James Marshall
Thousands of people migrating and the American’s being angered by the Chinese was a result of what?
The California Gold Rush
Settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent who populated California are known as ___________.
Californios
What is manifest destiny?
a government policy that came into effect after Polk’s election in 1844
What amounted to almost one-half of present-day Mexio?
Mexican Cession
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo state?
Texas was part of the United States
Who invaded Mexico from the north and led victory against Mexican forces near Buena Vista?
Zachary Taylor
Who settled with Britain to divide Oregon at the 49th parallel and sent an ambassador or Mexico to offer $30 million for Texas, New Mexico, and California?
James K Polk
What did the Bear Flag Revolt do?
freed California from Mexican rule
Who led a group of Tejanos who supported the revolt against Mexico?
Juan Seguin
What did Antonio Lops de Santa Anna do?
Sent troops to Texas in response to warnings of a possible rebellion
Who was elected president of the independent nation of Texas?
Sam Houston
Who attracted a group of Americans known as the “Old Three Hundred” to his new settlement in Texas in the 1820s?
Stephen Austin
All but seven Texan fighters were killed in this battle and the survivors were excecuted.
Alamo
What did President Polk ordering Zachary Taylor to station troops on disputed territory lead to?
the war with Mexico
What ended the Texas Revolution?
The Battle of San Jacinto
