Chapter 13 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

How did land speculators make money?

A

by buying huge areas of land and selling smaller sections at a profit.

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2
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What were Jedediah Smith and other daring fur trappers and explorers known as?

A

mountain men

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3
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What led to the conflict between Britain and the United States because territory was occupied by both countries?

A

The western migration of settlers

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4
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Who discovered the wide valley through the Rocky Mountains known as South Pass

A

Jim Beckworth

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5
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Who became the new leader or Mormon’s after Joseph Smith was killed by a Mob in 1844.

A

Brigham Young

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6
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Who in 1847 who followed the Oregon Trail to Utah, where they built a new settlement called Salt Lake City?

A

Mormon’s

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7
Q

William Becknell pioneered a new route from Missouri to new Mexico known as the _______________.

A

Santa Fe Traill

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8
Q

The California Gold Rush affected who by taking most of his 250,000 acre estate?

A

Mariana Vallejo

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9
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Who was a carpenter who discovered gold in northern California while building a sawmill?

A

James Marshall

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10
Q

Thousands of people migrating and the American’s being angered by the Chinese was a result of what?

A

The California Gold Rush

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11
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Settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent who populated California are known as ___________.

A

Californios

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12
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What is manifest destiny?

A

a government policy that came into effect after Polk’s election in 1844

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13
Q

What amounted to almost one-half of present-day Mexio?

A

Mexican Cession

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14
Q

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo state?

A

Texas was part of the United States

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15
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Who invaded Mexico from the north and led victory against Mexican forces near Buena Vista?

A

Zachary Taylor

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16
Q

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?

A

James K Polk

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17
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What did the Bear Flag Revolt do?

A

freed California from Mexican rule

18
Q

Who led a group of Tejanos who supported the revolt against Mexico?

A

Juan Seguin

19
Q

What did Antonio Lops de Santa Anna do?

A

Sent troops to Texas in response to warnings of a possible rebellion

20
Q

Who was elected president of the independent nation of Texas?

A

Sam Houston

21
Q

Who attracted a group of Americans known as the “Old Three Hundred” to his new settlement in Texas in the 1820s?

A

Stephen Austin

22
Q

All but seven Texan fighters were killed in this battle and the survivors were excecuted.

A

Alamo

23
Q

What did President Polk ordering Zachary Taylor to station troops on disputed territory lead to?

A

the war with Mexico

24
Q

What ended the Texas Revolution?

A

The Battle of San Jacinto

25
Q

How did the California Gold Rush affect Californios?

A

Many lost their property as American Settlers ignored their legal rights

26
Q

Who were the forty-niners?

A

people who went to California in search of gold in 1849

27
Q

Who commanded the Texan army in the Texas Revolution?

A

Sam Houston

28
Q

Why was the cutoff found by William Becknell on the route from Missouri to Santa Fe useful to settlers with covered against?

A

it avoided steep slopes

29
Q

Why did Californias application of statehood cause chaos in 1850?

A

California would make free states outnumber slave states

30
Q

Which of the following was NOT a result of the war with Mexico?

A

Mexico agreed that the Nueces River would be the border

31
Q

Who was the first president of the United States?

A

George Washington

32
Q

Who was the president after George Washington?

A

John Adams

33
Q

Who was president after John Adams?

A

Thomas Jefferson

34
Q

Who was president after Thomas Jefferson?

A

James Madison

35
Q

Who was president after James Madison?

A

James Monroe

36
Q

Who was president after James Monroe?

A

John Quincy Adams

37
Q

Who was the president after John Quincy Adams?

A

Andrew Jackson

38
Q

Who was the president after Andrew Jackson?

A

Martin Van Buren

39
Q

Who was the president after Martin Van Buren?

A

William Henry Harrison

40
Q

Who was the president after William Henry Harrison?

A

John Tyler

41
Q

Who was the president after John Tyler?

A

James K. Polk