Chapter 13 Quiz

Question 1

Tejanos

Answer 1

People of Spanish Heritage who consider Texas their Home

Question 2

Empresarios

Answer 2

Huge tracts of land offerde by the Spanish goverment to attract people

Question 3

Stephen Austin

Answer 3

Had to Get a new land grant from the Mexican goverment and attracties 297 families.the succes atracted many more settelen and land spectators

Question 4

Sam Houston

Answer 4

The man placed in charge of the Texas Army

Question 5

William Travis

Answer 5

Head of a groep of 183 volunteers at the alamo

Question 6

Antonio de Santa Anna

Answer 6

Mexican president and General of the Mexican Army

Question 7

Juan sequín

Answer 7

Led a band of 25 Tejanos in support of the revolt

Question 8

The Battle of the Alamo

Answer 8

A thirteen day attack on the fortress the fort cell on the thirteeth day and only five Texans survived

Question 9

Victory at SAN Jacinto

Answer 9

On April 21, 1836 Houstons troops killed more than half of the Mexican Army Santa Anna had to sign a treaty

Question 10

Manifest destiny

Answer 10

A ninteeth century belief that the U.S. had a mission to expanderen westward across the North American Continent spreiding its from of demorcacy freedom and culture-vers religous

Question 11

James Polk

Answer 11

The eleventh president of the U.S. committee to national expansion

Question 12

Bear flag revolt

Answer 12

A revolt led by John C. Frémont, the american arresten the commanderen of northern California and raaide a flag shoing a grizzly bear sketches in BlackBerry Jucie

Question 13

Mexican cession

Answer 13

Gave up a vast area- inclusies California nevada, Utah and most of Arizona and parts of new Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

Question 14

Winifield scott

Answer 14

A leader in the american Army went inland to capture Mexico City during the American-Mexican war. Scott succeded in capturing the Capital in september 1847

Question 15

Zachary Taylor

Answer 15

The General of the American troops mogen troops over the RIO Grande went to war in May 1846 with Mexico

Question 16

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 16

The war ended with this treaty and Mexico gave Texas over and established the RIO Grande as the border

Question 17

Gasden purchase

Answer 17

Sold the strip of land in Arizona and new Mexico for $10 million

Question 18

Californios

Answer 18

Setters of Spanish or Mexican Desent

Question 19

John Sutter

Answer 19

A man whi perusaded the Mexican goverment to give HIM 50,000 acres of land in the Sacramento vallen

Question 20

Mariano Vallejo

Answer 20

A mamber of one of the oldest Spanish families living in America

Question 21

Forty-niner

Answer 21

Someren who went to Find gold in California storting in 1849

Question 22

John Fremont

Answer 22

John fromont led a revolt in calfifonia called the bear flag revolt. Americans overtreedt the Mexican leader and cliamed California as an independent republic

Question 23

Routes to California

Answer 23

1. Sail 18,000 Miles around south America
2. Sail the narrow ithmus of Panama cross overland and then sail to California
3. Travel the trails across America

Question 24

Conditions in Meininger Camps

Answer 24

IT is dangerous- there were MOB’s murders deaths duels and more
Exaustion, poor dood and disease all databestand the miners Health
Gamblers and muners swinlded miners money

Question 25

International miners

Answer 25

2/3 were Americans most from new Engeland, Natibe Americans, free blacks and enclaved Adriaan Americans also worked the mines
Other frigners include-Eourpe, South America, Australia and mostly China
Americans bres angry beacuse of the many differnces like clothing and culture