Chapter 13 Quiz Questions Flashcards
Polk’s offer to buy California for $30 million.
fell apart when Mexico refused to receive Polk’s representative.
The Comanches were known for
being master horsemen and among the greatest warriors in the West.
Westerners promoted industrialization in the East
by providing food for the growing workforce of the East.
Which two tribes were defeated by whites in Black Hawk’s War?
the Sauks and the Foxes
The Battle of San Jacinto
established the independence of Texas
Even under ideal conditions, the journey on the Oregon Trail took about
six months.
The results of the Fort Laramie Treaty included
only a brief standoff between the Sioux and the US government.
Which practice did settlers bring to Texas that was illegal under Mexican law?
slavery
Tejano was the term for
Spanish-speaking Mexicans born in Texas.
American advantages in the Mexican War included all of the following except
the Indians’ overwhelming support for the American cause
What was counting coup?
an Indian practice of showing skill in battle
A consistent pattern of movement into the Old Northwest was
the tendency of northerners and southerners to settle, respectively, in northern and southern sections of the Old Northwest.
Before 1850, who was the dominant power on the north and central Great Plains?
the warrior-hunters of the Sioux tribe
Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Manifest Destiny?
“It is our God-given right to spread our democracy and culture across the continent.”
During the years of the Jeffersonian Republicans, the government’s land policies
attempted to aid Americans who wished to become freeholders.
