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Long Question Module 12 Lesson 1&2 Flashcards

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1
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Who hired empresarios?

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The NEW Mexican government

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2
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What River did Stephen F. Austin start a colony on in 1822?

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Lower Colorado River

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3
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Who became ruler of Mexico in 1830?

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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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4
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What was the region of Mexico known as?

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American Southwest

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What empire was Mexico part of?

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The Spanish Empire

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Did the revolt led by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 work?

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No it failed

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What did Antoni Lopez de Santa Anna do when he came into power?

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suspended Mexico’s constitution.

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8
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Where was the Texans revolt?

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Battle at Gonzales, Texas

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9
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What happened when Texans declared independence?

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The Republic of Texas was estabished

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Who was named head of the Texas army?

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Sam Houston

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11
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Why did Stephen F. Austin go to the United States?

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To seek money and Troops

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12
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What started the Battle at the Alamo?

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The Texans actions angered Mexican leader Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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13
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Who led the Texans in the Battle at the Alamo?

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Colonel Jim Travis

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What ended the Battle at the Alamo?

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On March 6, 1836 all Texas defenders killed in Mexican attack.

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15
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Who lead the Texans in the Battle of San Jacinto?

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Sam Houston

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16
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who won the Battle at the alamo?

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Mexican forces

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Who won the Battle of San jacinto?

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Texan forces

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18
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What happened after Texans won the Battle of San Jacinto?

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna signed a treaty giving independence to Texas.

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19
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What became of Sam Houston since he was the hero of the Texas forces?

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Sam Houston was elected president

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20
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Who became secretary of state for Texas?

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Stephen F. Austin

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21
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What did Texas do to increase the population?

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Texas offered land grants to new settlers. Many from nearby southern states brought enslaved Africans with them.

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22
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Why did President Jackson did not take control of Texas?

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But did not want to upset balance between slave and free states by letting a slave state enter the Union.

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23
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Why was the U.S. looking for more land in the West?

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The U.S. needed more space for farms, ranches, businesses, and families

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24
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What did some people believe that it was the U.S. what to settle in all of the land to the Pacific?

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Manifest Destiny

25
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What was the most important state for Mexico in their mission system and why?

A

The mission system was important in California, carrying out huge farming and ranching operations using Native American labor.

26
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What was also organized with Oregon being added to the territory of the U.S.?

A

negotiated treaty for land south of
forty-ninth parallel

27
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After losing Texas what other present-day areas did Mexico control?

A

Southwest—New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California.

28
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What did Mexico’s missions systems do?

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— Land grants given to wealthiest California settlers

— Created vast ranchos, or ranches

29
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What states did John Slidell try to buy for $30 million?

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New Mexico and California

30
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What happened after Mexico refused the $30 million for the two states?

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Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor and his army into the border region around the Rio Grande in 1846.

31
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Where did President James K. Polk send General Zachary Taylor and his troops?

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region border around the Rio Grande

32
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After Polk sent General Zachary Taylor and his troops what happened?

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U.S. troops clashed with Mexicans in April

33
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After U.S. troops clashed with Mexicans what happened?

A

Congress declared was on Mexico in April

34
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Who won the war against Mexico and the U.S.?

A

Taylor’s forces won battles south of the Rio Grande in Mexico

35
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After the U.S. won the Battles against Mexico what did the U.S. gain?

A

General Stephen Kearny seized control of New Mexico.

36
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What started the Bear Flag Revolt?

A

Americans seized Sonoma and declared California to be an independent nation on June 14, starting the Bear Flag Revolt.

37
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What did America seize during the Bear Flag Revolt?

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Sonoma

38
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What happened during the Bear Flage Revolt?

A

California was claimed for the United States

39
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Who did General Taylor’s forces defeat in February 1847?

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Mexican army under Santa Anna at Buena Vista

40
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What happened during the War at Veracruz?

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General Winfield Scott’s forces seized the port of Veracruz in March 1847.

Veracruz was the strongest fortress in Mexico.

41
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What happened to the War at Mexico City?

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Scott’s troops took Mexico City in September 1847 after a brave defense by Mexican soldiers.

42
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What officially ended all of the wars with Mexico?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

43
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Mexican territory included what?

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present-day California, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.

44
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What were the people in the territory of Mexican areas were what?

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“Protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty and property and secured in the free exercise of their religion.”

45
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What did the Gadsden Purchase do?

A

It gave southern parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico to the U.S. for $10 million

46
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What was California’s main population?

A

Mexican and Native Americans

47
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What was John Sutters colony popular for?

A

rest stop for immigrants

48
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Where was the Donner Party traveling to?

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California

49
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Where did the Donner Party get lost in and why?

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Sierra Nevada because of heavy snows

50
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Why did most of the Donner party die?

A

starvation

51
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Who were the 80,000 gold-seekers that went to California in 1849?

A

Forty-niners

52
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What were miners mostly like?

A

young, unmarried men in search of adventure

53
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What job that helped miners were good for woman and made them good money?

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cooking meals, washing clothes, and operating boardinghouses for miners

54
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What caused inflation in California?

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the huge amount of gold in circulation

55
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In 1852 California placed a high monthly tax on who?

A

foreign miners

56
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What type of immigrants arrived in California in 1849?

A

China, Europe, Mexico, and South America.

57
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The growth of California had a negative impact on who?

A

Californios and Native Americans

58
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Most of the Forty-niners arrived in what city in California?

A

San Francisco

59
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At Buena Vista what happened during the war?

A

The Mexican army had fled overnight.

It was a fierce battle with heavy casualties on both sides.

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