Manifest Destiny Test Review Guide

Question 1

annex

Answer 1

To claim/to join. To add a territory to a country. Such an addition is called an annexation.

Question 2

cede

Answer 2

Give up (power or territory)

Question 3

expansionist

Answer 3

people in favor of the expansion or growing of the U.S.

Question 4

rendezvous

Answer 4

mountain men gathering in July to trade
together after working fall- Spring.

Question 5

forty-niner

Answer 5

the gold rush in California in 1849. This was the term for the people, dangerous place because so many people

Question 6

Vigilante

Answer 6

someone who decides to stop a crime or punish criminals.

Question 7

Mountain Men

Answer 7

Driven by fur trade experienced danger but created maps for Oregon trail and California.

Question 8

Lone Star Republic

Answer 8

1836 the Republic of Texas of Lone Star republic was established.

Question 9

Bear Flag Republic

Answer 9

California rebelled against Mexico and called themselves Bear Flag Republic before joining U.S. States.

Question 10

Manifest Destiny

Answer 10

The expansion of the U.S. and the belief of growing the U.S. and the land.

Question 11

What is significant about Sam Houston?

Answer 11

He was the leader in the Texas Revolution. He became the Lone Star Republic’s president.

Question 12

What is significant about John and Jessie Fremont?

Answer 12

Explorers who are most known for accurately mapping the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 13

What is significant about James K Polk?

Answer 13

He was the president during the Manifest Destiny Expansion.

Question 14

What is significant about the Mexican-American War?

Answer 14

the war with Mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding to the United States a huge region from Texas to California.

Question 15

What is significant about Brigham Young?

Answer 15

He led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake.

Question 16

What is significant about Stephen Austin?

Answer 16

He led negotiations to Texas.

Question 17

What is significant about Santa Anna?

Answer 17

Mexican Ruler.

Question 18

What is significant about Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis?

Answer 18

Battle of the Alamo, commanders and fighters.

Question 19

What is significant about the Battle of The Alamo?

Answer 19

It was a battle between the Mexicans and the Texans. After twelve days the Mexicans won with all of the Texans dead. Santa Anna ordered the rest to be killed.

Question 20

What is significant about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Answer 20

Mexico gave up Texas and the Mexican Cession, Mexico gave up half of its territory and the U.S. paid 15 million.

Question 21

What is significant about The California Gold Rush?

Answer 21

Gold was discovered in California around 1849 and settlers came quickly and from all over the world to find gold and become rich. 1850 California has enough people to apply to be a state. Many died and only a few became wealthy. People selling the supplies to gold mines became wealthier. Forty-Niners because the gold rush took place in 1849. The first challenge was for settlers to get to California.

Question 22

Mormons

Answer 22

Members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830.