Unit 4 Flashcards
In the 1840s, where did most immigrants coming to America arrive from?
Ireland and Germany.
Why did most immigrants come to the U.S.?
Political instability in their native countries, economic opportunity, religious and political freedoms.
Most immigrants came to the U.S. for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
the abundance of factory jobs in the American South
For the most part, Irish immigrants _____.
landed in and remained in Boston and New York.
What is NOT a reason why many native-born Americans did not welcome immigrants?
They revered the King James version of the Bible.
Which issue further complicated the anti-immigrant feeling?
slavery and separations within church denominations
What did immigrants bring with them?
early forms of baseball and horse racing
What is the term for applying for and receiving citizenship?
naturalization
In which decade did the Irish Potato Famine occur?
1840s.
What could immigrants expect to find in America?
Better opportunities than in their homeland.
What caused a significant rise in Germans emigrating to the United States during the 1840s?
Failed German revolutions.
In which year did Mexico earn its independence from Spain?
1821.
In the mid-1700s, the Spanish built their forts as a protection against whom?
Britain & Russia.
Where was the first Spanish mission in western America built?
San Diego.
Which statement accurately characterizes the relationship between the Spanish missionaries and the Native Americans?
Some Native Americans willingly converted to Christianity and coexisted with the colonizing Spanish, while some refused.
Father Junipero Serra ____.
worked to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Who succeeded at gaining Mexico its independence from Spain?
Agustin de Iturbide.
The independent Mexico established all of the following reforms EXCEPT:
allowed Spain to continue to set laws for Mexico
Which of the following issues was NOT a cause of the Mexican government’s conflicts with Americans settling Mexican Texas?
American’s refusal to farm the lands in Texas
Who led the effort for Texas’s independence from Mexico?
Sam Houston
Where did the decisive battle for Texas independence occur?
the Battle of San Jacinto
At the Convention of 1818, the United States entered into a treaty with the British that allowed for America’s expansion into ____.
Oregon.
What was the belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Coast called?
Manifest destiny.
The United States’ annexation of Texas was complicated by the fact that _____.
annexing Texas would disrupt the balance of free and slave states in America.
Texas came into the United States _____.
by a joint resolution of Congress.
Under which general did the President send U.S. troops to station near the Rio Grande?
Zachary Taylor
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided for all of the following EXCEPT:
Slavery was banned in newly acquired territory.
Who founded the Mormon faith, or sect?
Joseph Smith.
Which of the following resulted in the largest gains of American territory?
the Mexican-American War.
In 1824, the United States government created which of the following as an agency of the Department of the Interior?
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Of all of these men, which did NOT serve as a leading officer in the U.S. Army during the period of 1818-1849?
Brigham Young
The Gold Rush of 1848 had a negative impact on who?
Native Americans.
_____ was used to persuade Americans to settle in Texas.
The Mexican Colonization Law.
Who was known as a dictator in Texas?
Santa Anna.
Who wanted to impose a new naturalization process?
The American Republican Party.
What is the term referring to the process of becoming an American citizen?
Naturalization.
_____ was regarded as the founder of the Mexican War for Independence.
Miguel Hidalgo.
What was the Oregon Treaty based on?
Boundary disputes.
What was significant effect of the annexation of Texas?
war with Mexico.
This means “to place under control of the government instead of the Church”.
Secularize.
_____ led to discontent within various churches throughout the United States.
Slavery.
What was built to show a presence within California?
Missions.
Where did immigrant coming to the United States in the 1800s gravitate towards settling?
Boston.
_____ was a Franciscan missionary who devoted himself to converting and educating the native americans.
Father Junipero Serra.
In 1836, the Republic of Texas voted in favor of ____.
Annexation.
What officially became a state in 1896 and served as a haven for Mormons?
Utah.
What caused a surge of Irish immigration to the United States in 1848?
Potato famine.
Where was the first mission located?
San Diego.
What was the acquisition of the southern portion of New Mexico and Arizona known as?
Gadsden Purchase.
What was considered an effect of the California Gold Rush?
Boomtowns.
Immigration to the United States in the 1800s led to _____.
discrimination.
____ was discovered in California in 1848.
Gold.
_____ officially became part of the United States in 1845.
Texas.
What temporarily resolved the boundary issue between Great Britain and the United States.
Convention of 1818.
He was elected as President of Mexico in 1833.
Santa Anna.
Who spent time living among the Cherokee tribe and worked under President Andrew Jackson constructing treaties with the Native Americans?
Sam Houston.
_______ stated “Remember the Alamo.
The Texas soldiers.
____ prospered because of attention given to it by the Spanish.
New Mexico.
Who served as military governor of Mexico City?
General Winfield Scott served as military governor of Mexico City.
Who launched the Bear Flag Revolt?
William B. Ide
____ provided incentive for settlers to live in Texas.
The Mexican Colonization Law.
What term refers to American fur traders during the 1800s?
Mountain men.
Who was a lawyer who commanded the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo?
William Travis was the lawyer that commanded the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo.
The _______ officially granted Mexico independence from Spain in 1821.
The Treaty of Cordoba officially granted Mexico its independence from Spain in 1821.
Where was the site of the final battle for Texas’s independence?
San Jacinto, Texas.
He was elected as the first President of Texas?
Sam Houston.
Who was given permission to settle a colony in Texas?
Stephen Austin.
Which of the following groups was from New York but felt ostracized by their neighbors because of their religious beliefs?
Mormons.
