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Unit 4 Test Flashcards

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What was the murder of about 120 westward settlers in Utah?

A

Mountain meadow massacre

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What was the major result of the California gold rush?

A

Diversity in society

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What was one thing German immigrants brought with them to America?

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Christmas tree and Kentucky rifles

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What was the name of the battle in which Texans ambushed the sleeping Mexican army in retaliation for the Alamo ?

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Battle of San Jacinto

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Which Mormon leader ordered the attack on the westward settlers passing through Utah ?

A

John D Lee

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What act tried to help California Indians affected by the gold rush?

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Act for the government protection of Indians

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Group tracked in the Rocky Mountains?

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Donner Party

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What was the name of the battle that ended that war in Mexico?

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Battle of Buena vista

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Who were the two leading generals in the Mexican American war?

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Zackary Taylor and Winfield Scott

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On whom did the Mormons try to blame the attack on the westward settlers?

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Native Americans

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On what date did California become a state?

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September 9,1850

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What was a problem with the early railroad system?

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Made of iron so it rusted, brea, weather, froze, sparked, made of wood

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Which president sent an army to put down the Mormon rebellion?

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Buchanan

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What were two jobs held by woman in the gold rush?

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Prostitution, seamstress, laundress, shop owners

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What was the name of the first steamboat to sail across the Atlantic?

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Savanna

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What was a nickname for the Mexican American war?

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Polks war

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How did Californians try to limit the rights of immigrants to mine for gold?

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Foreign miners tax

17
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Group passing through Utah?

A

Thatcher band

18
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What were the two borders in dispute between Mexico and the U.S.?

A

The rio grande and Nueces rivers.

19
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What was the first national highway?

A

Cumberland Road

20
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What political postion did Brigham young hold?

A

Governor of Utah

21
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What was the indian war that resulted from the Oregon trail settlement?

A

Cayuse war

22
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What was the largest immigrant group that came to California for the gold rush?

A

Chinese

23
Q

List one reason for immigration to US during the 1840-1860?

A

Potato famine, letters home, overpopulation in Europe

24
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What is the famous chant sung by the army when they retaliated against the Mexican army for killing Texans?

A

Remember the Alamo

25
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What was the group of alleged Mormon assassins?

A

Avenging Angels

26
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First ghostown?

A

San Francisco

27
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Why did the cayuse Indian attack the whitmans?

A

Because they believed the whitmans were using witchcraft

28
Q

What were several common problems brought on by western population and urbanization?

A

Slums, impure water, sewage and garbage overflow

29
Q

Who were the two frontiersmen that were killed at the Alamo?

A

Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie

30
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What did the Mormons practice that government disapproved of?

A

Polygamy

31
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What were gold miners called?

A

49ers

32
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What was the First National park?

A

Yellowstone

33
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Which group of Indians attacked and killed the whitmans?

A

Cayuse Indians

34
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Who was the leader of independent Texas?

A

Sam Houston

35
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What did the Mormons call their refuge in Utah?

A

Deseret

36
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What did the whitmans start on the Oregon trail?

A

School, and churches

37
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Who were the two famous missionary couples that settled along the Oregon trail?

A

Henry and Eliza Spalding and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

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