unit 9 manifest destiny test

Question 1

Stephen Austin

Answer 1

Inherited his father’s land grant from the Mexican gov. Helped found key American settlements in Texas. Protected interests of American slaveholders.

Question 2

Zachary Taylor

Answer 2

served in war of 1812, Black Hawk War and Seminole Wars in Flordia. Elected as 12th president of the U.S. Died 16 months later

Question 3

Charles Goodyear

Answer 3

American inventor of Vulcanization, made possible of the commercial use of rubber

Question 4

Samuel FB. Morse

Answer 4

created a system of communication called Morse Code, for better communication

Question 5

Sam Houston

Answer 5

served as the government of 2 different states. Tennesse, and Texas. Commander of the Texas army, president of the Republic of Texas and U.S. Senator from Texas

Question 6

Cyrus McCormick

Answer 6

inventor who developed the mechanical reaper in 1831

Question 7

John Deere

Answer 7

invented the steel plow

Question 8

James K. Polke

Answer 8

11th president of the U.S. served as speaker of the House of Representatives from the Tennesse legislature

Question 9

Mormons

Answer 9

members of the church of Jesus Christ founded by Joseph Smith

Question 10

Empresarios

Answer 10

A person who was contracted by the Mexican government to bring colonists to settle in Texas

Question 11

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 11

1848 treaty that ended the Mexican - American war

Question 12

Sante Fe Trail

Answer 12

developed by traders in the mid-1800s, connecting Independence Missouri to Sante Fe, New Mexico

Question 13

Fort Laramie

Answer 13

Treaty that restricted American Indians to specific areas away from major trails