US History Chapter 7 Note Quiz section 1 and 2

Question 0

Settlers looked for what 2 things when moving west?

Answer 0

Religious freedom and farm land

Question 1

How many settlers moved west of the appalachian mountains between 1800-1820

Answer 1

2 million

Question 2

Idea that God had given the American people the entire continent to settle

Answer 2

Manifest destiny

Question 3

People who settled on land they did not own

Answer 3

Squatters

Question 4

In 1830 what act stated that squatters could buy only so much land.

Answer 4

Preemption act of 1830

Question 5

Who invented the iron blade plow?

Answer 5

John Deere

Question 6

Who invented the mechanical reaper?

Answer 6

Cyrus McCormick

Question 7

Willamette valley was claimed by what two countries?

Answer 7

US and the British

Question 8

Name two famous mountain men.

Answer 8

Kit Carson and Jim Bridger

Question 9

Name two trails that helped people move west.

Answer 9

Oregon trail and santa fe trail

Question 10

People who traveled west without guides were called what?

Answer 10

Overlands

Question 11

What group became trapped in the Sierra Nevadas and was forced to cannibalism?

Answer 11

Donner party

Question 12

What was good mileage when moving west.

Answer 12

15 miles per day.

Question 13

Were Native Americans attacks common for travelers going west?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

What animal did native americans rely on?

Answer 14

The buffalo

Question 15

Us government and natives Americans negotiated what treaty in 1851?

Answer 15

Treaty of Fort Laramie.

Question 16

Who traveled to salt lake city Utah for religious freedom?

Answer 16

Mormons

Question 17

Who was the Mormon leader, after Joseph smith?

Answer 17

Bringham young

Question 18

Mexico won its independence from whom?

Answer 18

Spain

Question 19

California New Mexico and Texas were part of what country.

Answer 19

Mexico

Question 20

Missions spread what religion and what culture to native Americans?

Answer 20

Christianity and Spanish culture

Question 21

In 1834 the Mexican government did what to their missions so the they will be under civil control.

Answer 21

Secularized them.

Question 22

Cattle ranchers are called

Answer 22

Rancheros

Question 23

Mestizos were placed where in society? Where were native Americans placed?

Answer 23

Middle class and lower class

Question 24

Native American attacks to a revolt in 1837 In what state?

Answer 24

1837

Question 25

Who got 50000 acres of land? And what did he name his fort?

Answer 25

John sutter, sutters fort

Question 26

Who opened the Santa fe trail?

Answer 26

Will Becknell

Question 27

Spanish speaking settlers are called what?

Answer 27

Tejanos.

Question 28

Americans flooded into Texas just before Mexico won its independence. What country did Texas belong to?

Answer 28

Spain

Question 29

Texas won its independence how many years after Mexico?

Answer 29

Fifteen