Multiple choice
The building of Sutter's Fort was most closely related to...
A. Travel on the Oregon Trail
B. The start of the California gold rush
C. The settling of the Mormon Territory
B. The start of the California gold rush
This route was rediscovered by Jedediah Smith and was the most important trail tot the West.
A. California Trail
B. Mormon Trail
C. Oregon Trail
D. Santa Fe Trail
C. Oregon Trail
The principle of allowing the people in the territories to decided whether they wished to allow slavery was called what?
Popular Sovereignty
What do they call the area that Mexico gave up at the end of the Mexican war?
The Mexican Cession
What was the name of the agreement that ended the Mexican War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The president most closely associated with Manifest Destiney was..
A. Franklin Pierce
B. James K. Polk
C. Millard Fillmore
B. James K. Polk
Which one of the following routes was used more by traders than by settlers moving to new homes
A. California trail
B. Mormon Trail
C. Oregon Trail
D. Santa Fe Trail
D. Santa Fe Trail
What major territory did the Bear Flag Revolution bring into American hands?
California
This remembrance stirred Sam Houston and his army to victory
The Alamo
What name was given to Northern Democrat's who were willing to compromise on the political problems of the 1850"s?
Doughfaces
Which one of the following events occurred last
A. the fall of the Alamo
B. The battle of San Jacinto
C. Zachary Taylor became the hero of Buena Vista
C. Zachary became the hero of Buena Vista
Which one of the following describes Texas immediately before it was annexed by the U.S.
A. an independent country
B. A territory belonging to Spain
C. a part of the Mexican cession
D. an independent country
D. An independent country
What American general was elected president in 1848 after gaining great popularity and success during the Mexican War?
Zachary Taylor
This war was carried out by "Old Rough and Ready & "Old Fuss and Feathers"
The Mexican War
who succeeded to the Presidency when Zachery Taylor died while in office?
Millard Fillmore
All of these were reasons for people moving to the West during the 1800's except
A. Desire to work in factories
B. hope of gaining new riches
C. Desire for new or more farmland
D. Desire to spread the gospel to the Indians
A. Desire to work in factories
The Wilmot Proviso would have
A. Banned slavery in Maine
B. Banned slavery in Missouri
C. Banned slavery in any territory taken from Mexico
D. Banned slavery in the south
C. Banned slavery in any territory taken from Mexico
What two nations claimed Oregon Territory before 1846?
Great Britain in United States
This battle resulted in the capture of Santa Anna
The Battle of San Jacinto
At the time of the outbreak of the Mexican War, what did Americans believe to be the border between Texas and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following except
A. Allow popular sovereignty
B. Introduce a stricter Fugitive Slave Law
C. Allow the admittance of Texas to the union
D. outlaw the slave trade in the District of Colombia
C. allow the admittance of Texas to the union
Which of the following was a missionary in the West
A. Brigham Young
B. James Bridger
C. Joe Meek
D. Marcus Whitman
D. Marcus Whitman
Who was the Mexican President who opposed Texan independence?
Santa Anna
This purchase completed the acquisition of territory for the Continental I.S.
The Gadsden Purchase
What group was responsible for the founding of Salt Lake City?
Mormons