Westward Movement
Texan Independence/Mexican-American War
Gold Rush
Key People
Miscellaneous
100
True or False, you had to pay tolls on turnpikes.
True.
100
Santa Anna attacked Texan soldiers at which now-famous building in San Antonio?
The Alamo
100
What was the nickname given to people who flooded into California at the beginning of the gold rush?
Forty-niners
100
What was the name of the president that offered to buy land from Mexico and ultimately asked Congress to declare war on Mexico?
James K. Polk
100
What was the name of the new country that Texas created when they won independence from Mexico?
The Republic of Texas
200
This trail was taken by fur trappers and traders.
The Santa Fe Trail
200
The land that was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War was called __________________
The Mexican Cession
200
Why was Sutter's Mill significant?
It was where the first gold of the gold rush was discovered.
200
What was the name of the American man who settled Texas?
Stephen Austin
200
What was Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the US should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
300
What are corduroy roads?
Roads that were made of logs put next to each other and covered in sand.
300
Who was Davy Crockett?
A key defender of the Alamo. He was executed by the Mexican troops after the battle.
300
What were women's roles in mining towns during the gold rush?
They ran things such as hotels and restaurants.
300
Who was the leader of the Mormon church that was killed in Illinois
Joseph Smith
300
Why did the United States want to buy the land that was acquired by the Gadsden Purchase?
To build a railroad. It also allowed them to achieve Manifest Destiny
400
The ____________________ was the trail taken mostly for people who were moving west to farm.
Oregon Trail
400
Who was Sam Houston?
Leader of the Texas forces who captured Santa Anna and Houston became the first president of the Republic of Texas.
400
What was the name given to the people who handled punishments in mining towns?
Vigilantes
400
The man who led the Mormons west after their previous leader was killed was _________________.
Brigham Young
400
What was the Missouri Compromise and what happened because of it?
It was a compromise that let Missouri be admitted as a slave state. It resulted in Maine being admitted as a free state and banned slavery north of Missouri's southern border.
500
How did mountain men make their living?
Fur trapping
500
What were three things that happened because of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
Mexico recognizes the annexation of Texas, the US gets the Mexican Cession (most of what is now the southwest), the US pays Mexico $18 million.
500
How did the gold rush impact the Native American population in California?
The gold rush was hard on the Native Americans. Nearly 2/3 of their population dies as a result of the gold rush.
500
What was the name of the general who was sent by the President to the disputed land in the southern part of Texas?
Zachary Taylor
500
Put the following events in chronological order: The US gets the Mexican Cession, Stephen Austin settles in Texas, The Battle of the Alamo, Mexican-American War begins.
Stephen Austin settles in Texas, The Battle of the Alamo, The Mexican-American war begins, the US gets the Mexican Cession.
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