What was the name of the trail that began in Independence, Missouri and ended in the Oregon Territory?
Oregon Trail
100
The Texas army was defeated at the 12 day battle at an old mission.
Battle of the Alamo
100
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
100
What nickname is given to those who rushed out to California during the gold rush?
forty-niners
100
Who was the president of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
200
What group of people travled west to avoid religious persecution?
Mormons
200
Who requested permission from Spain, and later Mexico, to start a colony in Texas.
Moses Austin
200
What began the Mexican-American War?
Dispute over the Mexican-American border
200
What group of people experienced a severe population drop due to the gold rush?
Native Americans
200
Who was president during the Mexican-American War?
James K. Polk
300
Vocabulary: What term is given to the belief that Americans were destined, or bound to, expand across the continent?
Manifest Destiny
300
What name is given to a person of Spanish heritage who considers Texas his or her home?
Tejano
300
Define the word "cede".
give up
300
The population of __________________ grew during the gold rush, allowing it to apply for statehood. The state's policy on slavery was ________________________.
California free state/no slavery
300
Name one American general during the Mexican-American War.
Zachary Taylor
400
In what state did the Santa Fe Trail end?
New Mexico
400
What two events (battles) inspired the Texan army to seek revenge and ultimately win the Battle of San Jacinto and Texan indpendence?
Battle of the Alamo Massacre at Goliad
400
Name two present day states included in the Mexican Cession.
California, Nevada, and Utah, as well as portions of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.
400
List three reasons people moved west.
-in search of gold
-religious freedom
-homesteading (free land)
400
Name one American general during the Texas Revolution.
Sam Houston
500
Who was the Mormon leader who moved his people to Utah?
Brigham Young
500
Why did the Mexican president, Santa Anna, send troops to Texas?
Possible answers: enforce new laws (taxes), he learned Austin planned to rebel
500
As a result of the Mexican-American was, what geographic feature became the natural border between the US and Mexico?
Rio Grande River
500
According to the William Perkin's text, why did some people view Chinese immigrants as having little benefit to California's economy?
They "consumed little food or merchandise" in California.
500
Who owned the piece of land on which James Marshall found gold in 1849?