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Daniel Boone is most closely associated with the
Wilderness Road
All of the following people invented machines that advanced American agriculture except: John Deere, Elias Howe, Cyrus McCormick, Eli Whitney
Elias Howe
Who was the Mexican president that struggled to keep control of Texas?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What battle was won following fierce house-to-house fighting?
Battle of Monterrey
Gold was found on what man's property?
John Sutter
John Fitch was disappointed in his venture with
steamboats
The cotton gin was somewhat responsible for the continuation of
slavery
During the Texas War for Independence, a group of soldiers commanded by James Fannin were massacred after what battle?
Battle of Goliad
The Wilmot Proviso would have banned slavery in
any territory taken from Mexico
Which man was not at the Alamo when it was defeated? Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Travis, John Sutter
John Sutter
Beginning in 1825, a person going from Albany, New York, to Lake Erie would likely travel by way of a
canal
Americans expanded their sea trade to include all of these major Asian markets except: China, India, Japan, Sumatra
India
The president most closely associated with Manifest Destiny was
James K. Polk
The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following except: allow popular sovereignty, propose a strict fugitive slave law, allow the admittance of Texas to the Union, outlaw slave trade in the District of Columbia
allow the admittance of Texas to the Union
In 1860 slaves accounted for
one-third of all Southerners
Who helped organize a working postal system for the United States?
Benjamin Franklin
All of the following were reasons people moved to the West in the early 1800s except the: hope of gaining new riches, desire for new or more farmland, desire to work in factories, desire to spread the gospel to the Indians
desire to work in factories
This route was rediscovered by Jedediah Smith and was the most important trail to the West.
Oregon Trail
What doughface Democrat won the election of 1852?
Franklin Pierce
Fire-eaters would have been most likely to vote for which candidate in the 1860 election?
John C. Breckinridge
The phrase "What hath God wrought!" was the first message carried
over public telegraph wires
Which of the following was a missionary in the West?
Marcus Whitman
Which of the following events occurred last? the fall of the Alamo, Stephen Austin leading settlers to Texas, the Battle of San Jacinto, Zachary Taylor becoming the hero of Buena Vista
Zachary Taylor becoming the hero of Buena Vista
Which battle was not a part of the Mexican War?
Battle of New Orleans
All of the following were candidates in the 1860 presidential election except? John Bell, Breckinridge, Douglas, Taney
Taney