American republic test 12 study guide

Question 1

Leader of a 300 family settlement in Texas

Answer 1

Stephen Austin

Question 2

Well known frontiersman, who fought and died in the Alamo

Answer 2

Davy Crockett

Question 3

“The Pathfinder “ who took control of California in 1849

Answer 3

John C Fremont

Question 4

Commander of the Texas forces fighting against Mexico in the first president of the republic of Texas

Answer 4

Sam, Houston

Question 5

President of Mexico discarded the Mexican constitution and made himself dictator

Answer 5

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Question 6

Leader of the campaign, to take Mexico City “old fuss and feathers “

Answer 6

Winfield Scott

Question 7

Founder of the Mormon church

Answer 7

Joseph Smith

Question 8

A hero of the Mexican war elected president in 1848

Answer 8

Zachary Taylor

Question 9

Commander of the Texan troops at the Alamo

Answer 9

William Travis

Question 10

Missionary who worked in the Oregon with his wife

Answer 10

Marcus Whitman

Question 11

Leader of the Mormons to Utah

Answer 11

Brigham Young

Question 12

Not true about Texas’siindependent

Answer 12

The republic of Texas was also known as the bear flag republic

Question 13

Not true about the events leading up to the Mexican war

Answer 13

Mexico accepted President Polk‘s offer to buy Texas and New Mexico

Question 14

Not true, regarding the terms of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 14

The United States agreed to prohibit slavery in all lands gained from Mexico

Question 15

Not something that compromise of 1850 did

Answer 15

Establish the border between Oregon and Canada

Question 16

First American route west of the Missouri river

Answer 16

Santa Fe Trail

Question 17

The trail of the great Salt Lake

Answer 17

Mormon trail

Question 18

Lured fur trappers and traders and became the most important trail for those going west

Answer 18

Oregon Trail

Question 19

Even though Mexico had a bowl of slavery in Texas many Americans brought slaves in to Texas

Answer 19

True

Question 20

“Remember, Davy Crockett “became a rally cry of the Texas forces in their war with Mexico

Answer 20

False

Question 21

President Polk and paying for the boundary of Oregon to be the 54 40 line of latitude

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The British and Americans agreed to the 49th parallel as a boundary of Oregon

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Marcus and narcissus Whitman were not able to gain the trust of the Native Americans. They sought to evangelize and were killed in an Indian attack.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The Mormons teaching and practices causes them to have difficult, finding a suitable place to live

Answer 24

True

Question 25

California applied for statehood as a slave state

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Says that God intended for America to extend its land to the Pacific Ocean

Answer 26

Manifest dynasty

Question 27

The process of allowing citizens of a state or territory to decide for themselves, whether to permit slavery

Answer 27

Popular Sovereignty

Question 28

The first whites to arrive in a new western area were usually these trappers and traders

Answer 28

Mountain men

Question 29

A proposal rejected by the senate that would have banned slavery in any territory of the United States gained from the Mexican war

Answer 29

Wilmot proviso

Question 30

Found the south pass

Answer 30

Jedediah Smith

Question 31

The 80,000 people who went to California in the year, 1849

Answer 31

49ers

Question 32

The previously abandoned mission, where a major battle in the war between Texas and Mexico took place

Answer 32

Alamo

Question 33

The man who found gold on his land that led to the California gold rush

Answer 33

John Sutters

Question 34

The Texans defeated the Mexican forces in 18 minutes

Answer 34

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 35

Also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints

Answer 35

Mormons

Question 36

Also known as the republic of Texas

Answer 36

Lonestar republic

Question 37

Do US bought a strip of land on the border of New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico for $10 million

Answer 37

Gadsden purchase

Question 38

President Polk saw the opportunity to for fill the manifest dynasty by taking California and other western land

Answer 38

Mexican war

Question 39

Ended the Mexican war

Answer 39

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 40

The bear flag republic

Answer 40

California

Question 41

Sign the compromise of 1850 after becoming president due to the death of Zachary Taylor

Answer 41

Millard Fillmore

Question 42

What did the “Spot resolutions “authored by Abraham Lincoln demand?

Answer 42

They demanded that Polk provide Congress the exact spot where American blood was shed that led to the war with Mexico

Question 43

What were three results of the Mexican war?

Answer 43

It made manifest dynasty, a reality, made Zachary Taylor, a hero, gave America valuable land

Question 44

Why did Southerners oppose the admission of California as a state?

Answer 44

Because it would enter as a free state, thus giving free states control of the senate

Question 45

Identify four reasons Americans had for moving westward

Answer 45

To seek riches, to seek adventure, to start a new life, and to spread the gospel

Question 46

What was one negative aspect of western settlement

Answer 46

That they often ignored Native Americans and others claims to the land