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Chapter 12 - Westward Expansion Flashcards

1
Q

Which purchase completed the territory of the United States by adding a section of Mexican land on the border of New Mexico and Arizona?

A

The Gadsden Purchase

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2
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Who started the “Bear Flag Revolution”?

A

John Charles Fremont

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3
Q

Who led the Mormons to settle in Utah?

A

Brigham Young

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4
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Who was the American general during the Mexican War?

A

Zachary Taylor

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5
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Who discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill?

A

James Marshall

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6
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Who founded Mormonism?

A

Joseph Smith

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What cession added land that would be the future states of California, Nevada, and Utah to the United States?

A

The Mexican Cession

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8
Q

True or False? The Oregon Trail had been forgotten until it was rediscovered in 1824 by John Astor.

A

False

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9
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True or False? The Mexican War served as a training ground for the Civil War.

A

True

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10
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True or False? The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made the Rio Grande the boundary of Texas.

A

True

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11
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True or False? The Wilmot Proviso would have banned slavery in any territory from Mexico.

A

True

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12
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True or False? The building of Sutter’s Fort was most closely related to the start of the California gold rush.

A

True

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13
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What were the reasons for people moving to the West during the early 1800s?

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  1. Desire to spread the gospel with the Indians
  2. Desire for new or more farmland
  3. Hope of gaining new riches
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14
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What did the Compromise of 1850 do?

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  1. Outlaw the slave trade in the District of Columbia
  2. Allow popular sovereignty
  3. Introduce a stricter Fugitive Slave Law
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15
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True or False? The Santa Fe Trail was used more by traders than settlers moving to new homes.

A

True

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16
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True or False? Immediately before Texas was annexed by the United States, Texas was a part of the Mexican Cession.

A

False

17
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True or False? The principle of popular sovereignty said that people in the territories should decide whether they wished to allow slavery or not.

A

True

18
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True or False? The Mormons founded Salt Lake City in Utah.

A

True

19
Q

True or False? At the time of the outbreak of the Mexican War, the Sierra Nevadas were what the Americans believed to be the border between Texas and Mexico.

A

False

20
Q

True or False? Northern Democrats who were willing to compromise on the political problems of the 1850s were called doughfaces.

A

True

21
Q

True or False? James Polk succeeded to the presidency when Zachary Taylor died while in office.

A

False

22
Q

True or False? Methodist missionaries were the first Americans to seek permanent homes in Oregon.

A

True

23
Q

True or False? The Americans who moved to Texas while it was under Mexican control quickly adapted to the new culture and blended in with the Spanish population.

A

False

23
Q

True or False? The Americans who moved to Texas while it was under Mexican control quickly adapted to the new culture and blended in with the Spanish population.

A

False

24
Q

True or False? Stephen Douglas helped to gain the passage of the Compromise of 1850.

A

True

25
Q

True or False? Opponents of slavery protested the admittance of Texas into the Union because they feared Texas would be divided into several slave states.

A

True

26
Q

True or False? The Treaty of San Luis Obispo ended the Mexican War.

A

False

27
Q

True or False? The president most closely associated with Manifest Destiny was Millard Filmore.

A

False

28
Q

True or False? The United States and France both claimed Oregon Territory before 1846.

A

False

29
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True or False? The United States gained control of Oregon all the way to the 54 degree 40’ line of latitude.

A

False

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