Chapter 13

Question 1

Oregon Territory

Answer 1

Split between U.S. and Great Britain peacefully in 1846.

Question 2

Stephan Austin

Answer 2

He lead the first of several groups to settle land in Texas which was at the time a territory owned by Mexico. The capital of Texas is named after him.

Question 3

Gold Rush

Answer 3

A period from 1848 to 1856 when thousands of people came to California.

Question 4

“Remember the Alamo”

Answer 4

Battle cry of revenge for Texan independence from Mexico in 1836.

Question 5

Manifest Destiny

Answer 5

1800’s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

Question 6

Sam Houston

Answer 6

Commander of the Texas Army that captured Santa Anna and later elected president of the Republic of Texas.

Question 7

Mexican-American War(1846-1848)

Answer 7

The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired a large amount Mexican territory.

Question 8

Texas

Answer 8

Lone Star Republic while independent and joined the U.S. as a slave state in 1845.

Question 9

Reasons Americans went west

Answer 9

Land, adventure, mining and a new start in life

Question 10

Gadsden Purchase (1853)

Answer 10

A region of present day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico purchased by the US in a treaty. It proved the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad.