Manifest Destiny

Question 1

caused Texans to seek revenge against Santa Anna’s troops

Answer 1

the Fall of the Alamo

Question 1

set up a colony in 1821 along with 300 other families; first time Americans settled in Texas

Answer 1

Stephen Austin

Question 2

free from outside control or support

Answer 2

independence

Question 3

an old Spanish mission in Texas that was attacked by Mexican forces

Answer 3

the Alamo

Question 4

led the Mexican Army in the attack that laid siege to the Alamo on February 23, 1836

Answer 4

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Question 5

Texans resisted a large number of Mexican troops for 12 days, resulting in…

Answer 5

the significance of the Alamo

Question 6

treaty ending the Mexican War

Answer 6

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 7

what the government called the land Mexico gave up after war

Answer 7

Mexican Cession

Question 8

wagon trains headed west to Oregon country on…

Answer 8

the Oregon Trail

Question 9

war ending battle, where Texan soldiers yelled, “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!”

Answer 9

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 10

a military operation where the enemy surrounds a town or building and cuts off supplies in order to force a surrender

Answer 10

siege

Question 11

settlers early encounters with Native Americans while moving west were…

Answer 11

peaceful with trading

Question 12

length of the journey on the Oregon Trail

Answer 12

5-6 months

Question 13

who were able to claim up to 160 acres for $1.25 per acre through the Preemption Act of 1830?

Answer 13

squatters

Question 14

cheap open land for farming, freedom from religious persecution, and the desire to convert Native Americans to Christianity

Answer 14

migration westward

Question 15

the belief that the United States had the divine duty to spread westward across the continent

Answer 15

Manifest Destiny

Question 16

Moses vs. Stephen Austin

Answer 16

Moses - negotiator
Stephen - settler

Question 17

secession

Answer 17

to break away

Question 18

cession

Answer 18

to add

Question 19

which city did trails begin at?

Answer 19

Independence, MO

Question 20

who went to Utah to escape religious persecution?

Answer 20

Mormons

Question 21

what was the most dangerous threat to pioneers?

Answer 21

illness

Question 22

what was a prized trade item?

Answer 22

fur

Question 23

what was the main southwest trail?

Answer 23

Santa Fe Trail

Question 24

where on the social ladder were mestizos and vaqueros?

Answer 24

middle class

Question 25

what animal did Native Americans rely on?

Answer 25

buffalo

Question 26

old spanish churches occupied by ranchers

Answer 26

missions

Question 27

what goods were brought to California?

Answer 27

manufactured goods

Question 28

who negotiated the Texas settlement?

Answer 28

Moses Austin

Question 29

what was the concern for the annexation of Texas?

Answer 29

imbalance of seats in Congress

Question 30

who was the mountain man at the Alamo?

Answer 30

Davey Crockett

Question 31

what was James K. Polk’s campaign slogan?

Answer 31

“54, 40 or fight!”

Question 32

which leader did Santa Anna compare himself to?

Answer 32

Napoleon