Manifest Destiny Exam

Question 1

What caused Texans to seek revenge on Santa Anna’s troops?

Answer 1

fall of the Alamo

Question 2

What did Stephen Austin do?

Answer 2

set up first Texan colony with 300 other families in 1821

Question 3

What is independence?

Answer 3

freedom from outside control or support

Question 4

What was the old Spanish mission in Texas that was attacked by Mexican forces?

Answer 4

the Alamo

Question 5

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

Answer 5

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Question 6

What was the significance of the Alamo?

Answer 6

Texans resisted a large number of Mexican troops for 12 days

Question 7

What treaty ended the Mexican War?

Answer 7

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 8

What did the government call the land Mexico gave up after the war?

Answer 8

Mexican Cession

Question 9

What did wagon trains headed west to the Oregon country go on?

Answer 9

the Oregon Trail

Question 10

At which war ending battle did Texan soldier yell, “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!”

Answer 10

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 11

What is siege?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

How were early encounters with the Native Americans while moving west for settlers?

Answer 12

peaceful with trading

Question 13

How long was the journey of the Oregon Trail?

Answer 13

5-6 months

Question 14

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

Answer 14

squatters

Question 15

Why did people migrate west?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

To the Oregon country, which city did trails leave west from?

Answer 16

Independence, Missouri

Question 17

Who were the settlers heading to Utah to escape religious persecution?

Answer 17

Mormons

Question 18

What was the most dangerous threat to western pioneers?

Answer 18

illness

Question 19

What trade item was prized by both Native Americans and settlers?

Answer 19

fur

Question 20

What was the main route to the southwest territories?

Answer 20

Santa Fe Trail

Question 21

Mestizos and vaqueros were at what level of the social ladder?

Answer 21

middle class

Question 22

What animal is the Native Americans herd in the West that eventually became a source of conflict?

Answer 22

buffalo

Question 23

What were the settlements (that often had old churches) called that the Spanish government sold to ranchers?

Answer 23

missions

Question 24

Americans brought what types of goods to California by sea?

Answer 24

manufactured

Question 25

What famous Texan NEGOTIATED the settlement of 300 families in the first round of American expansion to Texas?

Answer 25

Moses Austin

Question 26

The annexation of Texas would cause what that was a major concern for free vs slave states?

Answer 26

imbalance of seats

Question 27

What was James K. Polk’s campaign slogan?

Answer 27

“54, 40, or fight!”

Question 28

Who was the famous mountain man at the Alamo?

Answer 28

Davy Crockett

Question 29

Which European leader did Santa Anna compare himself to?

Answer 29

Napoleon

Question 30

What was the first Texan fort to fall?

Answer 30

Goliad

Question 31

Which trail was going to the northwest territories?

Answer 31

the Oregon Trail

Question 32

How did Americans justify westward expansion?

Answer 32

Divine duty (Christian duty)

Question 33

Who was the first (and only) leader of the Lone Star Republic?

Answer 33

Sam Houston

Question 34

Why was Texas initially denied statehood, leading to the creation of the Lone Star Republic?

Answer 34

imbalance of free and slave states in Congress