Test 5/14

Question 1

What scared off Mexican settlers in TX?

Answer 1

Friction between native americans

Question 2

What year did Mexico win independence from spain?

Answer 2

1821

Question 3

What did Spain’s system of Roman Catholic missions in CA, New Mexico, and TX try to do?

Answer 3

Convert Native Americans to Catholicism and to settle them on mission lands

Question 4

What did Mexico do w surrounding land of the missions from Spain?

Answer 4

Offered to gov officials and ranchers

Question 5

When did mexico ease trade restrictions between New Mexico, CA, and TX and the U.S.?

Answer 5

1820s

Question 6

Why did Mexico encourage American settlement in TX

Answer 6

To prevent border violations and protect territory from native American attacks

Question 7

When did mexico give land grants to Stephen Austin and sell 300

Answer 7

1821-1825

Question 8

What did americans have to pledge to mexico in settling in TX

Answer 8

Obey Mexican law
Convert to Catholicism
Learn spanish

Question 9

When did mexico abolish slavery

Answer 9

1824

Question 10

During what years did illegal american immigrants flood TX and claim land for farming?

Answer 10

1821-1830s

Question 11

What problems did mexico have w anglos

Answer 11

They were protestant
Spoke english
Brought slavery

Question 12

In what year did mexico impose tax on american goods

Answer 12

1830

Question 13

What year was antonio santa anna elected president and austin traveled to him for self gov for texas

Answer 13

1833

Question 14

What year did TX become the 28th state of the US

Answer 14

dec 29th 1845

Question 15

Stephen F Austin

Answer 15

Received land grants from Mexican government and brought 300 American families into Texas giving them cheap land

Question 16

How did santa anna enforce laws in tx

Answer 16

Marched down san antionio w 4k army

Question 17

What year did texas rebels attack and take over the alamo in san antonio

Answer 17

Dec 1835

Question 18

In what year did Santa anna take over the Alamo

Answer 18

Feb 23- 1836-March 6 1836

Question 19

Battle of San Jacinto

Answer 19

April 21 1836 texans attacked led by sam houston & defeated and captured santa anna

Question 20

Treaty of Velasco

Answer 20

Granted independence to Texas 1836

Question 21

In what year did Texas rebel leaders issue Declaration of Independence and Constitution

Answer 21

March 2-March 16 1836

Question 22

In what year did Santa Anna Texas rebels at Goiad

Answer 22

March 20, 1836

Question 23

When did Sam Houston’s army retreat across Texas

Answer 23

March to April 1836

Question 24

In what year was sam elected president of the Republic of Texas

Answer 24

September 1836

Question 25

When did Houston ask US government to annex Texas

Answer 25

1838

Question 26

When was the US government divided over annexation of Texas

Answer 26

1838-1844

Question 27

Why was that US divided over the annexation of Texas

Answer 27

Slavery issue and concern about provoking a war with Mexico

Question 28

When did James K Polk become president

Answer 28

November 1844

Question 29

What new territories did President James polk want from Mexico

Answer 29

New mexico and CA

Question 30

Sides on texas border

Answer 30

Mexico said it was at nueces river while texas said rio grande

Question 31

What did polk do to gain mew territories peacefully

Answer 31

Sent emissary, john slidell, to mexico to purchase it and get rio grande border

Question 32

Immediate causes of war w mexico

Answer 32

Zachary taylor marched to rio grande; mexico killed 9 of them

Question 33

What was the wilmot proviso

Answer 33

Prohibited slavery in lands that may be gained from Mexico

Question 34

John fremont

Answer 34

Led exploration through mexicos alta CA province another violation of mexican territorial rights -american settlers seized town of Sonoma in June 1846 declared CA free

Question 35

US leaders during Mexican war

Answer 35

Winfield scott and zachary taylor

Question 36

Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

Answer 36

Treaty between US and Mexico Mexico agreed to Rio Grandy border and gave New Mexico And California US paid 15 million for Nevada Utah or Colorado and Wyoming

Question 37

Gadsen purchase

Answer 37

1853 us paid 10M FOR TERRIOTY SOUTH OF Gila river | -established borders if current 48 states

Question 38

When was gold found in Ca

Answer 38

Jan 1848

Question 39

What were miners who went to California for gold called

Answer 39

49ers

Question 40

Manifest destiny

Answer 40

Belief that the United States destiny was to expand to Pacific ocean and into Mexican territory

Question 41

Reasons for manifest destiny expansion

Answer 41

Religion-escape religious persecution, protestant Christianity Economics landfarming new markets seek employment after panic of 1837

Question 42

Treaty of fort laramie

Answer 42

1851 provided native American nations control in return for them not to attack settlers and to allow construction of government

Question 43

Santa fe trail

Answer 43

Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico Springs of 1821 to 1860s Missouri traders Traded cloth guns etc. for gold silver furs

Question 44

Oregon Trail

Answer 44

Missouri to Portland Oregon Fertile soil Convert Native Americans to Christianity

Question 45

Mormon trail

Answer 45

Joseph Smith followers New York to Illinois

Question 46

Brigham young

Answer 46

Moved to steph Smits followers to great Salt Lake

Question 47

Telegraph

Answer 47

Samuel Morse | New communication links

Question 48

Sewing machine

Answer 48

I m singer

Question 49

Steamboat

Answer 49

Robert Fulton

Question 50

Railroads

Answer 50

Faster | could use in the winter

Question 51

Steel plowing

Answer 51

Sliced heavy soil | John deere

Question 52

Mechanical reapper

Answer 52

Cyrus McCormick five farmworkers job in one