8USH 13.3

Front

The Santa Fe Trail was first used by ____.

Back

a trader with a wagon-load of goods

Front

In the early 1800s, the territory of New Mexico included Texas and California.

Back

FALSE

Front

What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there? Options: fences, large houses, mills to grind grain, a chain of missions

Back

a chain of missions

Front

Why did the Spanish try to keep Americans from settling in Santa Fe?

Back

They were afraid the Americans would take over the land.

Front

Why did the Mexican government want Americans to settle in Santa Fe?

Back

They thought American trade would be good for the economy.

Front

Which of these statements about California is true? Options: Its missions were taken over by Native Americans., President Polk saw it as part of Manifest Destiny., Mexico sold it to the United States to prevent war., It voted against becoming a republic.

Back

President Polk saw it as part of Manifest Destiny.

Front

To become a ranchero, a person would need ____: weapons of war, a covered wagon, a large estate, a ship

Back

a large estate

Front

Why did President Polk send troops to the border of Mexico?

Back

to provoke war with Mexico

Front

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War.

Back

TRUE

Front

John C. Fremont ____.

Back

led the fight for California to become a republic