Chapter 13 ~ 8th Grad History

Who was known as the "Father of Oregon"?

• Jason Lee

• William Becknell

• Jedediah Smith

• John McLaughlin

Who were the two women who were the first white women to travel west of the Rocky Mountains?

• Eliza Spalding

• Dorothea Dix

• Phoebe Palmer

• Narcissa Whitman

Who was the commanding officer of the Alamo?

• Davey Crockett

• Sam Houston

• William Barret Travis

• Jim Bowie

Who is known as the "Father of Texas"?

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

• Stephen Austin

• William Barrett Travis

Who was the commander of the Texas militia?

• William Barrett Travis

• Davey Crockett

• Sam Houston

• William Becknell

Who discovered a pass through the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

• Davey Crockett

• Jedediah Smith

• James Beckwourth

• William Becknell

Who became known as the "Father of the Santa Fe Trail"?

• Jedediah Smith

• James Beckwourth

• Jason Lee

• William Becknell

Whose campaign slogan was "Fifty-four Forty or Fight"?

• John Tyler

• Zachary Taylor

• James Polk

• James Gadsden

Who was known as "Old Rough and Ready"?

• John Tyler

• Zackary Taylor

• James Polk

• James Gadsden

Who was elected as the first president of Texas?

• Stephen Austin

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

• Davey Crockett