Unit 7 Test

Why did the mountain men move west?

• To mine gold

• To escape persecution

• To fight in the Bear Flag Revolt

• To trap and hunt animals for trade

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What does manifest destiny mean? (Check your answer by looking back at your Manifest Destiny notes from 1A)

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What caused anger and frustration between Americans and Tejanos? (Look back at your Texas Revolution notes from 1B or your Comparing Perspectives worksheet from 2C)

Mexico permitted Americans to colonize Texas if they converted to the Catholic faith and

• Became Mexican citizens

• Promised not to return to the U.S.

• Enlisted in the Mexican army

• Respected the Tejanos

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During the Texas Revolution, where did the Texian army defeat Santa Anna and the Mexican army, winning Texas’s independence?

• The Alamo

• The San Jacinto River

• Rio Grande

• Mexico City

True or False - President James K. Polk’s supported manifest destiny for the U.S.

• True

• False

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Why did the U.S. go to war with Mexico?

• Tensions over Texas’s border and Texas annexation.

• The California Gold Rush

• The Bear Flag Revolt

• Persecution of the Mormons.

What best describes the journey west to California and Oregon?

• Pioneers were mostly poor people.

• Pioneers traveled alone.

• Pioneers could expect to pay a toll to Native Americans at river crossings

• Pioneers carried their belongings in knapsacks.

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What is an important item for a pioneer to bring on the trek west to Oregon and California? Explain your answer. (Check your answer by reviewing 2A)

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With whom did the U.S. compromise over the Oregon Territory, agreeing to a border at the 49th parallel? (Check your answer by looking at the worksheet from 2B called Manifest Destiny's consequences.)

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