Module 11/12 Assessment

Who were mountain men?

• supporters of low tariffs on fur

• eastern settlers who poured into the Oregon Country

• western explorers who mapped the Rocky Mountains, often living in remote areas

Which of the following statements is true of the Oregon Trail?

• It ran through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
• It required protection by U.S. troops.
• It was a popular route for merchants.
• It stretched approximately 2000 miles and took 6 months to travel.

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830's in order to

• obey the book of Mormon.
• prosper in the fur trade.
• escape religious persecution and seek out religious freedom.
• form an independent state.

Which practice caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850's?

• the ritualistic slaughter of animals
• marriage to more than one wife
• the belief in more than one god
• morning prayer in public schools

Empresarios were

• Mexicans who opposed the revolution.
• agents who brought settlers to Texas.
• soldiers in the Texan army.
• supporters of manifest destiny.

Which of the following is true about the battle at the Alamo in 1836?

• The battle lasted only one day.
• Mexico suffered a harsh defeat.
• All of the Alamo's defenders were killed.
• The Texan army captured General Santa Anna

President Jackson refused to annex Texas immediately following the end of the Texas Revolution because doing so would have

• upset the balance of power between the free and slave states.
• encouraged wars of independence in other border areas.
• gone against the will of Congress.
• admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought an official end to the Mexican-American War. How did this treaty, which was signed in 1848, affect the United States?

• It drew the border line that divides the United States and Mexico to this day.
• It increased the size of the United States by almost 25 percent.
• It enabled the United States to collect $18 million in property taxes from Mexico.
• It forced the United States to give up vast acres of territory in the West.

Which description fits the group of people known as "forty-niners"?

• gold-seekers from America and abroad who migrated to California
• middle-aged married men with previous gold-mining experience
• individual prospectors of California gold-mining sites
• Mexicans and South Americans who immigrated to find gold

Which of these statements about the consequences of the Gold Rush years is true?

• The population of San Francisco grew to more than 25,000.
• Mexicans and South Americans came to make up the largest foreign group in the mining region.
• The vast majority of gold-rush miners left California and took their earnings to their families back east.
• The large amount of gold in circulation in California caused the price of gold to drop.