module 12 expansion & conflict

Which of the following was an effect of the establishment of Stephen F. Austin’s successful first colony?

• Many more Anglo-American settlers came to Texas.
• Anglo-American settlers traveled to California.
• Many Tejanos started adapting to American culture.
• Tejanos started moving to the U.S.

Following the independence from Spain, Mexico contracted with Stephen F. Austin to bring settlers to __________.

• Arizona
• California
• Texas
• New Mexico

How was the outmatched Texan army able to defeat Santa Anna’s army?

• It surprised the Mexican army stationed near Goliad.
• It refused to give a cannon back to the Mexican army at Gonzales.
• It surprised the Mexican army resting by the San Jacinto River.
• It refused to surrender to the Mexican army during the siege at the Alamo.

What was the main belief of manifest destiny?

• The U.S. should allow slavery into new territories.
• The U.S. should spread democracy to the rest of the world.
• The U.S. should include lands in Central and South America.
• The U.S. should settle the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Writing in 1845, __________ promoted the idea that it was the manifest destiny of the United States to settle all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

• Richard Dana
• James K. Polk
• James O'Sullivan
• John Tyler

Why did the Mexican government refuse to speak to John Slidell about the proposed purchase by the U.S. of the New Mexico and California Territories?

• Mexico refused to speak with Slidell until U.S. troops left Texas.
• Mexico was angry over the annexation of Texas.
• Mexico refused to speak to Slidell until U.S. troops left California.
• Mexico was angry over the Bear Flag Republic in California.

The Mexican-American War started in __________ because of conflicting territorial claims there between the governments of the United States and Mexico.

• California
• Oregon
• New Mexico
• Texas

As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the United States gained an area of land known as the __________, which increased the size of the United States by 25% and included parts of seven present-day states.

• Gadsden Purchase
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon Country
• Texas Annexation

Which of these present-day states were part of the Mexican Cession? Select the four (4) correct answers.

• Arizona
• Utah
• California
• Nevada
• Idaho

Which of the following was an effect of the gold rush in California?

• Most miners were employed by large companies to dig tunnels.
• The population grew slowly over a number of decades.
• Most miners became rich after working in the mines.
• The population increased greatly over a few years.