8th US History Unit 3

By 1830 the Mexican government was concerned about the huge migration into Texas by

• Spanish settlers

• Americans

• American Indians

• Germans

After Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836, many Americans opposed admitting Texas to the Union because

• Texas allowed slavery

• so many Texans were of Mexican decent

• Texas had a large German-speaking population

• add Texas would also mean increasing the number of American Indians living in the U.S.

The Bear Flag Revolt was led by

• Juan Cortina

• James K. Polk    

• Brigham Young

• John C. Fremont

As part of the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico gave up all claims to

• San Jacinto

• Texas

• Mexico City

• Salt Lake City

The Mexican Cession included all or part of present-day

• Florida and Louisiana

• California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming

• Oregon and Washington

• Cuba and Puerto Rico

The first Spanish settlers of California and their descendants were known as

• Tejanos

• Californians

• Mexicans

• Californios

Faced with discrimination in the mining camps, many Chinese prospectors

• took jobs, settled in towns, and developed associations with Chinese immigrants

• moved to Mexico

• became missionaries and ministered to American Indians

• moved to Canada

The Wilmot Proviso banned slavery in all lands that would be acquired from

• Mexico

• Great Britain     

• China

• space aliens on the moon

"Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820)

"California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850)

"Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)

 

Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

• enactment of protective tariffs

• voting rights for minorities

• extension of slavery

• universal public education

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published in 1852,

• was used by southern politicians as a defense of slavery

• fueled anti-slavery arguments

• portrayed the hardships of life for early white settlers

• offered a realistic picture of American Indian life