Who started the first Anglo-Californian colony in 1839?
8th Grade - USH - Expansion and Conlict

Passage
•
History
•
7th Grade
•
Hard
Nyleah Jackson
Used 1+ times
FREE Resource
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Stephen F. Austin
John Sutter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term refers to gold-seeking migrants who traveled to California in 1849?
Vaqueros
Placer Miners
Empresarios
Forty-Niners
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which event gave Texas independence from Mexico?
Alamo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Battle of San Jacinto
Bear Flag Revolt
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the U.S. President elected in 1844, known for annexing both Texas and Oregon?
James K. Polk
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Stephen F. Austin
John Sutter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?
To acquire land for the transcontinental railroad
To purchase gold mines
To gain independence for Texas
To end the Mexican-American War
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Search For Gold is called:
Prospects
Empresarios
Forty-Niners
Californios
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Another name for Vaqueros?
Miners
Sailors
Cowboys
Indians
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
16 questions
Mexican National Period Quiz

Quiz
•
7th Grade
12 questions
Mexican Independence

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
10 questions
TX - 6.7 - Hurricane and Oil Boom

Quiz
•
7th Grade
10 questions
Empresarios in Texas

Quiz
•
7th Grade
16 questions
Gold Rush

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
15 questions
Westward Expansion Vocabulary

Quiz
•
7th Grade
13 questions
Texas History Unit 4

Quiz
•
7th Grade
10 questions
Test Review Part 2

Quiz
•
7th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Week 4 Student In Class Practice Set

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
SOL: ILE DNA Tech, Gen, Evol 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
NC Universities (R2H)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
June Review Quiz

Quiz
•
Professional Development
20 questions
Congruent and Similar Triangles

Quiz
•
8th Grade
25 questions
Triangle Inequalities

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade
Discover more resources for History
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
6 questions
Earth's energy budget and the greenhouse effect

Lesson
•
6th - 8th Grade
36 questions
SEA 7th Grade Week 3 Review FINAL 2025

Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Quiz
•
7th Grade
15 questions
Fast food

Quiz
•
7th Grade
10 questions
Area and Circumference of a Circle

Quiz
•
7th Grade