Expansion and Conflict

A fort housing soldiers who defended priests.

• Mission

• Presidio

• Pueblo

A religious settlement housing a small number of priests

• Mission

• Presidio

• Pueblo

A town housing Spanish citizens

• Mission

• Presidio

• Pueblo

Why did the Texans declare independence in 1836?

• The Mexican army attacked the Texan army at the Rio Grandd

• Santa Anna placed additional taxes on Tejanos and Anglo-Americans in Texas

• The Mexican army attempted to take a cannon from Texans in Gonzales

• Santa Anna attempted to enforce Mexican authority over Texas and its residents.

Which of these battles of the Texas Revolution were TEXAN victories?

• Gonzales

• The Alamo

• Goliad

• San Jacinto

Which battles of the Texas Revolution were MEXICAN victories?

• Gonzales

• The Alamo

• Goliad

• San Jacinto

Which of these actions helped the United States fulfill the ideal of manifest destiny? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• Claiming land in the Oregon Country up to 54 degrees 40'N latitude

• Giving up claims of Spanish lands west of the Nueces River

• Gaining Mexican territory following the Mexican-American War

• Acquiring sole ownership of the Oregon Country south of 49 degrees North latitude.

Put the events in the correct order:

Gadsden Purchase

Mexican Cession

Oregon Country

Texas Annexation

Ex. 2341 or 2134

Which of these were contributions of Mexican Americans following the Mexican-American War?

• Teaching mining and ranching techniques

• Teaching corn and cotton planting techniques

• Developing irrigation techniques in the Southwest

• Developing dry farming techniques in the Southwest

What types of economic opportunities did many women have during the California gold rush?

• They established mining camps and sold individual land plots to groups of miners

• They made money doing laundry and cooking meals for miners

• They owned the majority of mining companies and employed large numbers of miners

• They made money prospecting and surveying possible new sources of minerals

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