Chapter 11 Test

What is the name given to fur traders and trappers?

• Vaqueros

• Empresarios

• Placer mining

• Mountain Men

Who is the founder of the Mormon religion?

• Vaqueros

• Joseph Smith

• Placer mining

• Mountain Men

Which trail went from Missouri to Oregon?

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Placer mining

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which trail went from Missouri to New Mexico?

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Placer mining

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What is another term for agents?

• Vaqueros

• Empresarios

• Placer mining

• Forty-niners

What is another name for Cowboys?

• Vaqueros

• Empresarios

• Placer mining

• Forty-niners

What does it mean to prospect?

• To search for gold

• To found a religion

• To create a trail

• To sign a treaty

What was the most popular method of mining during the Gold Rush?

• Vaqueros

• Empresarios

• Placer mining

• Forty-niners

Who led the Mexicans during the Texas Revolution?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Santa Anna

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

What conflict was the Mexican-American war fighting over?

• Texans wanting their independence from Mexico

• Border disputes between Mexico and the U.S.

• Mexico gaining their independence from Spain

• slavery