Module 12 Test -- Expansion and Conflict

Name: (Last, First)

Who did Texas gain independence from in 1836?

• Spain
• United States
• Mexico
• France

In 1853 the United States purchases land for $10 million dollars in modern day Arizona and New Mexico. This agreement was called

• The Southwest Purchase
• The Gadsden Purchase
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Worst Real Estate Purchase

All those that set out to find gold struck it rich. True or False

• True
• False

The 49'ers were given the name because...

• of their football skills at the 49th yard line
• they prospected for gold predominantly during 1849
• the average temperature in California at the time was 49 degrees
• they started in 1848, but it took them a whole year to find gold

True or False? People from other countries such as Ireland and China were able to come and pan for Gold during the California Gold Rush.

• True
• False

True or False: Most Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans DID NOT face legal, economic, and social discrimination from settlers.

• True
• False

, an agent, started a colony on the lower Colorado River in 1822.

• Jim Travis
• Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
• Stephan F. Austin
• Sam Houston

Which country did President Polk avoid war with as they signed a treaty for the Oregon territory rather then fight?

• France
• Mexico
• Canada
• Britain

This Treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

• Treaty of the Southwest Territory
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Gadsden Purchase Treaty
• The Rice Crispy Treaty