Unit 7 Study Guide

The term 'Squatters' is defined as:

• People who illegally occupy an uninhabited building or unused land.

• Individuals who perform squats as a form of exercise.

• A type of bird found in urban areas.

• A legal term for property owners.

Manifest Destiny is defined as

• the belief that American expansion was justified and inevitable.

• a policy of neutrality in foreign affairs.

• the idea that all men are created equal.

• a strategy for economic development.

The term 'Overlander' is defined as:

• A person who travels over land, especially on a long journey.

• A type of vehicle used for off-road travel.

• A guidebook for overland travel routes.

• A specific route used by travelers in the 19th century.

To travel on the Oregon trail it took ____ months traveling at ______ miles a day.

• 6 months, 20 miles

• 4 months, 10 miles

• 8 months, 20 miles

• 5 months, 12 miles

In 1821 Mexico won its independence from ____________.

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• United Kingdom

Secularized is defined as:

• A process of making something religious

• A process of taking power from the church

• A process of making something traditional

• A process of making something modern

The term 'Mestizo' is defined as:

• a person of mixed European and Indigenous American descent

• a person of only European descent

• a person of only Indigenous American descent

• a person of mixed African and European descent

The Austin family had made a deal with Mexico to bring ___________ Americans to Texas.

• 300
• 200

• 400

• 350

Empresarios are best defined as:

• People who were granted the right to settle on land.

• Military leaders who led expeditions to conquer new territories.

• Religious missionaries who spread Christianity in new lands.

• Government officials who managed colonial affairs.

In Mexico many Americans accepted Mexican citizenship but did not accept Mexican Customs or Roman _____________.

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism