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Worksheets7.2 DET
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
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1.
Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.
a)
it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
b)
it could lead to war with Spain
c)
It would increase the number of states that allowed slavery.
d)
it would interfere with Manifest Destiny
2.
What was the rallying cry of people fighting for Texas' independence?
a)
"Remember the Alamo"
b)
"Remember San Jacinto"
c)
"Remember the Mississippi"
d)
"Remember the Tejanos"
3.
I was the President of Mexico and led the attack on the Alamo. Who am I?
a)
David Crockett
b)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
c)
Lorenzo de Zavala
d)
Zachary Taylor
4.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
Potential annexation of California
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
5.
Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the Mexican-American War?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
John Quincy Adams
6.
Which groups migrated to Oregon Country?
a)
U.S. Respresentatives
b)
farmers and settlers
c)
prospectors
d)
Apaches
7.
What are some of today's states that make up the land the U.S received from Mexico?
a)
Arizona, California, and New Mexico
b)
York, Maine, New Hampshire
c)
Oregon, Washington, Montana
d)
Florida, Mississippi, Lousiana
8.
What was the new agreed upon southern boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
The Red River
b)
The Colorado River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Platte River
9.
What was the name of the land sale that moved the Mexican-American border to where it is today?
a)
Gasden Purchase
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Oregon Purchase
d)
Mexican Cession
10.
During the California Gold Rush,
a)
millions of people struck it rich.
b)
only a few people found even a trace of gold.
c)
many people discovered silver.
d)
many people discovered oil.
11.
What were the people who searched for gold called?
a)
Gold diggers
b)
49ers
c)
Crazy
d)
76ers
12.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Sutter's Mill
b)
San Fransisco
c)
San Diego
d)
Sacramento
13.
Who actually benefited the most from the California Gold Rush?
a)
prospectors
b)
Californios
c)
fur traders
d)
business people
14.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
15.
Which is the actual reason California chose to be a slave-free state?
a)
Deep in their hearts, they knew slavery was wrong.
b)
Non-slave owning prospectors thought slave holders had an unfair advantage.
c)
Prospectors wanted the Chinese to get the newer claims.
d)
The Miner's Tax was lower for non-slave owners.
16.
Early American cowboys learned their skills from
a)
Californios.
b)
Texans.
c)
Santa Anna.
d)
Vaqueros.
17.
Chinese immigrants who came to mine for gold, were
a)
discriminated against by American miners.
b)
forced to pay extra taxes on gold discovered.
c)
all answers are correct
d)
able to find other ways to earn a living like laundering clothes and opening restaurants.
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