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WorksheetsBJU 8th Grade Ch. 12
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
The United States gained control of Oregon all the way to the 54o 400 line of latitude.
False
True
Opponents of slavery protested the admittance of Texas into the Union because they feared Texas would be divided into several slave states.
False
True
Because of their controversial religious beliefs, the Mormons had difficulty finding an area to settle.
False
True
In a sense, the Mexican War served as a training ground for the Civil War that was to come.
False
True
Stephen Douglas helped to gain the passage of the Compromise of 1850.
False
True
The Americans who moved to Texas while it was under Mexican control quickly adapted to the new culture and blended in with the Spanish population.
False
True
Trappers and traders were usually the first white men to arrive in a western area.
False
True
John Tyler won the election of 1844 by promising "All of Oregon, All of Texas."
False
True
The Spanish set up missions along the coast of California before the area fell into American hands.
False
True
Methodist missionaries were the first Americans to seek permanent homes in Oregon.
False
True
Who was a well known mountain men?
Jedediah Smith
Brigham Young
James W. Marshall
Franklin Pierce
Who found gold and started the California gold rush?
Jedediah Smith
Brigham Young
James W. Marshall
Franklin Pierce
Who was a well known Mormon and moved them west?
Jedediah Smith
Brigham Young
James W. Marshall
Franklin Pierce
Who led the Bear Flag Revolution?
John Charles Fremont
Brigham Young
James W. Marshall
Franklin Pierce
This person was a "doughface".
John Charles Fremont
Jedediah Smith
James W. Marshall
Franklin Pierce
The area Mexico gave up at the end of the Mexican War.
the Alamo
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Mexican Cession
the Gadsden Purchase
The remembrance of this stirred Sam Houston and his army to victory.
the Alamo
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Mexican Cession
the Gadsden Purchase
This was carried out by "Old Rough and Ready" and "Old Fuss and Feathers"
the Alamo
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Mexican War
the Gadsden Purchase
This resulted in the capture of Santa Anna
the Alamo
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Mexican War
the Gadsden Purchase
This completed the acquisition of territory for the continental United States.
the Alamo
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Mexican War
the Gadsden Purchase
The principle of allowing the people in the territories to decide whether they wished to allow slavery was called what?
(a)
What major territory did the Bear Flag Revolution bring into American hands?
(a)
What American general was elected president in 1848 after gaining popularity and success during the Mexican War?
(a)
What two nations claimed Oregon Territory before 1846?
(a)
What group was responsible for founding Salt Lake City in Utah?
(a)
Who was the Mexican president who opposed Texan independence?
(a)
At the time of the outbreak of the Mexican War, what did Americans believe to be the border between Texas and Mexico?
(a)
What was the name of the agreement that ended the Mexican War?
(a)
What name was given to the Northern Democrats who were willing to compromise on the political problems of the 1850's?
(a)
Who succeeded to the presidency when Zachary Taylor died while in office?
(a)
All of the following were reasons people moved to the West in the early 1800s except the
hope of gaining new riches
desire for new or more farmland
desire to work in factories
desire to spread in gospel to the Indians
Which of the following was a missionary in the West?
James Bridger
Brigham Young
Joe Meek
Marcus Whitman
The building of Sutter's Fort was most closely related to
travel on the Oregon Trail
the start of the California gold rush
the fight for Texan independence
the settling of Mormon territory
The president most closely associated with Manifest Destiny was
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Which one of the following occurred last?
fall of the Alamo
Stephen Austin led settlers to Texas
battle of San Jacinto
Zachary Taylor became the hero of Buena Vista
The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following except
allow popular sovereignty
introduce a stricter Fugitive Slave Law
allow the admittance of the Texas to the Union
outlaw the slave trade in the District of Columbia
This route was rediscovered by Jedediah Smith and was the most important trail to the West.
California
Mormon
Oregon
Santa Fe
Which one of the following routes was used more by traders than by settlers moving to new homes?
California
Mormon
Oregon
Santa Fe
Which of the following describes Texas immediately before it was annexed by the United States
an independent country
a territory belonging to Mexico
a territory belonging to Spain
a part of the Mexican Cession
The Wilmot Proviso would have
banned slavery in the South
banned slavery in any territory taken from Mexico
banned slavery in Missouri
banned slavery in Maine
