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WorksheetsCh. 12 U.S. History Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which present-day state was involved in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Oregon
Louisiana
Texas
Utah
By 1860, about how many people had settled in Oregon?
10,000
52,000
300,000
400,000
What is the concept of manifest destiny?
Mexico should allow slavery to exist in Texas.
The Missouri Compromise should be repealed.
America should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The British should turn over Oregon to the United States.
How soon after the gold rush did California achieve statehood?
less than two years
more than five years
about 10 years
nearly 20 years
How did many women benefit from settling in boomtowns?
They faced fewer challenges and less hard labor.
They handled domestic duties for their households.
Mexican land grants made it easy for women to own land.
Few laws prohibited women from owning property or businesses.
Which law prohibited the settlement of U.S. immigrants in Texas?
Imperial Colonization Law
Law of April 6, 1830
National Colonization Law
State Colonization Law
What did mountain men do in the wilderness?
They traded with Native Americans.
They trapped small animals for furs.
They met other traders at rendezvous.
They mapped regions for the U.S. Army.
What did President James K. Polk firmly support?
the Republic of Texas
Mexican sovereignty
abolition of slavery
manifest destiny
Why did the United States make the Gadsden Purchase?
to complete a southern transcontinental railroad
to extend its border along northern California
to acquire land in the Pacific Northwest
to open new trading posts for settlers
What led to the Texas War for Independence?
Mexican demands that Texans become Roman Catholic
demands by Texas to increase slavery in the territory
Mexican rejection of Texas statehood within Mexico
increasing numbers of American settlers in Texas
Who were the Tejanos?
Native Americans who supported Mexico’s independence
Tejas settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent
Mexicans who agreed to settle in Tejas
Americans who settled in Tejas
What was the Alamo?
a government office
a Texas settlement
a profitable ranch
a mission building
Which Native American people hunted bison?
Lakota
Nez Perce
Zuni
Coahuiltecan
How did the state of California discriminate against Chinese miners?
by requiring them to pay an immigrant tax
by preventing them from voting in elections
by relocating them to western cities and towns
by forcing them to live in certain neighborhoods
What was the status of slavery in Mexican colonies?
Slavery was illegal in all colonies.
Slavery was allowed in some colonies.
Enslaved people could be imported.
Enslaved children could not be freed.
Which describes the Bear Flag Revolt?
an attack by Mexican forces along the Rio Grande
an insurrection by American settlers in California
an uprising by Tejanos along the Nueces River
an invasion by Native Americans in Arizona
How did the forty-niners contribute to declining Native American populations in California?
by ignoring their legal rights
by introducing new diseases
by refusing to pay fair wages
by seizing their livestock
Why did Spain prohibit the Tejanos from trading with the United States?
Spain wanted slavery in Tejas to end.
Spain did not like effects of the Monroe Doctrine.
Spain worried about U.S. influence on the Tejanos.
Spain feared any Native American–United States alliance.
What did rancheros do in 1800s California?
sold manufactured goods
raised grapes and wheat
raised huge herds of cattle
converted Native Americans to Christianity
Why were Mormons harassed by their neighbors?
They were accused of making alliances with Native Americans.
They opposed the beliefs of older, more traditional religions.
They achieved too much economic and political power.
They refused to carry weapons to defend themselves.
How did Mexico differ from Spain in its policy toward Tejas?
Mexico welcomed trade with Americans.
Mexico allied with Native Americans.
Mexico expelled Stephen F. Austin.
Mexico did not build missions.
What was the result of the Texas War for Independence?
Texas won the war and became an independent nation.
Texas won the war and immediately became the 28th state of the United States.
Texas lost the war and remained part of Mexico for 10 years.
Texas lost the war but negotiated its independence from Mexico.
Where did both the Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail begin?
Nauvoo, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Salt Lake City, Utah
Independence, Missouri
Which issue divided opinions on annexing Texas?
land use
religion
slavery
water rights
Why did southerners oppose the Wilmot Proviso?
It called for slavery to be barred from territories gained from the Mexican-American War.
It proposed paying for the Mexican-American war by raising tariffs on imported goods.
It proposed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise in favor of popular sovereignty.
It called for a compromise with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory.
Who were empresarios?
government inspectors
naturalized citizens
enslaved people
land agents
What was one reason that Texans wanted independence from Mexico?
Mexico wanted Texas to become a Mexican state.
Mexico had banned American settlement in Texas.
Mexico promoted slavery.
Mexico charged settlers high fees for land.
Who commanded the U.S. troops landing at Veracruz in 1847?
John C. Frémont
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
Manuel Armijo
Who were the forty-niners?
settlers who received 49 acres of land in California in the 1800s
gold-seekers who came to California in 1849
Catholic priests who built 49 missions in California in the 1800s
leaders who drafted a constitution for California in 1849
Which event happened after the Mexican-American War ended?
The United States stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The United States bought the Oregon Territory from Britain.
The Wilmot Proviso was passed in the Senate.
U.S. general Winfield Scott invaded Mexico.
What right did the National Colonization Law give to the federal government?
the right to manage colonization
the right to allow colonization near the coasts
the right to forbid U.S. immigrants settling in Texas
the right to prohibit immigration from certain countries
Which Native American people lived in adobe houses?
Coahuiltecan
Nez Perce
Lakota
Zuni
Who helped defend the Alamo in March 1836?
Stephen F. Austin
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
What made California difficult for Mexico to rule?
California’s size and distance from Mexico City
the lawlessness of the rancheros
Native American opposition
the failing economy
Which statement best characterizes interactions between Native Americans and pioneers traveling west in the 1800s?
Most encounters were hostile.
Most encounters were friendly.
Violent attacks were common.
The two groups avoided contact.
Who invented blue jeans?
Father Junipero Serra
George W. Northrup
Levi Strauss
John Sutter
Which indicates the goal of the forty-niners?
to discover gold
to mine for coal
to obtain land for farming
to start religious communities
What present-day U.S. lands became part of the new nation of Mexico in 1821?
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas
Texas and New Mexico
Why did many forty-niners settle in California permanently?
They admired Californios’ traditions and customs.
They welcomed possible business opportunities.
They enjoyed freedom from restrictive laws.
They preferred the mild California climate.
What action by the United States led to the Mexican-American War in 1846?
sending troops to Mexico City
admitting Texas as a free state
invading Texas
annexing Texas
