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WorksheetsUnit 10 Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
What 5 groups claimed land in Oregon Country?
US, Britain, Russia, Spain, Natives
US, France, Germany, Italy, Natives
US, Britain, China, Japan, Natives
US, Britain, Mexico, Canada, Natives
What treaty gave us joint occupation with Britain?
The Oregon Treaty
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Ghent
What do we call fur traders who settled Oregon Territory?
Mountain Men
Pioneers
Settlers
Explorers
What 3 trails did Mountain Men help carve out?
Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, California Trail
Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Santa Fe Trail
Lewis and Clark Trail, Oregon Trail, California Trail
Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail
What was Polk’s campaign slogan?
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
Forty-Nine Forty or Fight
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
Manifest Destiny or Fight
What border did Polk's campaign slogan refer to?
The US Border with Canada
The US Border with Mexico
The US Border with Russia
The US Border with China
Why did FL have to wait 6 years to become a state?
Had to wait for another state who wanted to be free to enter Union
Had to wait to vote against slavery
Didn't have enough population
Had to wait for another state who wanted to be a slave state to enter the Union
What 2 things did MX require of US immigrants who moved there?
Speak Spanish and convert to the Catholic religion
Own land and pay taxes
Serve in the military and speak Spanish
Learn Mexican history and convert to the Catholic religion
Who led 300 families to TX to live?
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
James Bowie
Davy Crockett
(a) closed the border to America because we wouldn't (b)
In what battle did Sam Houston defeat Mexico in San Antonio?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Goliad
Battle of Gonzales
What is the Alamo used for today?
It is a tourist attraction today
It is a private residence
It is a government office
It is a shopping mall
Which president supported Manifest Destiny and finally annexed Texas?
James K Polk
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
What was the strategy for the TX military barricading themselves inside the Alamo?
To give the TX army time to gather troops & supplies for the fight against Mexico
To surrender to the Mexican army
To negotiate a peace treaty with Mexico
To give the TX army time to escape.
What trail did William Becknell travel trading goods along the way?
The Santa Fe Trail
The Oregon Trail
The Mormon Trail
The California Trail
What river did the US want as TX southern border?
The Rio Grande
The Mississippi River
The Colorado River
The Nueses River
When President Polk offered to buy (a) & California, (b) said no and that they planned to reclaim (c) .
California
Match the following:
The Bear Flag Republic
Name of CA when it was independent
The Lone Star Republic
Name of TX when it was independent
Utah
Where the Mormons settled
Great Britain
We had joint occupation with them in OR
Alamo
Where did Texans barricade themselves?
What was part 3 (the final part) of Polk’s war plan in the Mexican-American War?
Take over Mexico City-the capital of Mexico
Secure the Texas border
Capture California
Capture New Mexico
What treaty signed Feb 1848 ended the Mexican-American War and gave most of CA, NV, UT, AZ, CO, NM & WY to the US?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
The Oregon Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
What is the big chunk of land given to the US after the war called?
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Alaska Purchase
What dream was finally realized after the Mexican-American War?
Manifest Destiny!
The American Dream
The Gold Rush
The Industrial Revolution
In 1848 gold was discovered in California Territory where? By who?
Sutter’s Mill by Levi Strauss
Sacramento by James Marshall
Sutter's Mill by James Marshall
Sutter's Mill by James Polk
Where were 20% of the gold miners from? (5 places)
Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, & China
Canada, Africa, India, Japan, & Russia
United States, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, & Italy
New Zealand, Peru, Spain, Thailand, & Vietnam
The Gold Rush did what to the world’s gold supply?
Doubled it
Trippled it
Nothing, no one found much gold
Decreased it by half
What allowed reviewers to examine Californios land rights?
Land Law of 1851
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Land Law of 1951
Gold Rush Act
What popular brand of blue jeans were invented during the Gold Rush?
Levi’s
Wrangler
Lee
Diesel
Why did the Mormons have to move so often?
People disagreed with many of their beliefs & they faced religious persecution
They were searching for gold
They wanted to explore new lands
They were following a prophecy
The Natives, African Americans, Spanish & (a) were all discriminated against during the California Gold Rush.
Reorder the following
Manifest Destiny
was finally achieved
when the US was given
the Mexican Cession
after the Mexican American War.
