Review Chapter 13

US History Fort Burrows Review Chapter 13 Oregon Country – mountain man – rugged individualist – rendezvous –

Oregon Trail – region – hardy – touched – correlated – proxy – dictator –

Tejano –

Alamo – siege –

Battle of San Jacinto –

Lone Star Republic – annex – assert – inspired – equipped – bombardment – bankrupt – prosper –

New Mexico Territory –

1 of REVIEW Chapter 13 FEB 2017 US History Fort Burrows Santa Fe Trail – self-sufficient – vaquero –

Manifest Destiny – accommodate – diverse – irrigation – persecution –

Bear Flag Republic –

Mormons -

Nauvoo - refuge -

Sutter’s Mill - forty-niner - vigilante - lynch -

Chapultepec –

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo – cede –

Mexican Cession –

Gadsden Purchase –

1. What United States belief caused war between the US and Mexico…?

2. Describe mountain men ?

2 of REVIEW Chapter 13 FEB 2017 US History Fort Burrows 2. 3. 3. Who would have been a strong believer in Manifest Destiny ?

4. Which white Americans 1st made permanent homes in Oregon Country ?

1803 – Louisiana Purchase 1806 – Zebulon Pike’s expedition to the Rocky Mountains 1821 – Santa Fe Trail opens 1835 – Texas revolts against Mexico 1843 – John C. Fremont maps trails to Oregon and California 1845 – United States annexes Texas 1849 – California Gold Rush 5. Describe the time line above… Events ______.

6. List dangers faced by settlers on Westward wagon trains ? 1. 2. 3. 7. What jobs did Native Americans perform in the Spanish missions in California ?

8. What did Manifest Destiny mean Americans should do in the US ?

Match the concept to the correct words/phrases/dates: A. Mexican Cession B. Gadsden Purchase C. Oregon Country D. Gold Rush

9. ______1849; caused rapid, diverse population growth in California; ‘forty-niners’ 10. ______1853; US bought for $10M; strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico to complete railroad 11. ______1800s; huge region west of Rockies; originally claimed by US, Britain, Russia and Spain 12. ______1848; US signed Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo; acquired California & New Mexico for $15M 13. What major event happened right after Texans declared independence from Mexico in 1836 ?

14. The Mexican War began a year after… What ?

• Purchase of the Louisiana Territory 3 of REVIEW Chapter 13 FEB 2017 US History Fort Burrows • Rapid population growth in the West • Advances in transportation • Strong sense of nationalism 15. What do the events listed above best describe ?

16. Which annexation by the US started a war with Mexico ?

17. What territory did the US gain after defeating Mexico in the Mexican War ?

18. Brigham Young led the Mormons to settle where in the 1840s ?

19. How did missionaries ‘increase’ the settlement of the West ?

20. How would you describe the population of California after the Gold Rush ?

21. What caused a rapid population growth in California between 1848 and 1849 ?

22. What 3 things led settlers and trappers to move to the Oregon territory in the 1820s ? a. b. c. 23. What caused Mexico to have conflict with American settlers in Texas in the early 1830s ?

24. What major discovery increased the spread of the Cotton Kingdom ?

25. How did the US and Britain settle their dispute over Oregon ?

26. Who was known as rugged individualists that lived off the land in Oregon ?

27. Which present-day states were acquired from Mexico in 1848 ?

28. What were the threats to the people that traveled West in wagon trains ?

29. Which area did the US and Great Britain share during 1818 ?

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30. What Mexican cultures did American settlers use in the Southwest ?

31. List the conflicts between American settlers in Texas and the Mexican government ? a. b. c. 32. What was a direct result of the Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto ?

33. What benefit would Manifest Destiny contribute to the US ?

34. What caused the Mormons to leave their settlement in Ohio and move West ?

35. What was some of the challenges faced by the infant “Lone Star Republic” ?

36. What battle in Texas defeated Santa Anna’s massive Army and won independence for Texas ?

37. How did California develop such a diverse population ?

38. What was the final incident that caused the US President to urge Congress to declare war on Mexico ?

39. What did most Texans believe would solve the newly independent republic’s problems ?

40. Which two events caused Texans to seek revenge against Santa Anna’s troops ?

41. How was Texas admitted to the Union ?

42. Describe things from California in the 1850s as a result of the gold rush ? a. b. 5 of REVIEW Chapter 13 FEB 2017 US History Fort Burrows c. d. 43. What is the significance of the siege at the Alamo ?

44. What event caused this newspaper to print this headline ? “1848 California Territory Added to the United States”

45. What Mexican law was adopted by American settlers in the Southwest ?

46. How did the arrival of so many US settlers affect the agreement between Britain and the United States over the Oregon Country ?

47. How did mountain men help open up Oregon Country to white settlers ? a. b. c.

48. Describe James Beckwourth ? a freed slave who migrated West with many white settlers, a fur trader and explorer. a guide to many settlers through the Sierra Nevada, worked for the US Army, the 1st freedman to become an entrepreneur in the new territory when he opened a hotel

49. What action(s) did Marcus and Narcissa Whitman do to create interest in Oregon Country ?

50. What factors most influenced where Americans settled in Texas ?

51. What is the famous quote from William Travis during the final days of the Alamo ?

52. What was the key to the Texan’s victory at San Jacinto ?

53. Why did the Republic of Texas remain an Independent Country for 9 years after winning independence from mother-Mexico ?

6 of REVIEW Chapter 13 FEB 2017 US History Fort Burrows a. b. c.

54. What caused Mexico to worry about the annexation of Texas by the United States ?

55. What was the impact of the US-Mexican War on the growth of the United States ?

56. Why caused Brigham Young to choose the isolated valley of the Great Salt Lake as the new home for the Mormons ?

57. How did Christian missionaries helped shape the religious identity of the United States ?

58. Why were Southern states were opposed to Alexander Hamilton’s plan for a protective tariff?

59. What was the main reason American Indians fought against white settlers going west ?

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