Question 1

Who was responsible for creating the Wilderness Road?

Accepted Answer

Daniel Boone

Answer

None of these

Answer

Nathaniel Longhouse

Answer

Davy Crockett

Question 2

Why were many companies searching for beaver fur in the West?

Accepted Answer

French, British, and American companies gradually killed off the beaver population in the East

Answer

Native Americans who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest were fur traders and trappers.

Answer

Most of the Beaver population in the East had doubled

Question 3

About how long was the Oregon Trail in miles?

Accepted Answer

2000

Answer

3000

Answer

1000

Answer

4000

Question 4

What were some of the hardships faced by travelers on the Oregon Trail?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

Geographic barriers, such as rivers and mountains

Answer

Rough weather

Answer

Shortages of food

Question 5

What were the start and end points of the Santa Fe Trail?

Accepted Answer

It led from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Answer

It led from York, Missouri, to San Antonio, New Mexico.

Answer

It led from Independence, Arkansas, to Santa Fe, Ohio.

Question 6

What did the United States do to protect traders on the Santa Fe Trail?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. government helped protect traders by sending troops to ensure that Native Americans were not a threat.

Answer

The long trip across blazing deserts and rough mountains was dangerous.

Answer

One trader reported a 2,000 percent profit on his cargo.

Question 7

What did Smith tell his followers?

Accepted Answer

That he had found and translated a set of golden tablets containing religious teachings.

Answer

One large group of settlers traveled to the West in search of religious freedom.

Answer

In 1830 a young man named Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Question 8

Why did Mormons move west?

Accepted Answer

to escape religious discrimination.

Answer

Brigham Young and his fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints arrived in Utah's Great Salt Lake Valley

Answer

none of these

Question 9

What did the new Mexican government begin to do after becoming independent from Spain?

Accepted Answer

The new Mexican government contracted with empresarios, or agents, to bring settlers to Texas

Answer

The new Mexican government contracted with haciendas, or agents, to bring settlers to Texas

Answer

The new Spanish government contracted with empresarios, or agents, to bring settlers to Texas

Question 10

What did  the Anglo-American settlers in Mexico become known as?

Accepted Answer

Texians

Answer

Tejanos

Answer

Catholic

Question 11

What is one law that some American settlers explicitly ignored?

Accepted Answer

Restrictions on slavery

Answer

In exchange for cheap land, settlers had to obey Mexican laws.

Answer

Further settlement by Americans

Question 12

What was the only difference between the Texas constitution and the United States constitution?

Accepted Answer

The Texas constitution made slavery legal

Answer

The Texas constitution made slavery illegal

Answer

both of these

Question 13

What place did Texans occupy and fortify in their fight against Mexican troops?

Accepted Answer

The Alamo

Answer

Goliad

Answer

San Jacinto

Answer

Austin, Texas

Question 14

What did the defeats at the Alamo and Goliad do to the Texan soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Outraged by the harsh treatment Texan soldiers had received, the people of Texas vowed to fight on.

Answer

It convinced them that the Mexican army was superior and that they should surrender

Answer

Mexican leaders hoped that these terrible defeats would convince the Texans to stop fighting.

Question 15

What was Santa Anna forced to do after his defeat at San Jacinto?

Accepted Answer

Sign a treaty giving Texas its independence

Answer

none of these

Answer

Execute American prisoners at Goliad

Answer

Give the Alamo back

Question 16

Why was president Jackson worried about adding Texas as another state in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Both of these

Answer

The president also did not want to have a war with Mexico over Texas.

Answer

He was concerned that admitting Texas as a slave state would upset the fragile balance of free and slave states.

Question 17

Even though Santa Anna had granted the Texans their independence

Accepted Answer

Mexico refused to recognize Texas’s independence.

Answer

Mexico agreed to recognize Texas's independence

Question 18

What does manifest destiny mean?

Accepted Answer

obvious fate

Answer

none of these

Answer

obvious failure

Answer

obvious fake

Question 19

How did Mexico react to the annexation of Texas?

Accepted Answer

It angered them

Answer

It made them happy

Answer

none of these

Answer

They really didn't care

Question 20

What caused relations between Mexico and the United States to become more strained or difficult?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

American involvement in California and Mexico

Answer

Mexico's government was unstable

Answer

Mexico's government was uncooperative

Question 21

Who was in charge of the American forces when war began with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Taylor

Answer

Matamoros

Answer

Rio Grande

Answer

none of these

Question 22

At the start of the Mexican American war which of the following was true about the United States Army?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

The United States was greatly outnumbered

Answer

The United States had better weapons

Answer

The United States had better equipment

Question 23

What did Americans declare in the Bear Flag Revolt?

Accepted Answer

Americans declared California to be an independent nation.

Answer

none of these

Answer

Americans signed the treaty of Ghent

Answer

Americans declared the Alamo off limits

Question 24

Which side won the battle for Mexico city and what was the result?

Accepted Answer

The United States and it ended the Mexican American War

Answer

France won and it ended the American Revolution

Answer

none of these

Answer

Mexico won and it ended the French and Indian War

Question 25

What states were included in the Mexican cession?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

Nevada

Answer

New Mexico

Answer

California

Question 26

The Wilmot Proviso would have..

Accepted Answer

Banned all slavery in the new lands of the Mexican Cession.

Answer

None of these

Answer

Banned all slavery in the territories of Spain

Answer

Banned Slavery North of the Missouri Compromise

Question 27

Which of these is an example of cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

All of these are examples of cultural diffusion

Answer

Names of places such as San Antonio, San Diego, and Santa Barbara—show Hispanic heritage.

Answer

Communities throughout the Southwest regularly celebrated both Mexican and American holidays.

Answer

In settlements with large Mexican populations, laws were often printed in both English and Spanish.

Question 28

Which state has the highest Mexican American Population? Which state has the least?

Accepted Answer

California has the highest Mexican American population while Georgia has the least

Answer

California has the lowest Mexican American Population while Georgia has the highest

Answer

Mexico has the highest Mexican American Population and Canada has the least

Question 29

What had John Sutter’s assistant found near his sawmill in a river?

Accepted Answer

gold nugget

Answer

all of these

Answer

ancient artifacts

Answer

A log jam

Question 30

What happened as a result of this discovery of gold?

Accepted Answer

Word got out and in 1849 80,000 settlers moved to California in search of gold

Answer

80,000 people moved east

Answer

It was kept a secret

Answer

none of these

Question 31

What happened to the port city of San Francisco after the discovery of gold?

Accepted Answer

The population increased

Answer

The population decreased

Answer

The population remained unchanged

Question 32

What was the most popular form of mining?

Accepted Answer

Placer Mining

Answer

Cave mining

Answer

none of these

Answer

Explosive mining

Question 33

What did the small mining camps eventually become?

Accepted Answer

Actual towns

Answer

none of these

Answer

Highways

Answer

River beds

Question 34

What were most Californians opposed to?

Accepted Answer

slavery

Answer

taxes

Answer

railroads

Answer

barns

Question 35

Why were immigrants from around the world being drawn to California?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

The lure of easy money

Answer

The lure of wealth

Answer

The lure of striking it rich

Question 36

How did the Americans in California treat Chinese immigrants?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

In 1852 California placed a tax of $20 a month on all foreign miners

Answer

The legal system favored Americans over immigrants.

Answer

Some Chinese workers were the targets of violent attacks.

Question 37

What did California’s constitution outlaw?

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Answer

Taxes

Answer

Farming

Answer

Work

Question 38

Other than gold mining, what were two other ways to make a living in California?

Accepted Answer

Both of these

Answer

Farming

Answer

Ranching

Question 39

During the gold rush, what was the most successful industry?

Accepted Answer

Retail trade

Answer

Ranching

Answer

Farming

Answer

none of these

Question 40

What was the biggest obstacle faced by the people of California?

Accepted Answer

Geographic isolation

Answer

all of these

Answer

easy access

Answer

railroads

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