Ms. Newell Chapter 9 Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Santa Fe Trail | What was the first major western trail? |
| Manifest Destiny | What was the idea that the nation had a God-given right to all of North America? |
| He was killed by an angry mob. | What happened to Joseph Smith when the Mormons were forced out of Nauvoo? |
| John Sutter | On whose land was gold first discovered? |
| Offered quicker mail service than ever before; lasted for 18 months. | What was the Pony Express? |
| What was the mission system? | Small settlements designed to convert Native Americans to Catholicism |
| What was the name of the fort in San Antonio that rebel Texan forces captured? | The Alamo was the name of the fort that rebel Texan forces captured. |
| What was an empresario? | Contractors who recruited settlers and established colonies in Mexico |
| What was the first battle of the Texas Revolution? | Battle of Gonzales |
| Who ordered that 340 Tejanos and Anglos to be executed? | Santa Anna |
| Why did many southerners support the Texas annexation? | Texas allowed slavery |
| Who was the President during the Mexican-American War? | James K. Polk |
| What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War? | Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo |
| What was the land Mexico was forces to turn over to the U.S. after the war called? | Mexican Cession |
| Who gave empresarios permission to settle in Texas? | Mexican government |
| Which side won the Battle on San Jacinto in 1836? | Texans over the Mexicans |
| The Mexican army laid siege to the Alama for how long? | 12 days and 12 nights |
| What did Sam Houston order his troops to do when he learned of the disasters of the Alamo or Goliad? | Retreat back to the East |
| What was Santa Anna's main military goal in capturing the Alamo? | Punish rebels and put down unrest |
| What was the Bear Flag Revolt? | Uprising of Americans against Mexican rule in California |
| Why did most Native Americans reject the mission life offered by the Spanish? | They would have had to give up their religion and culture |
| Who captured the Mexican capital in the Mexican-American War? | Winfield Scott |
| Who was the head of the Texas army? | Sam Houston |
| Who started "gold fever" with his 1848 State of the Union address? | James K. Polk |
| What was the name of the general who captured Santa Fe and took control of New Mexico? | Stephen Kearny |
| Which trail was used primarily for trading with Mexico? | Santa Fe Trail |
| Why did most people go on the Oregon Trail? | Farmland |
| During which year did the most migrants travel on the Oregon Trail? | 1852 |
| How much money was John Slidell authorized to spend to buy parts of California, New Mexico, and Arizona? | $30,000,000 |
| What state did most Mormons migrate to between 1847 and 1853? | Utah |
| This trail was used primarily for trading with Mexico | Santa Fe Trail |
| Cause: American immigration to the Oregon Territory expands rapidly | Effect: The U.S. and British Canada agree on a permanent boundary |
| Stephen F. Austin recruited Americans to settle land in Texas is an example of the ____________ system. | Empresario |
| Which religion did the Spanish, using the mission system, wish to convert Native Americans to? | Catholicism |
| What was the Santa Fe Trail used primarily for? | Commercial and trade |
| What happened to President Polk's campaign slogan "Fifty-four Forty or Fight"? | Polk abandoned this slogan after he won the election. |
| Mexican officials limited immigration to Texas and ________________ in order to decrease American influence. | banned the importation of slaves |
| What did William Travis do? | Defended the Aalamo against Santa Anna's larger forces. |
| Why was the Alamo significant in the Texas Revolution? | It was a rallying cry for independence. |
| Mexico's response to John Slidell's mission was to ________________. | Refuse to meet with him |
| True or False: Some leaders opposed the war. | True, leaders like Henry Clay opposed the war. |
| True or False: Before the Texas Revolution, the governments of Mexico and the U.S. were trusting of each other. | False, they were not trusting of each other. |
| True or False: Many Texans had never considered themselves to be Mexican citizens. | True, Texans did not consider themselves citizens of Mexico. |
| True or False: The Gadsden Purchase clarified national boundaries and gave the U.S. more land. | True, the Gadsden Purchase gave the U.S. more land. |
| Texans of Mexican heritage | Tejanos |
| On which trail did Bringham Young and his people follow? | Mormon Trail |
| Person willing to invest money in order to make a profit | Entrepreneur |
| Former mission in San Antonio in which Texans suffered a terrible defeat. | The Alamo was the former Mission in which Texans suffered a terrible defeat. |
| A network of riders that delivered mail | Pony Express |
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