STRAIN Westward Expansion Review

5 Written Questions

1. Nearly ____% of the 49ers were Americans.
2. _________ painted landscapes and mountain men in the Rockies.
3. US merchants established the ____________ Trail after Mexico became independent in 1821.
4. Texas supported __________ to help the Republic of Texas solve its military and financial problems.
5. Taylor's soldiers fought and won two battles south of the _____________ River before the official declaration of war.

5 Matching Questions

1. Bear Flag Revolt
2. Texas annexation
3. Mormons
4. Indians
5. New Mexico

1. a _________ was the oldest and most important province on the northern frontier of New Spain.
2. b This event caused Mexico to cut off diplomatic ties with the United States.
3. c Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are called __________.
4. d During this event, a small group of American settlers declared California an independent republic.
5. e In the early 1840s, most California residents were _____________.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Republic of Texas continued to have problems with Mexico until Houston signed a peace agreement with _____________ .
   1. Indians
   2. Santa Anna
   3. California
   4. Tejanos
2. Most 49ers who traveled in wagon trains through the South Pass of the Rockies or along the Snta Fe Trail came from the ____________.
   1. Nueces
   2. Texas
   3. Midwest
   4. Mormons
3. _____________ was sent on a mission through enemy lines to find reinforcements at the Alamo and thus escaped death.
   1. John Slidell
   2. annex
   3. Juan Seguin
   4. Oregon
4. _________ was the 1st president of the Republic of Texas.
   1. Midwest
   2. Mormons
   3. Californios
   4. Sam Houston
5. ____________ defeated the Spanish and declared himslef emperor of independent Mexico.
   1. Sephen F. Austin
   2. Agustin de Iturbide
   3. Juan Seguin
   4. transcendentalist

5 True/False Questions

1. Waiilatpu → old Franciscan mission at San Antonio

   True        False

2. China → Between 1849 and 1853 about 24,000 young men migrated to California from ___________.

   True        False

3. Buena Vista → Santa Anna's troops retreated under the cover of darkness after clashing with Taylor at _____________.

   True        False

4. adobe → take control of

   True        False

5. transcendentalist → Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were ____________ writers who opposed the Mexican War.

   True        False