5 Written Questions

1. After the Battle of San Jacinto, the US took almost ten years to decide to make Texas part of the Union
2. the first anti-slavery president; his election caused the South to secede
3. American general; invaded northern Mexico; later elected president
4. 14th president of the US; favored the Kansas-Nebraska Act
5. army commander who captured Mexican California for the US

5 Matching Questions

1. Kansas-Nebraska Act
2. Ostend Manifesto
3. Steven Austin
4. James K Polk
5. Dred Scot v. Sanford

1. a the "father of Texas"; tried to find a peaceful settlement to Texas' conflict with Mexico
2. b "a black man has no rights a white man is bound to respect"
3. c elected president in 1844; gained WA, OR, CA, NV, TX, NM, AZ, and NV for the US
4. d secret plan to take Cuba from Spain
5. e the settlers of KS were allowed to choose whether to be slave or free; this was a very bad idea

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. led the US Navy in capturing Monterey, CA
   1. James K Polk
   2. Sam Houston
   3. John C Freemont
   4. John Sloat
2. After its discovery in 1948, 10's of thousands of treasure hunters descended on California
   1. John Sloat
   2. Steven Austin
   3. The Gold Rush
   4. Know Nothings
3. With CA ready to become a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened
   1. The Gold Rush
   2. John C Freemont
   3. Thomas O Larkin
   4. The Compromise of 1850
4. the American Party; anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic
   1. Sam Houston
   2. Steven Austin
   3. Know Nothings
   4. The Gold Rush
5. Leader of American interests in California; helped take Monterey and later Southern CA
   1. The Gold Rush
   2. Texas Annexation
   3. James K Polk
   4. Thomas O Larkin

5 True/False Question

1. Sam Houston → the "father of Texas"; tried to find a peaceful settlement to Texas' conflict with Mexico
   

   True        False

2. Antonio Lopez deSanta Ana → Mexican general at the Alamo; later the president of Mexico
   

   True        False

3. Republican Party → the antislavery party; made of antislavery Whigs and northern Democrats
   

   True        False

4. Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo → After its discovery in 1948, 10's of thousands of treasure hunters descended on California
   

   True        False

5. John L O'Sullivan → led the US Navy in capturing Monterey, CA
   

   True        False