chapter 11 W.E.
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- Fur traders and trappers became known as_______________, they meet once a year to trade and socialize at what became known as the rendezvous.
- Mountain men
- The______________ was 2,000 miles long, and began in Independence, Missouri and ended in Oregon Country
- Oregon Trail
- The _________ was another important trail west that began in Independence, Missouri and ended in Santa Fe?
- Sante Fe trail
- Joseph Smith founded the Church of Latter Day Saints, and his follers became known as __________________.
- Mormons
- Santa Anna was captured at the ____________________, and was forced to give Texas its independence.
- Battle of San Jancito
- Americans believed in ________________, our obvious fate that we had to spread democracy from the Atlantic to the Pacific
- Manifest Destiny
- When something is ____________________ it is very clear.
- explicit
- Gold seeking miners in California became known as _____________.(hint: “Miner, Miner______â€)
- 49ers
- Miners worked together to ____________ for gold and share any possible findings.
- prospect
- An important battle site in the Texas revolution was an abandoned mission known as the _____________.
- Alamo
- What two countries were occupying Oregon Country?
- U.S. and Great Britain
- Which of the following was a type of hardship that pioneers had to face while traveling west?
- shortages of food, supplies, water; harsh weather, geographic barriers, native American attacks.
- What event sparked the need to relocate the Mormons?
- The murder of Joseph Smith
- How did the California Gold Rush impact the state?
- Increase population, new industry and business, it became eligible for statehood
- Who were the target of violent attacks and were forced to pay high taxes on their mines?
- Chinese immigrants.
- What sparked the beginning of the Mexican-American War?
- a border dispute over Rio Grande River and Nueces River
- What sparked the beginning of the Texas Revolution? Settlers were no longer allowed into Texas territory, they were forced to obey Mexican laws.
- Settlers were no longer allowed into Texas territory, they were forced to obey Mexican laws.
- The _______________-Hildalgo ended the Mexican- American War and forced Mexico to give up present day California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
- Treaty of Guadalupe
- The _____________secured the rest of the US and Mexican border. The US bought the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico for 10 million.
- Gadsden Purchase
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Which of the following events happened last?
A. Mexico banned further settlement by Americans.
B. Santa Anna ordered the execution of 350 American prisoners
C. Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo (aka Mexican Cession)
D. Texans lost the battle at th -
C. Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo (aka Mexican Cession)
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The Mayflower Compact can best be described as
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early attempt at self-government in the colonies
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What was the Great Awakening?
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A religious movement that swept through the colonies
- In what treaty did Great Britain officially recognize the independence of the United States of America?
- Treaty of Paris, 1783
- 24. The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa is known as _______________
- the Columbian Exchange
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The government’s power to take personal property to benefit the public is
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Eminent Domain
- 26. In what type of government do people rule themselves?___________
- Democracy
- He became head of the Mormon Church, after the founder of the Mormons was killed by an anti- Mormon mob.
- Brigham Young
- This president won the election of 1844, and became the 11th US president because he was viewed as an expansionist candidate.
- James K. Polk
- This man was the Mexican dictator, and ordered the execution of 350 American prisoners who had surrendered at Goliad.
- Santa Anna
- This man started a colony on the lower Colorado River. The success of his colony attracted many more settlers to Texas. He became known as the “Father of Texasâ€.
- Stephen F. Austin
- This man headed the Texas army during the Texas Revolution and was later elected President of Texas.
- Sam Houston