Sam Houston a. president of Mexico during war with Texas
b. first president of Texas Republic
c. President of the United States when Oregon was annexed
d. frontier fighter killed at the Alamo
e. Mexican leader who supported the Bear Flag Republic
f. American who started a settlement in Texas
g. historian of the Oregon Trail
h. American General whose troops crossed the Rio Grande and fought
in Mexico
2
Francis Parkman
a. president of Mexico during war with Texas
b. first president of Texas Republic
c. President of the United States when Oregon was annexed
d. frontier fighter killed at the Alamo
e. Mexican leader who supported the Bear Flag Republic
f. American who started a settlement in Texas
g. historian of the Oregon Trail
h. American General whose troops crossed the Rio Grande and fought
in Mexico
3
Zachary Taylor
a. president of Mexico during war with Texas
b. first president of Texas Republic
c. President of the United States when Oregon was annexed
d. frontier fighter killed at the Alamo
e. Mexican leader who supported the Bear Flag Republic
f. American who started a settlement in Texas
g. historian of the Oregon Trail
h. American General whose troops crossed the Rio Grande and fought
in Mexico
4
Davy Crockett
a. president of Mexico during war with Texas
b. first president of Texas Republic
c. President of the United States when Oregon was annexed
d. frontier fighter killed at the Alamo
e. Mexican leader who supported the Bear Flag Republic
f. American who started a settlement in Texas
g. historian of the Oregon Trail
h. American General whose troops crossed the Rio Grande and fought
in Mexico
5
Santa Anna
a. president of Mexico during war with Texas
b. first president of Texas Republic
c. President of the United States when Oregon was annexed
d. frontier fighter killed at the Alamo
e. Mexican leader who supported the Bear Flag Republic
f. American who started a settlement in Texas
g. historian of the Oregon Trail
h. American General whose troops crossed the Rio Grande and fought
in Mexico
6
The belief that expansion was the certain fate of the United States
was called .
7
People like Stephen Austin and others who made a deal with the
Mexican government to settle Texas were known as .
8
The were people who looked for gold in California and were
named after the first year of the gold rush.
9
The area that became a state without first being a colony or a
territory was .
10
Separate areas of land set aside by the federal government for
Indians were called .
11
The United States gained its first area of land west of the
Mississippi River with the Louisiana Purchase.
a. true
b. false
12
One of the important changes in Indian life came when they acquired
horses from the Spanish explorers.
a. true
b. false
13
At one time, Great Britain, Russia, Spain, and the United States
all had claims to Oregon.
a. true
b. false
14
Texas won its independence by defeating the Mexican army at the
Alamo.
a. true
b. false
15
The annexation of Texas caused conflicts that led to the Mexican
War.
a. true
b. false
16
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo set the final boundary with Mexico.
a. true
b. false
17
Some trappers also served as guides for early settlers in the West.
a. true
b. false
18
Nearly ten years passed between the time Texas declared
independence, and the time it gained statehood.
a. true
b. false
19
Under the terms of the Fort Leavenworth Treaty, Indians were paid
by the federal government in exchange for the settlers' right to
pass through Indian lands.
a. true
b. false
20
The United States gained most of the western lands by purchase,
treaty, and annexation.
a. true
b. false
21
In 1846, the Bear Flag Republic was another name for
a. Texas
b. California
c. Oregon
d. New Mexico
22
What made the Gadsden purchase valuable?
a. mineral wealth
b. rich farmland
c. land for a railroad
d. coastal borders
23
Which of the following would have most favored the American idea of
manifest destiny?
a. Mexicans living in Texas
b. Americans living on the frontier
c. British supporters in the Northwest
d. Indians living west of the Mississippi River
24
The United States gained control of part of the Oregon territory
through
a. war with Mexico
b. purchase from Spain
c. negotiations with Great Britain
d. exploration by American citizens
25
Those who wanted the United States to extend its territory to the
Pacific Ocean were called
a. empresarios
b. missionaries
c. settlers
d. expansionists