Study Guide 9
Who won the election of 1844?
Who was the leader of the Texas rebels that
defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?
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Sam Houston
What is the belief that God intended
the US to expand westward?
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Manifest Destiny
What name was given to the people
who travelled west looking for gold?
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Forty-Niners
Who led the Mormons to Utah?
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Brigham Young
What treaty ended the MexicanAmerican War?
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Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the Lone Star Republic?
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Texas after it claimed
independence from
Mexico.
What treaty kept the trails clear of
Native Americans in the 1840’s?
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Fort Laramie
Which famous trail led to the Pacific
Northwest?
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Oregon Trail
Who was the US Army General who won
several victories in the disputed territory in
the Mexican-American War?
Describe a typical wagon train on the
Oregon Trail.
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50 to 100 wagons with
100 to 1,000 people
travelling together.
Why did Americans favor manifest
Destiny?
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The land had a lot of
resources and few
people living there.
Who was the US president during the
Mexican-American War?
What compromise was reached regarding
the Oregon Territory between the US
and Britain?
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The United States and
Britain split the
Oregon Territory.
Why did Tejanos and Anglo-Texans
want autonomy?
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They wanted to control their own affairs.
How did Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna come to power in Mexico?
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He seized power in a
military coup.
Where did Mormons move to in the
1830’s?
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Utah
What group of people were excluded from
California by their State Constitution?
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African-Americans
Describe some difficulties faced by
emigrants on the Oregon Trail.
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Deep mud
Swollen Rivers
Exposure
Indian Attacks
Equipment Failure
Poor Health
What effects did the Gold Rush have on
the development of the United States?
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California’s population
exploded.
Businessmen made
big money selling
goods to miners.
Immigrants that came
for gold stayed for jobs
leading to greater
ethnic diversity.