Chapter 14: The Territorial Expansion of the United States, 1830's-1850's Flashcards

Which of the following phrases was usually first in the pattern of American occupation of new lands?

The Texas uprising against Mexico was characterized by:

One of the most important factors in the exploration of the West was:

The Lewis and Clark expedition was financed by:

The Grand Canyon was first explored by:

American fur traders joined in a yearly trade fair in the Rockies characterized by the polyglot collection of many nationalities called the:

The justification for the western removal of the Indians was:

The northern half of Indian Territory was abolished in 1854 and replaced with:

All of the following could be found in the southern part of Indian Territory except:

A) slavery

B) self-governing institutions

C) growing cities

D) schools and churches

E) the tribes of the old Southwest

The outcome of Indian removal in the southern part of Indian Territory in the 1830's-1850's was:

While challenged by other historians, popular opinion supports the view of frontier historian Frederick Jackson Turner, who argued that settling new frontiers

Pioneers were motivated to move West for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A) The promise of economic opportunity

B) A desire to experience the unknown

C) There were no jobs in the East

D) A healthy environment

E) A desire for the ideal home on the part of women

Which of the following was NOT a major cause of death on the overland trails:

A) Indians

B) Drowning and lack of water

C) Cholera

D) Accidents

E) Contaminated water and food shortages

Generally, pioneers traveling the Overland Trails in the 1840's and 1850's were:

Prior to the 1830's, the dominant industry in the Oregon Territory was:

The United States gained the Oregon Territory south of the 49th parallel by:

The controversy over the borders of Oregon was resolved by:

In the early 19th century, these Indian tribes dominated the southern high plains:

Spain's exclusionary policy towards Santa Fe changed when:

The population of Bent's Fort illustrates which broader pattern of American settlement into new areas?

In Mexico, people of mixed blood (Indian and Spanish) were called:

These warriors were considered by many to be the most skilled horsemen in North America.

The Mexican government invited settlement into Texas because:

Stephen F. Austin and his hand-picked fellow colonists in Texas agreed to Mexican terms that they:

Austin's Texas colonists most represented what region of the United States?

The Beckwourths, Bents and Bowies represented what aspect of the frontier:

The early Texas settlers were concentrated in:

All of the following were reasons why Texans rebelled against the Mexican government EXCEPT:

A) The government outlawed slavery

B) The Mexicans began increasing the price for land

C) The centrist shift in policy after their election

D) The government began to restrict American immigration

E) The government began to levy customs duties and taxes

The Texas army defeated the Mexican army under the leadership of:

The Republic of Texas was not immediately annexed by the United States largely because of:

The Liberty Party's showing in the 1844 election was the first political sign of the growing strength of:

During the Mexican war, northern Whigs began to characterize the war as a:

A commander-in-chief during the war, James K. Polk defined the role of president by:

The Mexican-American War began over:

The Americans went to war with Mexico because:

Fort Ross is indicative of this trade connection:

Most 1840's American immigrants to California made:

Which of the following was NOT a major battle in the Mexican War:

A) Mexico City

B) El Paso

C) Buena Vista

D) Veracruz

E) Palo Alto

Levi-Strauss and Jerusha Marshall illustrated that:

The first outsiders to penetrate the isolation of Spanish California were:

After 1849, California attracted thousands of immigrants because of:

In 1846, Congressman David Wilmot, a Pennsylvania Democrat, proposed that:

In general, Free-soilers were :

The "Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty" meant that:

Louisiana slave holder General Zachary Taylor, who was elected President on the Whig ticket,:

Which one of these has the LEAST in common with the other four?

A) Tejano

B) RICO

C) Californio

D) Rancheros

E) Empresario

By 1840, all the land east of the Mississippi had been organized into statehood EXCEPT:

A) Wisconsin and Minnesota

B) Florida and Wisconsin

C) Maine and Florida

D) Vermont and Maine

E) Wisconsin and Vermont

The greatest spur to exploration of the North American continent from the 1670's to the 1840's was searching for:

Which of the following explores is NOT correctly paired with the area explored for the US?

A) Pike/Colorado

B) Powell/Grand Canyon

C) Fremont/Texas

D) Long/Great Plains

E) Lewis & Clark/Louisiana Purchase

In the early years, the US government named the supposedly undesirable area of the Great American Desert as Indian Territory. This was the:

Which one of the following was NOT a reason that the Indians lost the northern half of Indian Territory from the 1820's to the 1850's?

A) Faster than expected white western expansion

B) Pressure of transcontinental railroad

C) Increased lobbying of fur trading interests

D) Pressure from white settlers looking for land

E) Increased travel on Santa Fe and Overland trails

Which one of the following has the LEAST in common with the others?

A) Moses Austin

B) John O'Sullivan

C) Manifest destiny

D) Thomas Hart Benton

E)Panic of 1837

James' K. Polk's belligerent slogan "Fifty-four forty or Fight" was a reference to U.S. claims to :

The Mexican government invited settlers like Stephen Austin's colonists because they wanted a buffer between them and th:

Which of the following was NOT part of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

A) California and New Mexico ceded to the U.S.

B) U.S. paid Mexico $15 million

C) Mexicans living in Texas granted political rights

D) U.S. assumed $2 million in claims against Mexico

E) Rio Grande River established as Texas border

The Bear Flag Revolt in California resulted in:

Although defeated, the essence of the 1846 Wilmot Proviso was that in any territory acquired from Mexico, there must be:

At the minimum, "Free-soil" meant:

Which one of the following lists the explorations in chronological order?

A) Lewis and Clark, Long, Pike, Fremont

B) Long, Lewis & Clark, Pike, Fremont

C) Pike, Lewis & Clark, Long, Fremont

D) Fremont, Long, Lewis & Clark, Pike

E) Lewis & Clark, Pike, Long, Fremont

Mexico seizes independence from Spain, and the Santa Fe Trail subsequently opens in:

Which of the following events related to Texas is NOT correctly matched to the year it took place?

A) Stephen Austin becomes the first American empresario- 1821

B) Mexico restricts American immigration- 1828

C) Texas revolts against Mexico- 1833

D) Texas becomes a republic- 1836

E) Texas is annexed to the United States as a slave state - 1845

Which one of the following did NOT happen in 1846?

A) Mexican American War begins

B) Oregon question settled peacefully

C) Bear Flag Revolt in California

D) Cayuse Wars begin in Oregon

E) The Donner Party leaves Illinois for California

This explorer's evaluation of the Great Plains was that they were "arid and forbidding."

Zebulon Pike was captured by these people when he went into their territory:

The two modern states that made up much of the Indian Territory were:

If you passed Ft. Kearny, Scotts Bluff and Independence Rock, you were probably on this Trail:

If you took the right fork west from Santa Fe, you would eventually arrive in:

The state of Texas gained its current familiar shape as:

Which one of the following was NOT a significant battle in the Mexican Civil War?

A) Palo Alto

B) Buena Vista

C) San Jacinto

D) Vera Cruz

E) Monterrey

Concentrating on the Rio Grande as the disputed boundary of Texas rather than the Nueces River would also give Americans claim to:

Which one was NOT a state or part of one needed by Polk in keeping his campaign promises?

A) Utah

B) Nevada

C) Colorado

D) Oregon

E) Texas

The major gold camps of California were along the Mother Lode which was:

The first Spanish settlements in New Mexico, Texas and California had taken place by:

74) Which one of the following did NOT occur in 1821?

A) Mexico seizes independence from Spain

B) Santa Fe trail opens

C) Stephen Austin is first American empresario in Texas

D) Texas revolts against Mexico

E) Missouri staehood

John C. Fremont maps trails to Oregon and California in:

Much of Pike's explorations were in:

If you took the Santa Fe trail and the Gila River trail west, you would eventually arrive in:

From 1849 to 1860, the most common destination overland was:

From 1845 to 1848, the size of the territory added to the U.S. grew by this percent: