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Servidio SS Chap 12
Servidio Review for Chapter 12 MC/CR Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define explorers. | Someone who travels to a distant land in search of adventure |
| Identify three explorers. | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacajawea |
| Identify three Native American groups that moved west. | Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw |
| Where in the west did the Native Americans move to? | West of the Mississippi River |
| Who were the mountain men? | A group of fur trappers and fur traders |
| Who created the first American Fur Company? | John Jacob Astor |
| Where in the west did the mountain men move to? | Oregon Country |
| Who were the Missionaries? | A group of people who wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity |
| Where in the west did the missionaries move to? | West of the Mississippi River |
| Name two missionary workers. | Marcus and Narissa Whitman |
| Who were the Mormons? | A group of religious people who moved west for religious freedom |
| Name the two leaders of the Mormons. | Joseph Smith and Brigham Young |
| Why did the Mormons move west? | To escape religious persecution for their beliefs |
| What were two of the Mormons beliefs that people in the east questioned? | Mormons can have more than one wife and they did not believe in war |
| Where in the west did the Mormons move to? | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Who were the forty-niners? | Gold Miners |
| Why did the forty-niners move west? | To strike gold |
| Where in the west did the forty-niners move to? | California |
| Identify the first gold mining owner. | John Sutter |
| Who led the people to Texas? | Moses and Stephen Austin |
| Why did people move to Texas? | To develop the land and control Native American attacks |
| Who was the leader of the Lone Star Republic? | Sam Houston |
| Who was the leader of the Mexican army? | Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna |
| Define siege. | To completely surround |
| Define annex. | To add onto |
| Define Manifest Destiny. | The desire to move west |
| Why did people move to Oregon Country? | For fur trapping |
| Why did people move to Texas? | To develop the land and control Native American attacks |
| What areas were included in the Mexican Cession? | California and New Mexico |
| How much did the United States pay Mexico for the Mexican Cession? | $15 million dollars |
| What areas were included in the Gadsden Purchase? | Strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico |
| How much did the United States pay Mexico for the Gadsden Purchase? | $10 million dollars |
| How did the United States acquire the Louisiana Purchase? | The United States bought it from France for $15 million dollars |
| How did the United States acquire Florida? | The United States purchased it from Spain for $5 million dollars |
| Describe the battle at the Alamo? | The Mexicans siege the mission and forced the Texans to surrender |
| Describe the cause of annexing the Lone Star Republic? | Sam Houston told the United States that the Lone Star Republic would be allies with Britain |
| Describe the result of annexing the Lone Star Republic? | The Mexican American War begins |
| Describe the causes of the Mexican War? | The United States and Mexico argue over land and borders |
| Describe the results of the Mexican War? | The United States wins, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase and Manifest Destiny is complete |
| Idenify two problems of the Lone Star Republic? | They were bankrupt and Mexico wanted their land back. |
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Suzanne Servidio
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