Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Chapter 13 American History

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
led an expedition to find a route through the Rocky Mountains.   show
🗑
a fur trapper or explorer who opened up the West by finding the best trails through the Rocky Mountains.   show
🗑
famous rugged loners.   show
🗑
show land speculator  
🗑
show Santa Fe Trail  
🗑
show Oregon Trial  
🗑
a member of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830.   show
🗑
Mormon leader after Joseph Smith was killed. Led his people to Utah.   show
🗑
show Stephen Austin  
🗑
people of Spanish heritage who consider Texas their home.   show
🗑
the Mexican president during the Texas revolt against Mexico in 1833.   show
🗑
show Sam Houston  
🗑
head of a company of 183 volunteers that fought at the Alamo.   show
🗑
leader of a band of 25 Tejanos in support of the revolt at the Alamo.   show
🗑
show Battle of the Alamo  
🗑
the nickname of the republic of Texas, given in 1836.   show
🗑
the 11th president of the United States.   show
🗑
the belief that the United States was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.   show
🗑
general of US troops under President Polk. Stationed troops on the Northern Bank of the Rio Grande.   show
🗑
the 1846 rebellion by Americans against Mexican rule in California.   show
🗑
US general who took Mexico City in 1847.   show
🗑
show Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  
🗑
show Mexican Cession  
🗑
a person who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849   show
🗑
California settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent.   show
🗑
a member of one of the oldest Spanish families in America, he owned 250,000 acres of land.   show
🗑
a Swiss immigrant who persuaded the governor to grant him 50,000 acres in the unsettled Sacrament Valley. He built a fort on his land.   show
🗑
a carpenter who built a sawmill on the American River. Discovered gold in the water.   show
🗑
show California Gold Rush  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: h0300261
Popular U.S. History sets