True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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In the early 1800s, the United States, Great Britain, Mexico, and Russia all
laid claim to part of Oregon Country.
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2.
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After exhausting the beaver supply in Oregon Country, many mountain men found
work as guides.
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3.
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In 1844, the Whig Party's campaign slogan referred to the war with Great
Britain over Oregon Country.
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4.
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Stephen F. Austin received the first Spanish land grant in Texas in 1821.
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5.
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Texans considered the battle at Gonzales to be the first fight of the Texas
Revolution.
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6.
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President Martin Van Buren agreed to annex Texas.
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7.
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The Mexican ranchos in California shared many similarities with the cotton
plantations of the South.
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8.
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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both opposed the war with Mexico.
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9.
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When Mexico lost the war with the United States, it lost half its
territory.
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10.
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The California Gold Rush began with gold being found in the California
River.
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11.
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California became a state immediately after the Gold Rush.
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12.
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Brigham Young led the Mormons from Illinois to the Great Salt Lake.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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13.
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Which was the last country to challenge the United States' control of
Oregon?
a. | Russia | c. | Spain | b. | Britain | d. | Mexico |
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14.
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What allowed people from both Britain and the United States to settle in Oregon
country?
a. | rendezvous | c. | joint occupation | b. | Manifest Destiny | d. | Oregon country
occupation |
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15.
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Mountain men made their living as
a. | merchants. | c. | politicians. | b. | teachers. | d. | fur trappers. |
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16.
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Among the first settlers of the Oregon country, after trappers, were the
a. | missionaries. | c. | schoolteachers. | b. | merchants. | d. | farmers. |
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17.
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Who was the Tennessee backwoodsman who lost his life at the Alamo?
a. | Sam Houston | c. | John Tyler | b. | Davy Crockett | d. | Stephen F.
Austin |
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About the defenders of which place did Santa Anna’s aide say, "The
Texans fought more like devils than like men"?
a. | Gonzales | c. | the Alamo | b. | San Jacinto | d. | Goliad |
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Who was the African American who called the war with Mexico
"disgraceful" and "cruel"?
a. | Santa Anna | c. | Davy Crockett | b. | Frederick Douglass | d. | Sam Houston |
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What was the third part of James K. Polk's war plan?
a. | to capture Mexico City | c. | to drive Mexicans out of borderlands | b. | to seize
California | d. | to seize New
Mexico |
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21.
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Which group took the law into their own hands in Gold Rush society?
a. | merchants | c. | miners | b. | Mormons | d. | vigilantes |
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22.
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Founded by the Mormons, which city was originally called Deseret?
a. | San Diego | c. | Santa Fe | b. | Provo | d. | Salt Lake City |
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23.
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Oregon country was which direction from California?
a. | north | c. | east | b. | south | d. | west |
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24.
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What was the high point of the year for mountain men?
a. | trading merchandise | c. | rendezvous | b. | Native American parties | d. | meeting
settlers |
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25.
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Reports of what persuaded many Americans to settle in Oregon country?
a. | gold | c. | free land | b. | fertile land | d. | religious
freedom |
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26.
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What philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its
boundaries all the way to the Pacific?
a. | rendezvous | c. | joint occupation | b. | emigrant | d. | Manifest
Destiny |
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27.
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Santa Anna was captured in the battle of
a. | the Alamo. | c. | San Jacinto. | b. | Gonzales. | d. | Goliad. |
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28.
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What did the United States insist was the border between the United States and
Mexico?
a. | Rio Grande | c. | the Alamo | b. | Nueces River | d. | Mexico City |
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29.
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Which man replaced the Bear Flag with that of the United States?
a. | Kit Carson | c. | John Frémont | b. | John Sutter | d. | Commodore John
Sloat |
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30.
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Which people made huge profits during the Gold Rush?
a. | merchants | c. | miners | b. | teachers | d. | missionaries |
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31.
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What event ended in a few years but had long-lasting effects on
California's economy?
a. | Gold Rush | c. | agriculture | b. | shipping | d. | trade |
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32.
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Who led the Mormon migration to the Great Salt Lake area?
a. | Joseph Smith | c. | Levi Strauss | b. | John Sutter | d. | Brigham Young |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Jim Beckwourth | d. | Santa Fe Trail | b. | ranchos | e. | Oregon Trail | c. | Sam
Houston |
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33.
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Green River explorer
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34.
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way to Oregon country
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35.
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raised among the Cherokee
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36.
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William Becknell's route
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37.
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huge Mexican properties
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | boomtown | d. | Kit Carson | b. | rancheros | e. | Antonio López de Santa
Anna | c. | Californios |
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38.
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mountain man turned guide
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39.
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ordered Texans' execution
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40.
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Mexican ranch owners
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41.
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Mexicans living in California
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42.
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Shinbone Peak
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