Question 1

Tejano was the term for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish-speaking Mexicans born in Texas. 
B)  Indians of the southwestern tribes. 
C)  American settlers in Texas. 
D)  American settlers in Texas who accepted Mexican citizenship. 
A)  Spanish-speaking Mexicans born in Texas. 
B)  Indians of the southwestern tribes. 
C)  American settlers in Texas. 
D)  American settlers in Texas who accepted Mexican citizenship. A

Question 2

The Comanches were known for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the adobe homes that they constructed in Arizona and New Mexico. 
B)  their refusal to use firearms in their method of warfare. 
C)  growing beans, corn, and wheat through intensive agriculture. 
D)  being master horsemen and among the greatest warriors in the West. 
A)  the adobe homes that they constructed in Arizona and New Mexico. 
B)  their refusal to use firearms in their method of warfare. 
C)  growing beans, corn, and wheat through intensive agriculture. 
D)  being master horsemen and among the greatest warriors in the West. D

Question 3

Keys to the wealth of the Old Southwest included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  abundant, fertile land. 
B)  the use of slave labor. 
C)  the growth of nonagricultural pursuits. 
D)  the successful growth of cotton as an export. 
A)  abundant, fertile land. 
B)  the use of slave labor. 
C)  the growth of nonagricultural pursuits. 
D)  the successful growth of cotton as an export. C

Question 4

The Santa Fe Trail:

Accepted Answer

A)  led to the Oregon Territory. 
B)  encouraged closer ties between settlers and the Mexican government. 
C)  opened the door to the eventual American takeover of New Mexico. 
D)  did not infringe on the land of Native Americans. 
A)  led to the Oregon Territory. 
B)  encouraged closer ties between settlers and the Mexican government. 
C)  opened the door to the eventual American takeover of New Mexico. 
D)  did not infringe on the land of Native Americans.

Question 5

Overland immigration to the trans-Mississippi West was highest in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1840. 
B)  1844. 
C)  1847. 
D)  1852. 
A)  1840. 
B)  1844. 
C)  1847. 
D)  1852.

Question 6

After facing great prejudice, the Mormons decided to settle in:

Accepted Answer

A)  California. 
B)  Iowa. 
C)  Utah. 
D)  New Mexico. 
A)  California. 
B)  Iowa. 
C)  Utah. 
D)  New Mexico.

Question 7

The greatest cause of the 5,000 deaths that occurred on the Oregon Trail was:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of water. 
B)  starvation. 
C)  disease. 
D)  Indian raids. 
A)  lack of water. 
B)  starvation. 
C)  disease. 
D)  Indian raids.

Question 8

During the years of the Jeffersonian Republicans, the government's land policies:

Accepted Answer

A)  focused mainly on the commercial farmers of the mid-Atlantic region. 
B)  attempted to aid Americans who wished to become freeholders. 
C)  made it more difficult for small farmers to purchase land in the West. 
D)  guaranteed that a migrant farmer in the West would become wealthy. 
A)  focused mainly on the commercial farmers of the mid-Atlantic region. 
B)  attempted to aid Americans who wished to become freeholders. 
C)  made it more difficult for small farmers to purchase land in the West. 
D)  guaranteed that a migrant farmer in the West would become wealthy.

Question 9

The results of the Fort Laramie Treaty included:

Accepted Answer

A)  only a brief standoff between the Sioux and the U.S. government. 
B)  a thirty-year period of peace between the Sioux and whites. 
C)  more respect for the religion of the Sioux by whites. 
D)  the purchase of the entire Great Plains by the U.S. government. 
A)  only a brief standoff between the Sioux and the U.S. government. 
B)  a thirty-year period of peace between the Sioux and whites. 
C)  more respect for the religion of the Sioux by whites. 
D)  the purchase of the entire Great Plains by the U.S. government.

Question 10

White settlement in Oregon had all of the following effects on the Cayuses Indians EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the spread of a virulent measles epidemic. 
B)  the use of the Cayuses as farm laborers for whites. 
C)  the rejection of Christianity by the Cayuses. 
D)  the eventual extermination of the Cayuses. 
A)  the spread of a virulent measles epidemic. 
B)  the use of the Cayuses as farm laborers for whites. 
C)  the rejection of Christianity by the Cayuses. 
D)  the eventual extermination of the Cayuses.

Question 11

While the Texans were fighting Mexico, they were also fighting:

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  the American cavalry. 
C)  France. 
D)  the Comanches. 
A)  England. 
B)  the American cavalry. 
C)  France. 
D)  the Comanches.

Question 12

In the 1820s and 1830s, the missions in California:

Accepted Answer

A)  enslaved even more Indians. 
B)  saw much of their land turned into rancheros. 
C)  expanded their influence over events in California. 
D)  converted nearly all the Indians to Christianity. 
A)  enslaved even more Indians. 
B)  saw much of their land turned into rancheros. 
C)  expanded their influence over events in California. 
D)  converted nearly all the Indians to Christianity.

Question 13

Even under ideal conditions, the journey on the Oregon Trail took about:

Accepted Answer

A)  two weeks. 
B)  two months. 
C)  six months. 
D)  one year. 
A)  two weeks. 
B)  two months. 
C)  six months. 
D)  one year.

Question 14

Which state was the last one to gain statehood in the Old Northwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ohio 
B)  Indiana 
C)  Illinois 
D)  Wisconsin 
A)  Ohio 
B)  Indiana 
C)  Illinois 
D)  Wisconsin

Question 15

Why did the location of American slavery shift in the period of 1790-1850?

Accepted Answer

The location of American slavery shifted

Question 16

What pattern in the location of slavery occurred in the period of 1790-1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in the overall percentage of slavery located in the South Atlantic region 
B)  a decrease in the use of slaves in both the South Atlantic and Old Southwest regions 
C)  a rejection of the use of slavery in the Old Southwest while it increased elsewhere 
D)  a large movement of slavery from the South Atlantic to the Old Southwest 
A)  an increase in the overall percentage of slavery located in the South Atlantic region 
B)  a decrease in the use of slaves in both the South Atlantic and Old Southwest regions 
C)  a rejection of the use of slavery in the Old Southwest while it increased elsewhere 
D)  a large movement of slavery from the South Atlantic to the Old Southwest

Question 17

What happened immediately after General Santa Anna was elected as president of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas declared it was part of the United States. 
B)  He overturned the liberal constitution and became a dictator. 
C)  Tejanos immediately attacked his forces at Mexico City. 
D)  Sam Houston crossed the Rio Grande with American forces. 
A)  Texas declared it was part of the United States. 
B)  He overturned the liberal constitution and became a dictator. 
C)  Tejanos immediately attacked his forces at Mexico City. 
D)  Sam Houston crossed the Rio Grande with American forces.

Question 18

The appeal of Manifest Destiny peaked in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  1810s. 
B)  1840s. 
C)  1870s. 
D)  1920s. 
A)  1810s. 
B)  1840s. 
C)  1870s. 
D)  1920s.

Question 19

Juan Cortina instigated a rebellion in 1859:

Accepted Answer

A)  that was ultimately successful. 
B)  in northern New Mexico. 
C)  because Mexicans in American territory were abused by white Americans. 
D)  that eventually led to the Mexican-American War. 
A)  that was ultimately successful. 
B)  in northern New Mexico. 
C)  because Mexicans in American territory were abused by white Americans. 
D)  that eventually led to the Mexican-American War.

Question 20

How did westward expansion antagonize relations between the American North and South, and foreshadow further conflict between the two regions?

Accepted Answer

Westward expansion antagonized relations

Exam 13: The Way West

Tejano was the term for:

The Comanches were known for:

Keys to the wealth of the Old Southwest included all of the following EXCEPT:

The Santa Fe Trail:

Overland immigration to the trans-Mississippi West was highest in:

After facing great prejudice, the Mormons decided to settle in:

The greatest cause of the 5,000 deaths that occurred on the Oregon Trail was:

During the years of the Jeffersonian Republicans, the government's land policies:

The results of the Fort Laramie Treaty included:

White settlement in Oregon had all of the following effects on the Cayuses Indians EXCEPT:

While the Texans were fighting Mexico, they were also fighting:

In the 1820s and 1830s, the missions in California:

Even under ideal conditions, the journey on the Oregon Trail took about:

Which state was the last one to gain statehood in the Old Northwest?

Why did the location of American slavery shift in the period of 1790-1850?

What pattern in the location of slavery occurred in the period of 1790-1860?

What happened immediately after General Santa Anna was elected as president of Mexico?

The appeal of Manifest Destiny peaked in the:

Juan Cortina instigated a rebellion in 1859:

How did westward expansion antagonize relations between the American North and South, and foreshadow further conflict between the two regions?

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Transplantation 1600-1685

A Meeting of Cultures

English Colonies in an Age of Empire 1660s-1763

Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774

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The First Republic 1776-1789

A New Republic and the Rise of Parties 1789 -1800

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The Jacksonian ERA 1824-1845

Slavery and the Old South 1800-1860

The Market Revolution and Social Reform 1815-1850

The Politics of Sectionalism 1846-1861

Battle Cries and Freedom Songs: The Civil War 1861-1865

Reconstruction 1865-1877

A New South: Economic Progress and Social Tradition 1877-1900

Industries, Immigrants, and Cities 1870-1900

Transforming the West 1865-1890

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The Progressive Era 1900-1917

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America and the Great War 1914-1920

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The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

World War II 1939-1945

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