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Study Guide 9

Study Guide 9. Who won the election of 1844?. Sam Houston. Who was the leader of the Texas rebels that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?. In the 1820’s Mexico invited American settlers to Texas to act as a buffer zone. Texas. Apache.

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Study Guide 9

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  1. Study Guide 9

  2. Who won the election of 1844?

  3. Sam Houston Who was the leader of the Texas rebels that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?

  4. In the 1820’s Mexico invited American settlers to Texas to act as a buffer zone. Texas

  5. Apache Which group of Native Americans grew more powerful and led many attacks on Spanish colonists in New Mexico?

  6. Led a military coup against the Mexican government in 1834. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

  7. Manifest Destiny Expansionists What is the belief that God intended the US to expand westward?

  8. Forty-Niners What name was given to the people who travelled west looking for gold?

  9. Brigham Young Who led the Mormons to Utah?

  10. Guadalupe Hidalgo What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

  11. What group of Native Americans grew more powerful and led many attcks on Spanish Colonists in New Mexico? • Apaches

  12. Fort Laramie What treaty kept the trails clear of Native Americans in the 1840’s?

  13. Oregon Trail Which famous trail led to the Pacific Northwest?

  14. Who was the US Army General who won several victories in the disputed territory in the Mexican-American War?

  15. 50 to 100 wagons with 100 to 1,000 people travelling together. Describe a typical wagon train on the Oregon Trail.

  16. Franciscan priest who started missions in California to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Junipero Serra

  17. Legislation which proposed banned slavery in any new land won from Mexico Wilmot Proviso

  18. The Alamo What is the former Spanish fortified mission in present day San Antonio?

  19. Type of mining where water is used to erode gravel hills to find gold. Hydraulic Mining

  20. Type of mining where metal pans, picks, and shovels are used to harvest gold from rivers and streams . Placer Mining

  21. The land had a lot of resources and few people living there. Why did Americans favor manifest Destiny?

  22. Who was the US president during the Mexican-American War?

  23. Utah Where did Mormons move to in the 1830’s?

  24. African-Americans What group of people were excluded from California by their State Constitution?

  25. Deep mud Swollen Rivers Exposure Indian Attacks Equipment Failure Poor Health Describe some difficulties faced by emigrants on the Oregon Trail.

  26. California’s population exploded. Businessmen made big money selling goods to miners. Immigrants that came for gold stayed for jobs leading to greater ethnic diversity. What effects did the Gold Rush have on the development of the United States?

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