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Unit 3 – Expansion & Reform
Chapter 9 - Manifest Destiny
(pages 298-315)
Section 1, 2 & 3 - Migrating to the West, Texas & the Mexican-American War and Effects of Territorial Expansion
Matching Directions: Write the correct term from the word bank on the line below the description that best matches. For any terms that are NOT used, write an original, brief definition on the last page of this assignment packet or on a separate piece of paper..
Brigham Young
expansionist
Mountain Men
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Stephen F. Austin
autonomy
Lone Star Republic
Alamo
Sam Houston
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gadsden Purchase
Wilmot Proviso
California Gold Rush
placer mining
1. an American who favored growth of the nation and its territories
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2. connected Missouri to the capital of New Mexico and served as an important trade route
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3. American trappers who worked in the Rockies
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4. an important route to the Pacific Northwest
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5. led an exodus of Mormons across the Great Plains and the Rockies
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6. protected emigrants by restricting the Plains Indians
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7. a mass migration of people seeking their fortunes
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8. added 1.2 million square miles of territory to the United States
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9. using pans and shovels to harvest gold flecks from sand near rivers and streams
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10. banned slavery in any lands won from Mexico
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11. transferred ownership of land in southern Arizona from Mexico to the United States
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12. scene of a 12-day-long battle between Mexicans and Texans
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13. first president of the Republic of Texas
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14. led American troops to occupy the Texas-Mexico border
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15. led a group of emigrants to settle farmland east of San Antonio
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16. independent control over one’s affairs
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17. American general who captured Veracruz and Mexico City
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Multiple Choice Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
_____18. In the 1700s, which group of Native Americans grew more powerful and led many attacks on Spanish colonists in New Mexico?
a. the Pueblos
b. the Comanche
c. the Apaches
d. the Navajos
_____19. Journalist John J. O’Sullivan wrote an influential editorial about
a. the Santa Fe Trail.
b. Manifest Destiny.
c. Mormons.
d. Spanish presidios.
_____20. Which of the following did many westward emigrants bypass?
a. the Great Plains
b. the Mississippi River
c. the Rocky Mountains
d. the Sierra Nevada
_____21. The Mormons established a new colony called
a. New Spain.
b. Fort Laramie.
c. New Zion.
d. Walla Walla.
_____22. In the 1820s, Mexico invited American settlers into
a. California.
b. Mexico.
c. Texas.
d. New Mexico.
_____23. In March 1836, General Santa Anna
a. seized power in Mexico City.
b. led an attack on the Alamo.
c. rebelled against Mexican rule.
d. was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto.
_____24. Which group was enthusiastically in favor of war with Mexico?
a. Democrats
b. Republicans
c. Whigs
d. Federalists
_____25. Winfield Scott faced bitter resistance from the Mexican army at
a. Buena Vista.
b. Veracruz.
c. Chapultepec.
d. Monterrey
_____26. At the end of the Mexican-American War, the US paid $18 million & left Mexico City in return for
a. Arizona.
b. New Mexico and California.
c. Texas.
d. California and Oregon.
_____27. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase increased the area of the U.S. by
a. one fifth.
b. one fourth.
c. one third.
d. half.
_____28. Which of the following is true about the Wilmot Proviso?
a. It passed in the Senate.
b. It divided Congress.
c. It failed in the House of Representatives.
d. It united Congress.
_____29. During the California Gold Rush, about 25,000 laborers migrated to California from
a. China.
b. Europe.
c. South America.
d. Canada.
_____30. Which of the following stirred discord between the North and the South?
a. the foreign miners’ tax
b. California’s application for statehood
c. discrimination against Mexican Americans
d. increased immigration