CH 12 Quiz 1

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CH 12 Quiz 1
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• America's manifest destiny was to
• become the greatest nation on earth.
• spread liberty and federated self-government to
  all the nations.
• overspread and to possess the whole of the
  continent.
• protect the western hemisphere from European
  dictators.

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• overspread and to possess the whole of the
  continent.

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• What was the greatest spur to American settlement
  of the Oregon territory?
• Beaver trapping
• gold mining
• missionaries
• hunting

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• missionaries

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• Why did the Texas settlers decide to fight for
  independence?
• The Texans disliked the Mexican constitution of
  1824
• the Texans believed in Manifest Destiny
• A Mexican army invaded Texas
• The Mexican government was unstable

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• A Mexican army invaded Texas

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• Which of the following was not true of Sam
  Houston?
• He supported secession during the Civil War.
• He professed conversion to Christianity.
• The Indians once called him Big Drunk.
• he was the president of the Republic of Texas.

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• He supported secession during the Civil War.

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• The ____________ Trail was the most important
  trail in the settlement of the far West.
• Mormon
• Oregon
• Sante Fe
• Western

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• Oregon

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• The ________ Trail was a trade route between
  Mexico and the United States.
• Mormon
• Oregon
• Santa Fe
• Western

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• Sante Fe

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• What mission became the rallying cry during the
  Texas' war for independence? _________

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• The Alamo

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• A) Stephen Austin
• B) Sam Houston
• C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• D) Alamo
• E) Battle of San Jacinto
• ___ brought American settlers to Texas

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• A) Stephen Austin

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• A) Stephen Austin
• B) Sam Houston
• C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• D) Alamo
• E) Battle of San Jacinto
• ___ fought Texans and Americans

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• C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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• A) Stephen Austin
• B) Sam Houston
• C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• D) Alamo
• E) Battle of San Jacinto
• ___ won Texan independence

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• B) Sam Houston

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• A) Stephen Austin
• B) Sam Houston
• C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• D) Alamo
• E) Battle of San Jacinto
• ___ slaughter of a small Texas outpost by the
  Mexican army

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• D) Alamo

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• A) Stephen Austin
• B) Sam Houston
• C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• D) Alamo
• E) Battle of San Jacinto
• ___ defeat of Mexico that led to Texan
  independence

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• E) Battle of San Jacinto

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• True/False
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• ___ The Whitmans opposed the coming of American
  settlers to Oregon.

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• False

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• True/False
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• ___ The Oregon Trail made travel safe and
  comfortable

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• False

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• True/False
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• ___ Texas defeated Santa Anna and won its
  independence with an army of only 800 men.

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• True