Chapter 13

What was a significant influence on Texas commander in chief Sam Houston?

He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.

All of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, EXCEPT that:

U.S. troops continued to occupy Mexico.

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was:

a part of Mexico

During the 1844 campaign, Henry Clay changed his position on the annexation of Texas to one of:

support, as long as it proceeded honorably and without war.

The Spanish established missions in California because they were:

tools to turn Indians into hardworking christians

Most of those who traveled westward in wagon trains:

traveled in groups

There were more than 200 different Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River in 1840.

true

California's Bear Flag Republic:

was established when American settlers captured Sonoma in northern California.

In the election of 1844:

Liberty party votes in New York cost Clay the White House.

Which leader is described as a president without a party?

John Tyler

The Mexican-American War erupted when:

Mexican and U.S. troops clashed north of the Rio Grande.

Polk's nickname of "Young Hickory" most reflected his:

association with Jackson and support for Jacksonian policies.

The major factor that delayed Texas annexation until 1845 was:

concern over Texas entering as a slave state

The Republic of Texas

developed trade relations with Britain

As president, William Henry Harrison:

died after only a month in office

The purpose of the Convention of 1818 signed by Britain and the United States was to:

establish a "joint occupation" of the Oregon Country.

David Crockett was not a real person but purely a fictional character.

false

John Tyler favored Henry Clay's American System.

false

The Americans known as "mountain men" who blazed western trails were:

fur trappers

Polk's order that Zachary Taylor move his troops to the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande:

provoked a Mexican attack