Chapter 11 Test answers
How long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?
6 months
What was a result of the mixing of various cultures in the Southwest after the Mexican Cession?
American Indians were taught to use money by Spanish settlers in the Southwest.
How did the slavery issue get tied up with manifest destiny?
Americans did not know if the institution of slavery would be allowed in the other territories.
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
An empresario who started a colony on the lower colorado river in 1822.
Which Mormon Church leader caused Utah Mormon population to increase in 1860?
Brigham Young.
As a result of the population explosion of the " gold fever" years, what happened to California?
California became eligible for statehood.
Why did President Jackson refuse to annex Texas?
Doing so would have upset the balance between free and slave states.
What caused the American fur trade to move westward in the early 1800s?
Fur companies wiped out the beaver population in the East in their effort to meet European demand for the popular "high hat"
Which description best fits the group of people know as the 49ers?
Gold seekers from America and abroad who migrated to California.
Explain of how the Americans made life difficult for the Chinese immigrants.
High monthly tax on all foreign miners, making Chinese workers targets of violent attacks, and favoring the Americans over the immigrants in the court of law.
What happened to California's population as a result of the gold rush?
Immigrants and Americans flocked to California to get rich quick and stayed to build a stable frontier society.
What was the significance of Father Hidalgo y Costilla's rebellion?
It failed to overthrow the Spanish monarch, but inspired the independence movement to grow.
What role did the Transcontinental Railroad play in California's development?
It gave California's economy the means to grow by connecting the state to the rest of the country.
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affect the United States?
It increased the size of the U.S. by almost 25 percent.
How did the Gadsen Purchase benefit the United States?
It secured a southern route for a transcontinental railroad on American soil.
Which was true about the Spanish California mission system?
Many California Indians who labored at the missions died of European diseases.
Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when American settlers poured into the Southwest after the Mexican War?
Mexican American communities wanted to celebrate Mexican holidays, but American settlers would not allow it.
In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain. What happened in California as a result?
Mexican officials terminated the mission system.
How did Mexico react to the annexation of Texas?
Mexico sent a diplomat to negotiate with the United States.
How did women generally make money in mining communities?
Operating boarding houses.
Which was true about the Spanish Southwest in the early 1800's?
Pueblo Indians introduced corn and beans to the Spanish colonists.
How might a trader have described the Santa Fe trail?
a long, hot, and dangerous trail... but profitable.
At first, what did the Mormons expect to find in the west?
a sense of religious freedom.
Which practice caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850's?
marriage to more than one wife.
What happened during the Bear Flag Revolt?
A small group of Americans seized the town of Sonoma and declared California's independence.
Who was Biddy Mason?
African American woman who arrived in California as a slave and gained freedom and wealth.
Who referred to a piece of land as a "stolen province", and what were they talking about?
The Mexicans, about Texas.
Why did Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla lead about 80,000 people in a rebellion in 1810?
The people were poor and thought independence from the Spanish monarchy would improve their lives.
Which of the following does not account for why American settlers moved to the pacific northwest?
The territorial acquisitions of the U.S. and Spain forced settlers off their land.
In the 1830s and 1840s, why did a growing number of Americans travel the California Trail?
To meet in California to trade factory made goods.