11th Grade U.S. History Chp 7

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Early pioneers who settled on land that they did not own became known as

• teasers.

• squatters.

• nomads.

• missionaries.

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Midwestern agriculture received a boost from both the plow and the _______ patented by Cyrus McCormick in 1834.

• six-row planter

• mechanical hay baler

• mechanical reaper

• combine

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Which of the east-to-west routes carved out by mountain men was most popular with emigrants?

• the Oregon Trail

• the Mormon Trail

• the Santa Fe Trail

• the California Trail

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Native Americans on the Great Plains feared that the increasing flow of American settlers across their hunting grounds would disrupt the wanderings of the

• buffalo herds.

• nomadic tribes.

• wild horses.

• overlanders.

Under the missions that controlled the northern frontier of New Spain, Native Americans lived in conditions of near-slavery.

• True

• False

The forts built by the Spanish in the Mexican borderlands prior to Mexican Independence were known as presidios.

• True

• False

Texas broke away from Spanish rule and declared itself an independent republic before the Mexican War for Independence.

• True

• False

During its years as a Mexican territory, the economy of California centered on cattle ranching.

• True

• False

The Santa Fe Trail was the major trade route connecting New Mexico and Independence, Missouri.

• True

• False

The purpose of the early Spanish missions in New Spain was to

• control the region's valuable mining and agricultural resources.

• prepare Native Americans for eventual Independence from Spain.

• prevent Russia from expanding its settlements in North America.

• spread the Christian faith and Spanish culture to Native Americans.