Ch. 12 U.S. History Test Review

Which present-day state was involved in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Utah

By 1860, about how many people had settled in Oregon?

• 10,000

• 52,000

• 300,000

• 400,000

What is the concept of manifest destiny?

• Mexico should allow slavery to exist in Texas.

• The Missouri Compromise should be repealed.

• America should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

• The British should turn over Oregon to the United States.

How soon after the gold rush did California achieve statehood?

• less than two years

• more than five years

• about 10 years

• nearly 20 years

How did many women benefit from settling in boomtowns?

• They faced fewer challenges and less hard labor.

• They handled domestic duties for their households.

• Mexican land grants made it easy for women to own land.

• Few laws prohibited women from owning property or businesses.

Which law prohibited the settlement of U.S. immigrants in Texas?

• Imperial Colonization Law

• Law of April 6, 1830

• National Colonization Law

• State Colonization Law

What did mountain men do in the wilderness?

• They traded with Native Americans.

• They trapped small animals for furs.

• They met other traders at rendezvous.

• They mapped regions for the U.S. Army.

What did President James K. Polk firmly support?

• the Republic of Texas

• Mexican sovereignty

• abolition of slavery

• manifest destiny

Why did the United States make the Gadsden Purchase?

• to complete a southern transcontinental railroad

• to extend its border along northern California

• to acquire land in the Pacific Northwest

• to open new trading posts for settlers

What led to the Texas War for Independence?

• Mexican demands that Texans become Roman Catholic

• demands by Texas to increase slavery in the territory

• Mexican rejection of Texas statehood within Mexico

• increasing numbers of American settlers in Texas