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Westward Expansion 3
Test Description: Review for the Westward Expansion Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the significance of the siege of the Alamo
A
The heroism of Mexican soldiers during the siege inspired many Mexicans to join Santa Anna's army The heroism of Mexican so
B
It was the attack that officially began the Mexican American War
C
The siege ended when Texan soldiers defeated Santa Anna, ending the Mexican American War
D
Texans were overrun by Mexican troops, inspiring many Americans to volunteer for the Texan army
2) One person ruling with absolute power
A
Dictatorship
B
Autocracy
C
Oligarchy
D
Despot
3) The idea of Manifest Destiny was the cause of all of the following EXCEPT
A
The Westward Movement
B
The Mexican American War
C
Texas War for Independence
D
Annexation of Oregon
4) Leader of the Texan army during the Texan drive for independence
A
James Cornett
B
Davy Crockett
C
John Fremont
D
Sam Houston
5) New York farmer who founded the Mormon religion
A
John Williams
B
Joseph Smith
C
Brigham Young
D
Conrad Baine
6) The Mountain Men of the Oregon Territory were
A
Fur trappers
B
Fisherman
C
Lumberjacks
D
Miners
7) American who established a settlement in Mexican owned Texas
A
Tom Landry
B
William Chevers
C
Conway Twitty
D
Stephen F Austin
8) Nickname for miners that moved west to look for gold
A
Prospectors
B
Golden State Warriors
C
Gold Rushers
D
Forty Niners
9) What was the primary cause of the Mexican American War?
A
Disagreement over the fee the United States offered to buy the land
B
Mexico’s snub of a U.S. diplomat sent to cool tensions between the countries
C
Incursions by Mexican bandits into U.S. territory
D
The U.S. annexation of Texas and a dispute over the location of the Texas-Mexico border
10) What was tTerm used to describe the belief that the United States’ continued expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean was inevitable, and sanctioned by God
A
Land Rush
B
Western Annexation
C
Manifest Destiny
D
Monroe Doctrine
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