Ch. 11 TEST - E Question Preview (ID: 49341)

a) The population grew, but not as much as it had during the Spanish and Mexican periods of settlement.

b) The population boomed during gold fever, but declined just as quickly because of inflation.

c) Immigrants and Americans flocked to California to get rich quick and stayed to build a stable frontier society.

d) Californios and American Indians still outnumbered immigrants and Americans after the Gold Rush.

a) New States are established.

b) New Disputes about slavery began.

c) U.S. buys the Oregon Territory.

d) Compromise of 1850

a) It drew the border line that divides the U.S. from Mexico to this day.

b) It increased the size of the U.S. by almost 25%.

c) It enabled the U.S. to collect $18 million in property taxes from Mexico.

d) It gave the U.S. the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

a) Travel over land through the Great Plains and over the mountains of the West.

b) Travel over land through the Great Plains and up through Mexico.

c) Sail from an East Coast city all the way around South America and up to California.

d) Sail from an East Coast City to Panama, travel across Panama and board another ship to California.

a) Mexico outlawed slavery.

b) Mexico threatened the Texans

c) Mexico closed Texas to further American immigration.

d) Stephen Austin was jailed.

a) If they left too late in the Spring, they can get caught in the mountains during Winter.

b) If they left too early in the Spring, there wouldn't be enough grass for the livestock.

c) If they left too late in the Spring, the rivers would be too high to cross.

d) None of the above

a) Americans believed expansion would offer new economic opportunities.

b) Americans believed they could learn important values from other cultures.

c) The U.S. government believed it should invade and conquer Mexico.

d) The U.S. government believed it had a duty to prevent slavery in new territories.

a) Because it took that long to populate to East of the Mississippi River.

b) Because it took that long to populate to West of the Mississippi River.

c) Because it took that long to move the Native Americans to the Indian Territory.

d) Because it took that long to populate the 13 original states.

a) Many had their land taken away.

b) Gold Rushers spent all of their money on land.

c) With gold around, prices for food and supplies increased.

d) With so much gold around, people were robbed.

a) Oregon Trail

b) Santa Fe Trail

c) Mormon Trail

d) California Trail