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Review for Chapter #12 Test

This review covers key facts about Abraham Lincoln's position on the Mexican War, including his opposition, along with important events and figures related to the war and westward expansion.

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Review for Chapter #12 Test

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  1. Review for Chapter #12 Test

  2. Was Abraham Lincoln for or against the Mexican War? Against

  3. True or False?Martin Van Buren did not support the annexation of Texas. • True

  4. Who was Davy Crockett? A congressman from Tennessee who lost his life at the Alamo

  5. What Battle was Santa Anna caught in? The Battle of San Jacinto

  6. What direction is Oregon Country from California? • NORTH

  7. Who led the Mormons to Deseret? • Brigham Young

  8. The Mormons went to Deseret in Utah. What was this town later called? • Salt Lake City

  9. True or False?Mountain men were among the first people to arrive in the Oregon Territory. • True

  10. When the beaver ran out, how did the mountain men make their living? • As guides for the settlers

  11. What was the highlight of the mountain men’s year? • The annual rendezvous

  12. True or False?President James Polk was a huge supporter of Manifest Destiny. • True

  13. What was Polk’s plan to get Congress to agree to go to war with Mexico? • He wanted to provoke Mexico. So, he sent General Taylor to the disputed area in Texas. The Mexicans attacked them and killed many soldiers. This gave Polk a reason to go to Congress and ask for a declaration of war.

  14. What was Polk’s (3) Part Plan for winning the War with Mexico? • 1. Secure the Texas Border (Rio Grande) • 2. Seize New Mexico and California • 3. Capture Mexico’s capital (Mexico City)

  15. Where did the United States say the Texas border was located? • The Rio Grande

  16. When did Texas officially become a state? • 1845

  17. Why was Texas becoming a state delayed (9) years? • Texas would be admitted as a slave state, so the Northern states were against it. It would upset the balance in Congress.

  18. When did California become a state and why was it delayed? • 1850 – it was delayed because it would be admitted as a free state, which angered the Southern states.

  19. When was Utah admitted as a state and why was it delayed? • 1896 – It was delayed because their governor, Brigham Young, was against it.

  20. What lasted only a few years, but had a lasting effect of the economy in California? • The Gold Rush

  21. What is Manifest Destiny? • Idea that the United States had the right to own all of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

  22. Who were the Forty-niners? • The miners who arrived in California in 1849 to search for gold.

  23. Who made the majority of the money from the gold rush? • The Merchants

  24. What did the California Gold Rush do to the world’s supply of gold? • More than doubled it

  25. What is a vigilante? People who took the law into their own hands.

  26. What (4) countries claimed the Oregon Territory? • United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia

  27. Which country was the first to give up their claim? • Spain

  28. Which was the last country to give up their claim? • Great Britain

  29. What is Joint Occupation? • The agreement between U.S. and Britain to have joint occupation of the Oregon Territory.

  30. Who were the 2nd group of people to arrive in the Oregon Territory after the trappers? • The Missionaries

  31. What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? • Ended the Mexican War

  32. What did Mexico give up? • New Mexico, California, and they agreed on the Texas border being the Rio Grande. They lost half of their territory.

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