HIST US History Since 1865, Volume 2, 3rd Edition by Kevin M. Schultz - Test Bank
Chapter 13—The Continued Move West
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. As
Americans relentlessly moved westward across the continent:
a. |
Native Americans prospered as they assimilated to Anglo American
society. |
b. |
western migrants found refuge from the market revolution. |
c. |
the frontier kept alive the democratic promise of making it on
their own. |
d. |
Americans were able to avoid the issue of slavery in national
politics. |
e. |
they convinced their neighbors and Native American tribes of
their peaceful intentions and anti-imperialist principles. |
ANS: C REF: p. 221
2. Which
of the following statements is true of the situation with Texas prior to its
statehood?
a. |
Texas became a Mexican colony in 1810 after Mexico declared its
independence from Spain. |
b. |
During the 1820s, Americans in Texas grew to outnumber Mexicans
there two to one. |
c. |
Although Mexico had previously abolished slavery, Americans
brought their slaves with them in defiance of Mexico's wishes. |
d. |
The new American settlers enrolled their children in the local
schools so they could learn to speak Spanish fluently. |
e. |
Many Americans in Texas became assimilated into Mexican society. |
ANS: C REF: p. 222
3. Mexico
tried in several ways to halt American immigration into Texas, because the
Mexicans were so unhappy about
a. |
the arrival of large numbers of non-Catholics. |
b. |
the refusal of the immigrants to speak Spanish. |
c. |
the unwillingness of the settlers to fight alongside Mexicans
whenever the need arose. |
d. |
the settlers' continued use of slavery. |
e. |
the Americans' attitudes of cultural superiority. |
ANS: D REF: p. 222
4. The
commander-in-chief of the newly-created Texas army was
a. |
Sam Houston. |
b. |
William B. Travis. |
c. |
Jim Bowie. |
d. |
Davy Crockett. |
e. |
Stephen F. Austin. |
ANS: A REF: p. 223
5. Texas
won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of
a. |
San Antonio. |
b. |
Horseshoe Bend. |
c. |
the Alamo. |
d. |
San Jacinto. |
e. |
Houston. |
ANS: D REF: p. 223
6. Which
of these peoples never had a territorial claim on the Oregon Territory?
a. |
The British |
b. |
The Dutch |
c. |
The Spanish |
d. |
The Americans |
e. |
The Russians |
ANS: B REF: p. 223
7. The
British slowly began to withdraw from the Oregon Territory after
a. |
the United States demonstrated its willingness to fight for the
area. |
b. |
the beaver population declined in that region. |
c. |
several Native American tribes went on the warpath. |
d. |
many more Americans settled in the area. |
e. |
the French showed a renewed interest in the region. |
ANS: B REF: p. 219
8. Congress
set out to organize Oregon into a formal U.S. territory after
a. |
killing most of the Native Americans there. |
b. |
reading news reports of the minerals to be found there. |
c. |
a group of Cayuse Indians killed 14 settlers, including a doctor
who refused to treat Indians. |
d. |
gold was discovered there. |
e. |
the British began to make moves toward leaving. |
ANS: C REF: p. 224
9. Which
of the following statements was true of the Mormon movement?
a. |
The founder of the Mormons was Brigham Young. |
b. |
The Mormons spent about five of their early years of development
in Commerce, Illinois, which they renamed "Nauvoo." |
c. |
Before their murders, Joseph and Hyrum Smith had advocated a
move to the area of the Great Salt Lake. |
d. |
Initially, Joseph Smith and his Mormon followers refused to
practice polygamy while developing their sect in Illinois. |
e. |
Despite serious efforts by the Smith brothers and Young, the
Mormon congregation grew slowly and failed to prosper for the first few
years; only after the Smith murders did people begin to flock to the new
faith. |
ANS: B REF: p. 224
10. Why
did Mormon leaders advocate a move to the Great Salt Lake?
a. |
It appeared that no other group wanted to settle there. |
b. |
Brigham Young had read advertisements about land there in
various journals, and it appeared that those already there were fairly
liberal. |
c. |
The area was technically Mexican property and the U.S.
government had no jurisdiction there. |
d. |
The Mexican government had entered into a treaty that stated the
Mormons would be left strictly alone. |
e. |
The angel Moroni had shown Brigham Young the route that must be
followed. |
ANS: C REF: p. 225
11. All
of the following happened as a result of the discovery of gold in California, except
a. |
About 80,000 fortune seekers arrived in California in 1849
alone. |
b. |
Half of the migrants to California came from across the globe. |
c. |
Many of the "forty-niners" ended up staying in
California even if their searches for gold did not come to fruition. |
d. |
As new settlers, migrants to California formed diplomatic
relationships with Native Americans. |
e. |
Most of the booming settlements of the gold rush days later
decayed into ghost towns. |
ANS: D REF: p. 226