4.which of the following statements about mountain men is NOT true?
a. they showed indian trails to settlers who headed west.
b. they led journeys up major rivers
c. they were the first white americans to settle permanently in oregon.
d. they discovered mountain passes that later became major routes to the west
5. What is hte signifiance of the siege at the alamo
a. texan soldiers cuaght mexican troops there by surprise.
b. it was the central location of thexan forces during the mexican wer.
c. it was the site at which the mexican war officially began
d. texans resisted a large number of mexican troops for 12 days
6. which of the following cuased conflict between american settlers in texas and the mexican government
a. most of the settlers felt no lyalty to the US
b. most of the settlers felt no loyalty to mexico
c. the settlers helped santa anna gain pwoer in mexico.
d. the settlers wanted to become mexican citizens
7. how did the belief in manifest destiny contribute to the westward expansion of the US
a. americans believed expansion would offer new economic opportunities.
b. americans believed they could learn important values from other cultures
c the US government believed it sould invade and conquer mexico.
d. the US government believed it had a duty prevent slavery in new territories
8. how was texas admitted to the union
a. the president issued an executive order accepting the annexation treaty.
b. congress passed a joint resolution accepting the annexation treaty.
c. mexico sold texas to the US
d. sam houston forced mexico to give texas to the US
9. why did mormons leave their settlement in ohio and move west
a. the valley where they settled had frequent floods
b. their social and religious beliefs clashed with those of other settlers
c. they were frequently attacked by native americans
d. they wanted to separtate from the US
10. what role did missionaries play in the settlement of the west.
a. they helped build the port city of san francisco
b. they led settlers through the mountain passes.
c. they helped to create interest in the new territories
d. they organized wagon trains of settlers to establish new churches in the west.
11. which of the following was NOT a danger faced by settlers on wagon trains
a. frequent attacks by mountain meen
b. snow-blocked passes
c. rain-swollen rivers
d. cholera
12. which pioneer was the first to lead americans across the santa fe trail
a.brigham young
b. narcissa whitman
c. stephen austin
d. william becknell
13…..
14. at what battle did texans defeat santa anna and win independece
a. the alamo
b. goliad
c. san jacinto
d. gonzales
15. what did most texans believe shouild be done to solve the independent republic’s problems
a. borrow money from the US
b. reunite with mexico
c. end immigration from foreign lands
d. join the US
16. which of the following did the US acquire a result of the mexican war
a. oregon
b. texas
c. new mexico
d. utah
17. which of the following was a mexican law adopted by american settlers in the south west.
a. husbands and wives could own proberty jointly.
b. landowners could cut off water supplies from their neighbors.
c. women were allowed to vote in local elections.,
d. the government could not raise taxes without the consent of the people
We’re good at history because we STUDIED and DID OUR OWN HOMEWORK. We didn’t cut and paste our work for others!
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http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp
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dude anwer to number one is c mna!!!
There are three of those I didn’t know the answer to so I’m going to look them up. Maybe you should do the same for the ones you don’ t know?
pshh and you call yourself a TEXAN. (i assume you are, cause you’re taking a texas history course.)
try google. or actually READ your textbook. i know, what a novel thought…….
whats 11