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Study Guide 9
Who won the election of 1844?
Who was the leader of the Texas rebels that
defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
What is the belief that God intended
the US to expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
What name was given to the people
who travelled west looking for gold?
Forty-Niners
Who led the Mormons to Utah?
Brigham Young
What treaty ended the MexicanAmerican War?
Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the Lone Star Republic?
Texas after it claimed
independence from
Mexico.
What treaty kept the trails clear of
Native Americans in the 1840’s?
Fort Laramie
Which famous trail led to the Pacific
Northwest?
Oregon Trail
Who was the US Army General who won
several victories in the disputed territory in
the Mexican-American War?
Describe a typical wagon train on the
Oregon Trail.
50 to 100 wagons with
100 to 1,000 people
travelling together.
Why did Americans favor manifest
Destiny?
The land had a lot of
resources and few
people living there.
Who was the US president during the
Mexican-American War?
What compromise was reached regarding
the Oregon Territory between the US
and Britain?
The United States and
Britain split the
Oregon Territory.
Why did Tejanos and Anglo-Texans
want autonomy?
They wanted to control their own affairs.
How did Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna come to power in Mexico?
He seized power in a
military coup.
Where did Mormons move to in the
1830’s?
Utah
What group of people were excluded from
California by their State Constitution?
African-Americans
Describe some difficulties faced by
emigrants on the Oregon Trail.
Deep mud
Swollen Rivers
Exposure
Indian Attacks
Equipment Failure
Poor Health
What effects did the Gold Rush have on
the development of the United States?
California’s population
exploded.
Businessmen made
big money selling
goods to miners.
Immigrants that came
for gold stayed for jobs
leading to greater
ethnic diversity.