US History unit 5 quiz

What was the idea that America had a God given right to expand westward?

Manifest Destiny

What was the famous site where a group of Texas settlers were killed during the Mexican War?

The Alamo - A historic mission and battleground in San Antonio, Texas, where a small group of Texan defenders fought against the Mexican army in 1836.

This man became the first President of the independent Texas Republic

Sam Houston

What Native American tribe originally ruled over the land that became Texas?

Comanches -A powerful Native American tribe known for their horse culture and resistance to European settlers.

What was one of three differences that white settlers had with the Mexican government in Texas?

1.Different language

2.Different religion

3.Legality of slavery

What was the name of a person who moved to California to try to find gold?

Forty-Niner

What government act promised settlers cheap land out west to try and establish farms?

The Homestead Act

What event marked the end of the Indian Wars in 1890?

Battle/Massacre at Wounded Knee

What was significant about New England during the Industrial Revolution?

It was where the early mills and factories were located in the U.S.

What was the movement to outlaw slavery called?

Abolitionist Movement

What event started a large slave uprising in Virginia?

Turner’s Rebellion

Harriet Tubman led escaped slaves on this route:

Underground Railroad

This was the term for the period in the South when slavery was legal and a large part of society:

Antebellum Period

What U.S. general was famously killed by Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

George Armstrong Custer

“Kill the Indian, save the man” is a phrase used to describe what term?

Assimilation

Cowboys from Mexico were called:

Vaqueros

What natural border is the current border between the United States and Mexico?

Rio Grande

Who was the President of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?

Santa Anna

What area did Mormon settlers eventually settle and build a community in out west?

Salt Lake/Salt Lake City

What city did the Oregon Trail start in?

Independence, Missouri

Differences between North, South, and Western economies

The North focused on industrialization and manufacturing, the South relied on agriculture and slave labor, while the West was characterized by mining, farming, and ranching.

Assimilation

when people from one culture adopt the customs and values of another. ( what they are forcing the Native Americans to do )