REVIEW

Religion, Culture, Immigration, Education, &

Western Expansion

Which of the following was NOT an argument of education reformers?A) Education was the key to

individual opportunity B) Create responsible citizenry C) Increased juvenile crimeD) Helped in the assimilation of

immigrants

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the California Gold Rush of 1849?a. The gold rush transformed California

from a sleepy society into one that was wild, unruly, ethnically-diverse, and violent

b. The rapid influx of miners into California led to a frenzy of price gouging

c. California became a state in 1850d. The population of San Francisco

decreased after the gold rush

Which of the following was an agreement of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842?a. The treaty awarded the United States seven-

twelfths of the disputed territory in Maine and New Brunswick

b. adjusted the Canadian-United States boundary between Lake Erie and Lake of the Woods

c. Established the Canadian-American boundary in the Pacific Northwest.

d. the United States agreed to station ships off the coast of Europe to apprehend illegal slave trading vessels carrying the American flag.

Which of the following was NOT a source of tension between American settlers and the Mexican government?a. Mexico feared that the United States planned

to use the Texas colonists to acquire the province by revolution

b. . Differences in language and culture had produced bitter enmity between the colonists and native Mexicans

c. The colonists learned the Spanish languaged. conducted most of their trade with the United

States.

Which of the following is TRUE about “mountain men”?a. Prevented intertribal warfareb. Became scouts for the United States army

or pilots for the wagon trains that were beginning to carry pioneers to Oregon and California.

c. Teaching Indians not to depend on American manufactured goods,

d. Preventing the distribution of alcohol and disease

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Mexican Revolution?a. led to the demise of the California mission systemb. the Mexican government confiscated California's mission propertiesc. the Mexican government gave the property away to private landowners called rancherosd. Native Americans prospered on rancheros

Which of the following was NOT a writer who created a distinctive American culture?A) Washington IrvingB) Henry WadsworthC) James Fenimore Cooper D) Horace Mann

Which of the following is the “Biggest contributor” to Irish immigration?a. Political freedomb. Religious freedomc. Escape from famine d. Opportunities

Which of the following was an issue after the War of 1812?A) Disputes over boundariesB) Revival claims in the Atlantic

NortheastC) Impressment of American Sailors

True/False

During the Second Great Awakening, people who participated in meetings came from many denominations, from all social classes, and most were women.

True/False

Spain ceded Florida to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819

True/False

The Rush-Bagot Agreement stated that the Western Hemisphere was henceforth closed to any further European colonization, declaring that the United States would regard any attempt by European nations "to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety."

True/False

The Santa Fe Trail’s primary function was commercial.

True/False

One reason for Texans wanting independence was that Santa Anna overthrew Mexico's constitutional government, abolished state governments, and made himself dictator.

True/False

The first groups to venture west of the Mississippi River were fur trappers, traders, miners, and missionaries.

True/False

Gender roles on the western trails were often blurred.