1. U.S. History Chapter 9
Lecture Notes

2. New Inventions that changed lives in America
1. Improved the telegraph machine and invented Morse Code.
Samuel F.B. Morse
3. Invented vulcanized rubber for use in shoe soles and tires.
Charles Goodyear
4. Invented the Sewing Machine.
Elias Howe
5. Improved the sewing machine and made the mass production of clothing possible.
I.M. Singer
6. Invented the steel plow for use in cultivating the Great Plains.
John Deere
7. Invented the Mechanical Reaper, which became a key part of Great Plains agriculture.
Cyrus McCormick

3. Manifest Destiny
8. Reference to the belief that the westward expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean was inevitable and pre-ordained by God.
Manifest Destiny
10. Route used by American settlers moving into the Oregon Territory.
Oregon Trail
14. Slogan that expressed the settlers of the Oregon Territory’s willingness to go to war with Great Britain to attain possession of the entire Territory.
“54’40 or Fight”
22. Won the Presidential election of 1844 on the promise to fulfill Manifest Destiny.
James K. Polk
27. Treaty that officially ended the Mexican War and ceded California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona to the United States.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
29. Bought to complete the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, completed the borders of the mainland United States.
Gadsden Purchase
28. Term describing the land acquired from Mexico as the result of the Mexican War.
Mexican Cession

4. Progress Quiz #10
Which of the following invented the Steel Plow, which became a major part of settling the Great Plains?
A. John Deere
B. Elias Howe
C. Cyrus McCormick
D. I.M. Singer
47. Which of the following invented the mechanical reaper, which became a major part of settling the Great Plains?

5. Progress Quiz #10 (cont.)
Which of the following best describes the belief that the western expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean was inevitable and pre-ordained by God?
A. Nationalism
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Imperialism
D. Capitalism
49. Which of the following American Presidents embraced manifest destiny and made it his purpose to add as much territory to the U.S. as he possibly could?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Franklin Pierce
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. James K. Polk

6. Progress Quiz #10 (cont.)
Which of the following ended the Mexican War and added most of what is today the Western United States (California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Texas) to U.S. territory?
A. Treaty of Paris of 1898
B. Treaty of Ghent
C. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
D. Treaty of Versailles

7. Progress Quiz #10 AnswersC B D
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8. The Mormon Trail
11. Religious group that eventually settled in the Utah Territory.
Mormons
12. Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints, the Mormons.
Joseph Smith
13. Assumed leadership in the Mormon Church after the death of Joseph Smith and led the Mormons to Utah.
Brigham Young

9. Texas Independence and Annexation
15. American Empressario who led American settlers into Texas.
Stephen F. Austin
16. Network of Spanish Catholic Missions throughout California, New Mexico, and Texas designed to convert the Native American population to Christianity.
Mission System
17. Became the dictator of Mexico and closed the Texas border, imprisoned Stephen Austin, then led an army North that slaughtered Americans at the Alamo.
Santa Anna
18. Became the rallying cry for Texas Independence.
“Remember the Alamo”
19. Battle that resulted in the capture of Santa Anna and the recognition of an Independent Republic of Texas.
Battle of San Jacinto
20. Other name by which the Republic of Texas is known.
Lone Star Republic
21. Led the Army of Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto and became the first President of the Lone Star Republic.
Sam Houston

10. Progress Quiz #11
Which of the following led the Mormons to the Utah territory, where they became a major part of settling the west?
A. Stephen F. Austin
B. Santa Anna
C. Sanford Dole
D. Brigham Young
52. Which of the following led American settlers into Texas where they clashed with the Mexican government, later rebelled, and formed the Independent Republic of Texas?

11. Progress Quiz #11 (cont.)
Which of the following Battles represented the defeat of Santa Anna in Texas, leading directly to Texas Independence?
A. Saratoga
B. Gettysburg
C. San Jacinto
D. San Juan Hill
54. Which of the following was the nickname for the Independent Republic of Texas?
A. The Dixie Republic
B. The Lone Star Republic
C. The Bearflag Republic
D. The Pineapple Republic

12. Progress Quiz #11 (cont.)
Which of the following became the first President of the Lone Star Republic, he had led the Army of Texas in their defeat of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?
A. Stephen F. Austin
B. Sam Houston
C. Davie Crockett
D. Jim Bowie

13. Progress Quiz #11 AnswersD A C B
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14. Events from the Mexican War
23. Border dispute over the Rio Grande River caused a
war with this country.
Mexico
24. Sent to the Rio Grande river to conduct military exercises, sparked the Mexican War.
Zachary Taylor
25. The efforts of John C. Fremont and Stephen Kearny
led to the capture of this territory, known at the time
as the Bear Flag Republic.
California
26. Overall commander of U.S. forces in the Mexican
War, planned the amphibious assault on Vera Cruz.
Winfield Scott

15. Opposition to the Mexican War
30. Political Party formed for the sole purpose of stopping the extension of slavery into the territory acquired from Mexico.
Free Soil Party
Henry David Thoreau practiced Civil Disobedience during the Mexican War by refusing to pay his taxes, he did not want to support a war that would expand the territory of slavery.

16. The Gold Rush; “der’s gold in dem der hills”
31. Mineral discovered in California in 1849, sparked a boom in population, resulted in almost immediate statehood for California.
Gold

17. Progress Quiz #12
U.S. aims as part of Manifest Destiny and a border dispute over the Rio Grande River caused a war between the U.S. and which of the following nations?
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. Japan
D. Great Britain
57. Which of the following led the U.S. forces that engaged the Mexican Army at the Rio Grande, he later became a U.S. President?
A. Sam Houston
B. James K. Polk
C. Zachary Taylor
D. Winfield Scott

18. Progress Quiz #12 (cont.)
Which of the following was the overall commander of U.S. Forces during the Mexican War, he planned the amphibious assault on Vera Cruz that is heralded in the Marine fight song?
A. Robert E. Lee
B. Winfield Scott
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. George Washington
59. The efforts of John Freemont and Stephen Kearney led to the capture of which of the following territories, known at the time as the “Bearflag Republic”?
A. New Mexico
B. Utah
C. Arizona
D. California

19. Progress Quiz #12 (cont.)
Which of the following political parties formed with the sole purpose of stopping the spread of slavery into the territory gained from Mexico (what would become the main cause for the Civil War in 1860)?
A. Free Soil Party
B. Whig Party
C. Libertarians
D. The Green Party

20. Progress Quiz #12 AnswersB C D A
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