1. 1. In what mountain range was the Donner Party trapped?
A) Andes
B) Rocky
C) Sierra Nevada
D) Appalachian

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3. 2. Who was an Alamo defender?
A) Zachary Taylor
B) Santa Anna
C) Sam Houston
D) Davy Crockett

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5. 3. What was Texas originally called?
A) Bear Flag Republic
B) Lone Star Republic
C) Cattle Republic
D) Big Star Republic

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7. 4. Who is known as the “Father of Texas?”
A) Sam Houston
B) Stephen Austin
C) Davy Crockett
D) Jim Bowie

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9. A) Jose B) Diego C) Jacinto D) Juan
5. On April 21,1836, Sam Houston and his troops defeated the Mexicans at the battle of San ______.
A) Jose
B) Diego
C) Jacinto
D) Juan

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11. A) Native Americans B) French C) Mexicans D) Spanish
6. Who is responsible for constructing the “Mission San Antonio de Valero” which was later renamed the Alamo?
A) Native Americans
B) French
C) Mexicans
D) Spanish

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13. 7. Who won the battle of Goliad during the Texas Revolution?
A) Spanish
B) United States
C) Mexicans
D) Texians

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15. A) a soldier in the Texas army B) an officer in the Mexican army
8. “They may have won the Battle of San Antonio, but we defeated them at the Alamo. We will show those Anglo Texians that there is no room in Mexico for Texas independence.” Who would have probably made this statement?
A) a soldier in the Texas army
B) an officer in the Mexican army
C) a survivor of the Massacre of Goliad
D) a child who survived the Alamo

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17. A) His commanders had persuaded him to do so.
9. Why did Santa Anna decide to have all of the Texan defenders put to death at Goliad and the Alamo?
A) His commanders had persuaded him to do so.
B) He didn’t want to transport the prisoners to camp.
C) He wanted to give the land back to the Tejanos.
D) He wanted to make an example of those who opposed him.

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19. 10. Stephen Austin was arrested in Mexico because ___________.
A) he wrote a letter that the Mexican government viewed as treason.
B) he issued illegal land grants.
C) he pledged loyalty to the U. S.
D) he tried to kill Santa Anna.

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21. 11. The victory at San Jacinto was significant because ________.
A) Sam Houston was wounded in the leg.
B) Santa Anna easily surrendered to the Texan army.
C) Texas became independent from Mexican rule.
D) It was the longest fought battle in history.

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23. 12. I was the supreme commander of the Mexican army and ruler of Mexico. Sometimes I called myself the “Napoleon of the West.”
A) Martin Perfecto de Cos
B) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
C) San Jacinto
D) Juan Seguin

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25. 13. The commander of the Alamo was __________.
A) Sam Houston
B) Davy Crockett
C) William Travis
D) James Bowie

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27. 14. What group of Americans sought religious freedom in the West?
A) Mountain men
B) Tejanos
C) Texans
D) Mormons

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29. A) government encouragement B) desire for land C) gold D) furs
15. The major force that encouraged Americans to move to Texas, California, and the Pacific Northwest was ___________.
A) government encouragement
B) desire for land
C) gold
D) furs

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31. A) become Mexican citizens B) free their slaves
16. When Americans moved to Texas in the 1820’s, the Mexican government required them to do all of the following except ____________.
A) become Mexican citizens
B) free their slaves
C) convert to the Catholic faith
D) learn Spanish

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33. 17. Land speculators _______________.
A) helped pioneers to build their homes
B) were outlawed by the government of Mexico
C) bought huge tracks of land to sell at a much higher price
D) sold land to pioneers at a discounted rate

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35. 18. The Santa Fe Trail led from ________ to Santa Fe.
A) New Mexico
B) Arizona
C) Louisiana
D) Missouri

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37. 19. This leader led the Mormons west.
A) Jedidiah Jones
B) William Travis
C) Brigham Young
D) Joseph Smith

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39. 20. The Mormons settled in the present day state of ______.
A) Colorado
B) Utah
C) Nevada
D) California

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41. 21. What was the biggest enemy of the pioneers on the trip to Oregon?
A) extreme heat
B) insects
C) gunfights
D) disease

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43. 22. What was a prairie schooner?
A) a covered wagon
B) a school for pioneer children
C) a boat for carrying wagons across rivers
D) a tool used by farmers on the plains

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45. 23. What contributions did the mountain men make to westward expansion?
A) They operated the pony express.
B) They educated the Native Americans.
C) They blazed trails for future westward movement.
D) They photographed much of what they saw.

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47. 24. What was the biggest contributor to the demise of the Donner Party?
A) unusual high snow fall that winter
B) fighting with Native Americans
C) fighting among themselves
D) wagon repairs

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49. 25. The destination of the Donner party was __________.
A) Nevada
B) Oregon
C) California
D) Utah

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