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4.3 Movements in America

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  • In 1848, the two nations signed a peace treaty and Mexico agreed to make _____________ the border between Mexico and Texas
    The Gulf of Mexico
    the Rio Grande
    The Mississippi River
    Oregon Trail
  • Who was the first president of Texas
    Abraham Lincoln
    Sam Houston
    Frederick Douglass
    Sojourner Truth
  • People who oppose slavery
    suffragists
    abolitionist
    pro-slavery
    representatives
  • Who explored a route to Oregon in 1842 & got others interested in the area?
    Merriwether Lewis
    James Madison
    John Fremont
    William Clark
  • Pioneers were people who
    attended quilting bees
    were afraid of adventure
    settled the frontier
    stayed in their homes in the east
  • _______ could be a gateway or a barrier depending on the size and speed of the current
    mountains
    oceans
    rivers
    electricity
  • Often spoke to white people about slavery
    Harriet Tubman
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    Sojourner Truth
    Frederick Douglass
  • Spoke for women's rights and abolition
    Harriet Tubman
    Frederick Douglass
    Sojourner Truth
    Elizabeth Cady Staton
  • In 1836, Texas declared their _________ from Mexico and attempted to form a new government
    sovereignty
    independence
    representation
    citizenship
  • Settlers faced which difficulties when heading west?
    animal attacks, bad weather, lack of clothing, no water
    bear, buffalo, antelope, and stray dogs
    injuries, diseases, bad weather, lack of money
    injuries, diseases, bad weather, and lack of food/water
  • Conductor on the Underground Railroad
    Susan B. Anthony
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    Harriet Tubman
    Sojourner Truth
  • people who support womens right to vote
    representatives
    abolitionists
    anti-slavery
    suffragists
  • Small towns in California grew to big cities during the Gold Rush
    False
    True
  • Made 19 trips to help about 300 slaves escape
    Harriet Tubman
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    Frederick Douglass
    Sojourner Truth
  • Americans in Texas wanted to break away from Mexico because they
    wanted to move north again
    changed from farming to ranching
    needed more water for crops
    didn't like Mexican laws
  • Who were leaders in the American Womens Suffrage movement
    Elizabeth C, Stanton & Frederick Douglass
    Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth C. Stanton
    Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass
    Harriet Tubman & Elizather C. Stanton
  • How did voluntary exchange benefit buyers and sellers during the Gold Rush?
    sellers did not benefit
    both buyers and sellers benefitted
    buyers did not benefit
    neither buyers nor sellers benefitted
  • the Gold Rush was
    a gold mining tool
    a time when many people came to California to look for gold
    another name for the 49ers
    a California mining town
  • What was the name given to the miners who headed west in 1849?
    forty-niners
    the Rushmores
    the Gold Rush Crew
    the Boomers
  • Famous for speech "Aint I a Woman"
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    Sojourner Truth
    Frederick Douglas
    Harriet Tubman
  • the value of the next-best thing they give up when making a choice
    economics
    opportunity cost
    voluntary exchange
    westward expansion
  • In 1836, war broke out between Mexico and the U.S. with a battle at the Alamo. What happened?
    Texas lost the battle and cried "Remember Texas"
    France lost the battle and cried "Forget the Fries"
    Texas lost the battle and cried "Remember the Alamo"
    Mexico lost the battle, and cried "Remember Mexico"