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4.3 Movements in America

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