| A | B |
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| Stephen F. Austin | One of the first Empresarios who started a colony on the lower Colorado River |
| 1. What is a reason settlers moved to the Pacific Northwest?- | Good climate and soil for farming |
| 2. What did the Mormons hope to find in the West?- | Religious Freedom |
| 4. Why was the Battle of the Alamo significant to the Texas Revolution?- | The Texans lost, but it inspired them to win later battles |
| 5. How did SLAVERY get tied up with MANIFEST DESTINY?- | Americans did not know if slavery would be allowed in the new territories |
| 6. How did Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affect the US?- | Increased the size by about 25% |
| 7. How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the US?- | Gave us the southern portions of present day Arizona and New Mexico |
| 8. Who are the “forty-niners”?- | Gold seekers who migrated to California |
| 9. Why was life difficult for Chinese Immigrants during the Gold Rush Years?- | They were discriminated against and forced to pay a monthly tax |
| 10. As a result of the population boom of the “gold fever” years, what happened to California?- | It became eligible for statehood |
