Politics And General Knowledge Questions! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.Who named the Columbia River?
- A.
Robert Gray
- B.
James Beckwourth
- C.
Manuel Lisa
- D.
John Jacob Astor
- E.
Mrs. Foster
- 2.Who discovered a pass through the Sierra Nevada?
- A.
Manuel Lisa
- B.
Robert Gray
- C.
James Beckwourth
- D.
John Jacob Astor
- 3.Non-Native Americans went to the Oregon Country to_____
- A.
Mine minerals
- B.
Hunt for fur
- C.
Farm
- D.
Build rances
- 4.The 1844 presidential candidate who demanded "fifty-four forty or fight" was?
- A.
James Becwourth
- B.
Martin Van Buren
- C.
Marcus Whitman
- D.
James K. Polk
- 5.In 1818 the United States agreed to share the Oregon Country with?
- A.
Great Britain
- B.
France
- C.
The Native Americans
- D.
Canada
- 6.In the summer mountain men headed to a meeting place called a?
- A.
Congress
- B.
Hangout
- C.
Rendezvous
- D.
Stakeout
- 7.What where the people called who agreed to recruit settlers to Texas?
- A.
Empresarios
- B.
River men
- C.
Texas annex
- 8.Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?
- A.
Davy Crockett
- B.
Sam Houston
- C.
James Fannin
- D.
Deaf Smith
- E.
John Alamo
- 9.Who defended the Alamo?
- A.
Sam Houston
- B.
James Fannin
- C.
Davy Crockett
- D.
Deaf Smith
- 10.The Old Three Hundred were the settlers chosen by?
- A.
Jim Bowie
- B.
William Travis
- C.
Davy Crockett
- D.
Stephen Austin
- 11.In 1833 Stephen F. Austin traveled to Mexico City with a?
- A.
Petition
- B.
Declaration
- C.
Bride
- D.
Peace offer
- 12.The Alamo was a former?
- A.
School
- B.
Mission
- C.
Library
- D.
Military post
- 13.A Tejano is a person who considers Texas home and is of?
- A.
Texas heritage
- B.
Taiwanese heritage
- C.
Mexican heritage
- D.
Spanish heritage
- 14.Slavery had been established in Texas by colonists who?
- A.
Grew cotton
- B.
Raised cattle
- C.
Grew tobacco
- D.
Drilled for oil
- 15.Who won the presidential election in 1844?
- A.
Martin Van Buren
- B.
Winfield Scott
- C.
John C. Fremont
- D.
Zachary Taylor
- E.
James K. Polk
- 16.Who set up military posts north of the Rio Grande?
- A.
John C. Fremont
- B.
Zachary Taylor
- C.
James K. Polk
- D.
Martin Van Buren
- E.
Winfield Scott
- 17.Polk told John Slidell to offer Mexico money for New Mexico and?
- A.
Texas
- B.
California
- C.
Arizona
- D.
Baja Mexico
- 18.The Mexican Cession included present-day?
- A.
Arkansas
- B.
Louisiana
- C.
Florida
- D.
Utah
- 19.The boundary between Mexico and the United States was completed with the?
- A.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- B.
California Treaty
- C.
Gadsden Purchase
- D.
Mexican Cession
- 20.The Bear Flag Republic was created in?
- A.
California
- B.
Texas
- C.
Mexico
- D.
New Mexico
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