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CHAPTER 11 Know-It Notes 11.1
Trails to the West
READING THE SECTIONEach of the following sentences contains an underlined word, phrase, or name that makes the sentence incorrect. As you read the section, use the space provided to write the word, phrase, or name that makes the sentence correct.
______1. The California Trail ran from Independence, Missouri, to
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
______2. Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
are known as Quakers.
______3. The yearly meeting of mountain men was known as the
gathering.
______4. Travelers heading to the Oregon Country often followed to
Santa Fe Trail.
______5. American merchant Alfred Jacob Miller created one of the
largest fur businesses in North America.
______6. The Mormons settled in the state of California in an area near
the Great Salt Lake.
______7. The teachings of the Mormon faith can be found in the Book
of Wisdom.
______8. John Jacob Astor created a fur trading post calledSutter’s
Mill at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811.
POST-READING QUICK CHECKAfter you have finished reading the section, in the space provided, identify three of the trails that led west and explain their importance.
1.Trail: ______Importance: ______
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2.Trail: ______Importance: ______
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3.Trail: ______Importance: ______
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CHAPTER 11 Know-It Notes 11.2
The Texas Revolution
READING THE SECTION As you read the section, answer the questions below and then find those words in the puzzle
E / P / S / W / L / Q / X / O / A / M / L / L / E / W / SM / I / A / A / O / E / D / J / G / E / T / W / B / P / A
P / A / G / R / N / E / L / I / N / G / W / A / C / M / X
R / P / R / N / E / J / P / F / F / S / R / G / E / A / E
E / R / A / T / S / H / A / B / U / N / O / O / L / D / T
S / P / D / Y / T / F / N / C / I / L / H / E / E / L / F
A / S / G / O / A / O / I / O / I / J / P / A / B / F / O
R / O / I / X / R / K / S / A / T / N / I / Z / R / X / C
I / U / N / V / O / R / D / I / A / S / T / C / A / R / I
O / M / A / L / A / U / B / L / T / N / U / O / T / N / L
S / Y / L / M / F / R / M / D / T / A / T / O / O / R / B
E / H / Y / C / A / V / T / M / H / L / T / L / H / G / U
M / C / M / Z / Y / G / E / A / R / T / E / R / Y / T / P
A / D / E / B / O / W / I / E / O / F / Y / D / V / O / E
N / I / T / S / U / A / S / T / I / N / G / P / J / E / R
1. Agents who brought settlers to Mexico ______
2. Led the “Old Three Hundred” into Mexico ______
3. Official name of independent Texas ______
4. Abandoned mission near San Antonio ______
5. Colonel and knife inventor who died at the Alamo ______
6. Place where 350 Texans were executed ______
7. Final battle of Texas Revolution ______
8. First President of independent Texas ______
9. To make part of, or to take control of______
10. Nickname of the Texas Republic ______
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CHAPTER 11 Know-It Notes 11.3
The Mexican-American War
READING THE SECTIONAs you read the section, answer each of the following questions in the space provided.
1. Who was the U.S. general who took Santa Fe without a fight and claimed New Mexico for
the United States? ______.
2. What was manifest destiny and who coined the term? ______
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3. Who were the Californios? ______
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4. Who was John C. Freemont and what role did he play in California? ______
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5. What was the Bear Flag Revolt? ______
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6. Who was the commander who refused to withdraw US troops from the border region with
Mexico? ______
7. Who was the U.S. general who took Mexico City and ended the war? ______
POST-READING QUICK CHECKAfter you have finished reading the section, in the space provided, describe the agreements reached between the United States and Mexico after the Mexican War andtheir importance.
1. Guadalupe Hidalgo - ______
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2. Gadsden Purchase- ______
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CHAPTER 11 Know-It Notes 11.4
The California Gold Rush
READING THE SECTIONAs you read the section, complete the graphic organizer by supplying information about the California Gold Rush in each of the categories shown.
POST-READING QUICK CHECKAfter you have finished reading the section, in the space
provided, explain how Americans first heard about the California gold strike.
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