HIST1301 Dr. Butler MAP EXERCISE THREE

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1 HIST1301 Dr. Butler MAP EXERCISE THREE Instructions: For this exercise, students will examine a variety of maps relating to the Early National Period. Links to these maps are provided on the professor s website. Referring to this material, students will answer the following questions on a Scantron Form 882-E. 1) Refer to either map of Louisiana: Which river forms the eastern boundary of the Louisiana Territory? a.) The Missouri River b.) The Ohio River c.) The Arkansas River d.) The Mississippi River 2) On the map of The American Fur Trade, where does the Oregon Trail originate? a.) St. Louis, Missouri b.) St. Charles, Missouri c.) Independence, Missouri d.) Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 3) On the map of The American Fur Trade, where does the Santa Fe Trail originate? a.) St. Louis, Missouri b.) St. Charles, Missouri c.) Independence, Missouri d.) Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 4) Refer to the map of The American Fur Trade: Traveling up the Missouri River, which tribe(s) of Indians is/are first encountered? a) Sioux b) Omahas c) Otoes and Missouris d) Mandans 5) Refer to the map of The American Fur Trade: When you reach the Three Forks of the Missouri, for which Presidents are two of the three forks named? a.) Washington and Adams b.) Adams and Jefferson c.) Madison and Monroe d.) Jefferson and Madison 1

2 6) Refer to the text box on the left hand side of the 1835 map of Texas: Until 1835, to how much land was each Empresario entitled? 7) Refer to the text box on the left hand side of the 1835 map of Texas: Until 1835, to how much land was each married settler entitled? 8) Refer to the text box on the left hand side of the 1835 map of Texas: Until 1835, to how much land was each single settler entitled? 9) Refer to the text box on the left hand side of the 1835 map of Texas: How many acres were there in a league? a) 36 b) 320 c) 180 d) 4,428 10) Refer to the text box on the left hand side of the 1835 map of Texas: Until 1835, what was the cost to a settler for one league of land? a) $10 b) $100 c) $1,000 d) $5,000 11) Refer to the 1835 map of Texas: What river forms the boundary between Texas and Coahuila and Texas and Tamaulipas? 2

3 12) Refer to the 1835 map of Texas: What river forms most of the boundary between Texas and Louisiana? 13) Refer to the 1835 map of Texas: What river forms the boundary between Texas and Indian Territory? 14) Refer to the map of Oregon: What trading establishment lies closest to the mouth of the Columbia River? a) Fort Astoria or Clatsop b) Fort Nezperces c) Indian Fort d) Fort Vancouver 15) Refer to the map of Oregon: What mountain lies between the Columbia River on the south and Puget Sound on the north? a) Mt. Ranier [Rainier] b) Mt. St. Helens c) Pitt Mountain d) All the above e) Both A and B above 16) Refer to the 1839 map of Texas: What river is shown as forming the boundary between Texas and parts of Mexico? 17) Refer to the text box in the lower left hand corner of the 1844 Texas map: When did the Texian Congress pass a law establishing the Rio Grande (or Rio Bravo) as the boundary between Texas and Mexico? a) 1835 b) 1836 c) 1839 d)

4 18) Refer to the 1846 map of Texas, Oregon, and California: Because Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its southwestern boundary, which present-day New Mexico city was located inside the limits of the Republic of Texas? a) Taos b) Santa Fe c) Socorro d) All the above e) Both A and B above 19) Corpus Christi, Texas is located on the south side of the Rio Nueces or Nueces River. a) True b) False 20) Refer to the map showing the battlegrounds of 8th and 9th May 1846: Which island, separated from the mainland by the Laguna Madre, is located immediately opposite Point Isabel/Fort Polk? a) Brazos Santiago b) Galveston c) Matagorda d) Padre 21) The battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma took place on the north side of the Rio Grande or Rio Bravo. a) True b) False 22) Refer to the Map Showing the Battlegrounds of 8th and 9th May 1846: Fort Brown (first called Fort Texas) was located immediately opposite the Mexican city of: a) Tampico b) Monterrey c) Matamoros (also spelled Matamoras) d) Camargo 23) Refer to the map of Scott s route to Mexico and note that crossed swords indicate a battle: In 1847, how many battles did the U.S. and Mexican armies fight between Vera Cruz and Mexico City? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five 4

5 24) Refer to the map of the Valley of Mexico: following the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, from which direction did the U.S. Army attack Mexico City? a) North b) South c) East d) West 25) Refer to the map of the proposed Arizona Territory: What name was given the boundary line between Arizona and Mexico? a) Boundary Line b) Line of Demarcation c) Arizona Line d) Gadsden Line 5