Question 1

The Mexican-American War was the first war in which __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinary citizens had access to accounts of the war's daily events 
B)  American citizens showed very little interest, since it took place so far away from the most populated areas of the country 
C)  the public attitude was shaped exclusively by politicians and political parties 
D)  government hid most information about the war from American citizens 
A)  ordinary citizens had access to accounts of the war's daily events 
B)  American citizens showed very little interest, since it took place so far away from the most populated areas of the country 
C)  the public attitude was shaped exclusively by politicians and political parties 
D)  government hid most information about the war from American citizens A

Question 2

The Louisiana Territory was explored in 1806-1807 by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lieutenant Zebulon Pike 
B)  Jedediah Smith 
C)  Major Stephen Long 
D)  John C. Frémont 
A)  Lieutenant Zebulon Pike 
B)  Jedediah Smith 
C)  Major Stephen Long 
D)  John C. Frémont A

Question 3

Who were the Californios?

Accepted Answer

A)  the small group of descendants of Spanish-Mexican pioneers who lived in California before the gold rush 
B)  the early American pioneers who lived in California before the gold rush 
C)  descendants of the early marriages between Spanish and American California families 
D)  the group of migrants first drawn to California by the gold rush 
A)  the small group of descendants of Spanish-Mexican pioneers who lived in California before the gold rush 
B)  the early American pioneers who lived in California before the gold rush 
C)  descendants of the early marriages between Spanish and American California families 
D)  the group of migrants first drawn to California by the gold rush A

Question 4

The American government sent explorers west during the early 1800s to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  map unknown territories 
B)  conquer unknown territories 
C)  conduct diplomacy with European settlers 
D)  search for gold 
A)  map unknown territories 
B)  conquer unknown territories 
C)  conduct diplomacy with European settlers 
D)  search for gold

Question 5

Who shouldered the cost of launching exploratory expeditions, Indian removal, and land surveying in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal government 
B)  state governments 
C)  private companies 
D)  the settlers themselves 
A)  the federal government 
B)  state governments 
C)  private companies 
D)  the settlers themselves

Question 6

The Texas uprising against Mexico was characterized by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  alliance between Americans and Tejanos 
B)  alliance between Americans and Comanches 
C)  hostility between Irish and Spanish Catholics 
D)  alliance between Comanches and Tejanos 
A)  alliance between Americans and Tejanos 
B)  alliance between Americans and Comanches 
C)  hostility between Irish and Spanish Catholics 
D)  alliance between Comanches and Tejanos

Question 7

In what way did California of the 1850s differ from the rest of the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population of California was more multicultural. 
B)  California had the largest urban population in the United States. 
C)  California was less affluent than other regions of the United States. 
D)  The free and enslaved African American population was larger than similar populations in other parts of the nation. 
A)  The population of California was more multicultural. 
B)  California had the largest urban population in the United States. 
C)  California was less affluent than other regions of the United States. 
D)  The free and enslaved African American population was larger than similar populations in other parts of the nation.

Question 8

How did the concept of popular sovereignty address the approach to slavery in new states?

Accepted Answer

A)  It left decisions about slavery up to the states. 
B)  It let Congress vote on slavery for each new state. 
C)  It let local communities determine the status of slavery in each county. 
D)  It let the nation vote on the issue for each state in a special election. 
A)  It left decisions about slavery up to the states. 
B)  It let Congress vote on slavery for each new state. 
C)  It let local communities determine the status of slavery in each county. 
D)  It let the nation vote on the issue for each state in a special election.

Question 9

The most accurate assessment of the policy of moving Indians to the west so that they would have time and space to adjust to civilized ways was that it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was a great success 
B)  almost completely failed 
C)  only succeeded with a few tribes such as the Apache and Comanches 
D)  was more successful with northern than southern tribes who lived in Indian Territory 
A)  was a great success 
B)  almost completely failed 
C)  only succeeded with a few tribes such as the Apache and Comanches 
D)  was more successful with northern than southern tribes who lived in Indian Territory

Question 10

What was President Polk's ulterior motive in declaring war on Mexico in 1846?

Accepted Answer

A)  acquiring all the land between Texas and the Pacific Ocean 
B)  defending America's Texan border against Mexico 
C)  establishing American military dominance over Mexico 
D)  providing the United States with a buffer against the Comanche Indians 
A)  acquiring all the land between Texas and the Pacific Ocean 
B)  defending America's Texan border against Mexico 
C)  establishing American military dominance over Mexico 
D)  providing the United States with a buffer against the Comanche Indians

Question 11

Most Chinese miners __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  never intended to return to China 
B)  were men who came to California without their families 
C)  got very rich 
D)  wore western clothes and tried not to stand out 
A)  never intended to return to China 
B)  were men who came to California without their families 
C)  got very rich 
D)  wore western clothes and tried not to stand out

Question 12

Why was the rise of the Liberty Party important to the reemergence of slavery as a national political issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Liberty Party forced the Whigs and Democrats to address the issue of slavery. 
B)  The Liberty Party became popular enough to threaten the power of both major parties. 
C)  The Liberty Party revealed how committed southern slaveholders were to expanding slavery into the new territories. 
D)  The Liberty Party made Americans realize that a completely sectional party could still be a major force in national politics. 
A)  The Liberty Party forced the Whigs and Democrats to address the issue of slavery. 
B)  The Liberty Party became popular enough to threaten the power of both major parties. 
C)  The Liberty Party revealed how committed southern slaveholders were to expanding slavery into the new territories. 
D)  The Liberty Party made Americans realize that a completely sectional party could still be a major force in national politics.

Question 13

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  received land and Mexico got money 
B)  got everything President Polk wanted 
C)  received land and Mexico got nothing 
D)  got security and Mexico got commercial advantages 
A)  received land and Mexico got money 
B)  got everything President Polk wanted 
C)  received land and Mexico got nothing 
D)  got security and Mexico got commercial advantages

Question 14

Unlike travelers on the Oregon Trail, travelers on the Santa Fé Trail frequently had to contend with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attacks from hostile Indians 
B)  bouts of cholera 
C)  dehydration 
D)  hypothermia 
A)  attacks from hostile Indians 
B)  bouts of cholera 
C)  dehydration 
D)  hypothermia

Question 15

How did the images created by landscape artists such as Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt most directly impact westward expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans developed feelings of deep hostility toward the American Indians living in the West. 
B)  Americans took a renewed interest in the Rocky Mountain fur trade. 
C)  Americans rushed to California in search of gold. 
D)  Americans developed great pride in western lands and desired to move there. 
A)  Americans developed feelings of deep hostility toward the American Indians living in the West. 
B)  Americans took a renewed interest in the Rocky Mountain fur trade. 
C)  Americans rushed to California in search of gold. 
D)  Americans developed great pride in western lands and desired to move there.

Question 16

What impact did Free-Soil candidate Martin Van Buren have on the election of 1848?

Accepted Answer

A)  He cost Lewis Cass New York and Pennsylvania, and with these two states the election. 
B)  He forced Lewis Cass to take a much stronger stand on slavery than he wanted to. 
C)  He cost Zachary Taylor Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and with these two states the election. 
D)  He had no impact on the outcome of the election but had a profound effect on the public debate over slavery. 
A)  He cost Lewis Cass New York and Pennsylvania, and with these two states the election. 
B)  He forced Lewis Cass to take a much stronger stand on slavery than he wanted to. 
C)  He cost Zachary Taylor Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and with these two states the election. 
D)  He had no impact on the outcome of the election but had a profound effect on the public debate over slavery.

Question 17

Stephen F. Austin and his hand-picked fellow colonists in Texas agreed to Mexican terms that they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sever all economic ties with the United States 
B)  bring no slaves into Mexican territory 
C)  become Mexican citizens and accept the Catholic faith 
D)  pledge loyalty to the Mexican government 
A)  sever all economic ties with the United States 
B)  bring no slaves into Mexican territory 
C)  become Mexican citizens and accept the Catholic faith 
D)  pledge loyalty to the Mexican government

Question 18

How does Bent's Fort illustrate the issues of a frontier of inclusion, while the American settlement of Texas was more typical of a frontier of exclusion?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The Overland Trails started at the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Appalachian Mountains 
B)  Rocky Mountains 
C)  Mississippi River 
D)  Missouri River 
A)  Appalachian Mountains 
B)  Rocky Mountains 
C)  Mississippi River 
D)  Missouri River

Question 20

Democrats tended to see industrialization as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a boon to the nation 
B)  a threat to the nation 
C)  a mixed blessing 
D)  the key to the expansion of democracy 
A)  a boon to the nation 
B)  a threat to the nation 
C)  a mixed blessing 
D)  the key to the expansion of democracy

Exam 14: The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Mexican-American War was the first war in which __________.

The Louisiana Territory was explored in 1806-1807 by __________.

Who were the Californios?

The American government sent explorers west during the early 1800s to __________.

Who shouldered the cost of launching exploratory expeditions, Indian removal, and land surveying in the West?

The Texas uprising against Mexico was characterized by __________.

In what way did California of the 1850s differ from the rest of the nation?

How did the concept of popular sovereignty address the approach to slavery in new states?

The most accurate assessment of the policy of moving Indians to the west so that they would have time and space to adjust to civilized ways was that it __________.

What was President Polk's ulterior motive in declaring war on Mexico in 1846?

Most Chinese miners __________.

Why was the rise of the Liberty Party important to the reemergence of slavery as a national political issue?

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States __________.

Unlike travelers on the Oregon Trail, travelers on the Santa Fé Trail frequently had to contend with __________.

How did the images created by landscape artists such as Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt most directly impact westward expansion?

What impact did Free-Soil candidate Martin Van Buren have on the election of 1848?

Stephen F. Austin and his hand-picked fellow colonists in Texas agreed to Mexican terms that they __________.

How does Bent's Fort illustrate the issues of a frontier of inclusion, while the American settlement of Texas was more typical of a frontier of exclusion?

The Overland Trails started at the __________.

Democrats tended to see industrialization as __________.

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