Question 1

The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay between the

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A)  forty-second parallel and the Columbia River. 
B)  Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River, and Puget Sound. 
C)  36° 30' line and the Columbia River. 
D)  forty-ninth parallel and the 54° 40' line. 
E)  Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean. 
A)  forty-second parallel and the Columbia River. 
B)  Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River, and Puget Sound. 
C)  36° 30' line and the Columbia River. 
D)  forty-ninth parallel and the 54° 40' line. 
E)  Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean. E

Question 2

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

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A)  demonstrate the strength of Latino culture. 
B)  regain sovereignty over Texas and humiliate the hatedyanquis. 
C)  capture slaves and take them back to Mexico. 
D)  force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens. 
E)  liberate Indians living in the Indian Territory where members of the Five Civilized Tribes had been forced to relocate by the U.S. government. 
A)  demonstrate the strength of Latino culture. 
B)  regain sovereignty over Texas and humiliate the hatedyanquis. 
C)  capture slaves and take them back to Mexico. 
D)  force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens. 
E)  liberate Indians living in the Indian Territory where members of the Five Civilized Tribes had been forced to relocate by the U.S. government. B

Question 3

The nomination of James K.Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by

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A)  southern expansionists. 
B)  anti-Texas southerners. 
C)  Henry Clay. 
D)  eastern business interests. 
E)  radical abolitionists. 
A)  southern expansionists. 
B)  anti-Texas southerners. 
C)  Henry Clay. 
D)  eastern business interests. 
E)  radical abolitionists. A

Question 4

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of

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A)  two-thirds Senate approval of the Treaty of Annexation. 
B)  a joint resolution enacted by a simple majority in the House and the Senate rather than the two-thirds constitutional supermajority required of all treaties with foreign nations. 
C)  a presidential executive order by President Tyler. 
D)  the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. 
E)  a political compromise to admit free-state Iowa at the same time. 
A)  two-thirds Senate approval of the Treaty of Annexation. 
B)  a joint resolution enacted by a simple majority in the House and the Senate rather than the two-thirds constitutional supermajority required of all treaties with foreign nations. 
C)  a presidential executive order by President Tyler. 
D)  the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. 
E)  a political compromise to admit free-state Iowa at the same time.

Question 5

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

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A)  continentalism. 
B)  isolationism. 
C)  American Super Imperialism. 
D)  Divine Mandate. 
E)  Manifest Destiny. 
A)  continentalism. 
B)  isolationism. 
C)  American Super Imperialism. 
D)  Divine Mandate. 
E)  Manifest Destiny.

Question 6

Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because

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A)  an independent Texas was a potential counterweight to the future growth of a powerful United States. 
B)  Texas would be an important alternative source of cotton for the British textile industry. 
C)  Texas threatened British influence in Central America and northern South America. 
D)  British abolitionists were pleased that the Republic of Texas had outlawed slavery. 
E)  the British navy wanted bases at Galveston and Corpus Christi. 
A)  an independent Texas was a potential counterweight to the future growth of a powerful United States. 
B)  Texas would be an important alternative source of cotton for the British textile industry. 
C)  Texas threatened British influence in Central America and northern South America. 
D)  British abolitionists were pleased that the Republic of Texas had outlawed slavery. 
E)  the British navy wanted bases at Galveston and Corpus Christi.

Question 7

Arrange in chronological order the United States' acquisition of 
(A)Oregon, 
(B)Texas, and 
(C)California.

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A)  A, B, C 
B)  C, B, A 
C)  B, A, C 
D)  B, C, A 
E)  A, C, B 
A)  A, B, C 
B)  C, B, A 
C)  B, A, C 
D)  B, C, A 
E)  A, C, B

Question 8

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended

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A)  with the arrival of Franciscan friars. 
B)  as a result of the influx of Anglo gold-diggers and the waning of the pastoral economy. 
C)  when Mexico gained control of the area in 1826. 
D)  when agriculture became more profitable than mining. 
E)  when the U.S. government made English mandatory. 
A)  with the arrival of Franciscan friars. 
B)  as a result of the influx of Anglo gold-diggers and the waning of the pastoral economy. 
C)  when Mexico gained control of the area in 1826. 
D)  when agriculture became more profitable than mining. 
E)  when the U.S. government made English mandatory.

Question 9

The election of 1844 was notable because

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A)  the campaign raised no real issues. 
B)  a genuine and clear mandate emerged. 
C)  it was fought over the issue of expansionism. 
D)  James K. Polk won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote. 
E)  Henry Clay won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote. 
A)  the campaign raised no real issues. 
B)  a genuine and clear mandate emerged. 
C)  it was fought over the issue of expansionism. 
D)  James K. Polk won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote. 
E)  Henry Clay won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Californios?

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A)  They were descendants of the Spanish and Mexican conquerors who had once ruled California. 
B)  In terms of social and political status, they deferred to the very powerful Franciscan missionaries until Mexico overthrew Spanish rule in 1821. 
C)  The political and economic power and social status of the Californios received a major boost when Mexico's "secularization" program eroded the substantial power of the Franciscan missions and their leading priests. 
D)  The Californios saw their social status and economic and political power significantly eroded following the American victory in the Mexican War. 
E)  The Californios found themselves consistently at the lowest rungs of California society, even below the Indians, during the early to mid-1800s. 
A)  They were descendants of the Spanish and Mexican conquerors who had once ruled California. 
B)  In terms of social and political status, they deferred to the very powerful Franciscan missionaries until Mexico overthrew Spanish rule in 1821. 
C)  The political and economic power and social status of the Californios received a major boost when Mexico's "secularization" program eroded the substantial power of the Franciscan missions and their leading priests. 
D)  The Californios saw their social status and economic and political power significantly eroded following the American victory in the Mexican War. 
E)  The Californios found themselves consistently at the lowest rungs of California society, even below the Indians, during the early to mid-1800s.

Question 11

List the following items in order of their importance as contributors to American expansion to the Pacific: land hunger, trade opportunities, suspicion of British intentions, and Manifest Destiny.Justify your ranking and explain how each item contributed to American territorial expansion to the Pacific.

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The following items can be listed in ord

Question 12

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that

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A)  Mexican territory would not be annexed to the United States. 
B)  slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States. 
C)  the United States should annex all of Mexico. 
D)  the United States should have to pay Mexico a financial indemnity for having provoked the war. 
E)  slavery in the territories would be determined by popular sovereignty. 
A)  Mexican territory would not be annexed to the United States. 
B)  slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States. 
C)  the United States should annex all of Mexico. 
D)  the United States should have to pay Mexico a financial indemnity for having provoked the war. 
E)  slavery in the territories would be determined by popular sovereignty.

Question 13

President Polk's program in his first term in office included

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A)  securing lower tariffs. 
B)  a new independent treasury system. 
C)  acquisition of California. 
D)  settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. 
E)  restricting the expansion of slavery in western territories. 
A)  securing lower tariffs. 
B)  a new independent treasury system. 
C)  acquisition of California. 
D)  settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. 
E)  restricting the expansion of slavery in western territories.

Question 14

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay

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A)  opposed the annexation of Texas. 
B)  called for immediate annexation of Texas. 
C)  alienated both proponents and opponents of annexing Texas by issuing seemingly contradictory written statements about his view on annexing Texas. 
D)  ignored the issue of the annexation of Texas. 
E)  favored dividing Texas into several states. 
A)  opposed the annexation of Texas. 
B)  called for immediate annexation of Texas. 
C)  alienated both proponents and opponents of annexing Texas by issuing seemingly contradictory written statements about his view on annexing Texas. 
D)  ignored the issue of the annexation of Texas. 
E)  favored dividing Texas into several states.

Question 15

The first Old World Europeans to come to California were

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A)  Russians. 
B)  French. 
C)  Dutch. 
D)  English. 
E)  Spanish. 
A)  Russians. 
B)  French. 
C)  Dutch. 
D)  English. 
E)  Spanish.

Question 16

Relations between Britain and the United States in the 1830s and 1840s could be characterized as

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A)  harmonious at the diplomatic level but full of popular resentments on both sides. 
B)  complicated by the reentry of France as an imperial power with designs on territories in the American West. 
C)  marked by growing American economic supremacy. 
D)  constantly on the brink of war. 
E)  generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution. 
A)  harmonious at the diplomatic level but full of popular resentments on both sides. 
B)  complicated by the reentry of France as an imperial power with designs on territories in the American West. 
C)  marked by growing American economic supremacy. 
D)  constantly on the brink of war. 
E)  generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution.

Question 17

Which of the following represents an accurate description of the response by Americans generally or a subsection of Americans to the Oregon settlement with Great Britain?

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A)  Unanimous approval of the arrangement with Britain at setting the northern border of the Oregon Country at 49 degrees. 
B)  Anger by nearly all Americans at Senate delays in approving the pact with Britain. 
C)  Northwestern states joined with antislavery forces in the North to condemn the pact. 
D)  Widespread fear by Americans that Great Britain would renege on the agreement and declare war to claim the rest of the territory. 
E)  Southern satisfaction that the legality of slavery in the Oregon Territory was now protected by the treaty. 
A)  Unanimous approval of the arrangement with Britain at setting the northern border of the Oregon Country at 49 degrees. 
B)  Anger by nearly all Americans at Senate delays in approving the pact with Britain. 
C)  Northwestern states joined with antislavery forces in the North to condemn the pact. 
D)  Widespread fear by Americans that Great Britain would renege on the agreement and declare war to claim the rest of the territory. 
E)  Southern satisfaction that the legality of slavery in the Oregon Territory was now protected by the treaty.

Question 18

The Wilmot Proviso

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A)  symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories. 
B)  gained House and Senate approval in 1846. 
C)  settled, once and for all, the issue of slavery in California. 
D)  allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848. 
E)  left open the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah. 
A)  symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories. 
B)  gained House and Senate approval in 1846. 
C)  settled, once and for all, the issue of slavery in California. 
D)  allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848. 
E)  left open the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah.

Question 19

Assess the validity of the following two statements: "President James K.Polk was one of America's near-great presidents" and "President James K.Polk was a reckless, disingenuous imperialist whose foreign policies and pursuit of the Mexican War violated some the most fundamental egalitarian and republican principles contained in America's Declaration of Independence." Which statement most accurately captures the political legacy of President James K.Polk? Defend your argument with specific examples drawn from the key political events and debates of President Polk's presidency.

Accepted Answer

The validity of the two statements about

Question 20

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the Indian inhabitants of California

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A)  according to the strict moral principles of their founder St. Francis. 
B)  fairly respectfully with the exception of refusing to convert them to Christianity because of their "heathen status." 
C)  extremely harshly, as Indian inhabitants of California were required to toil endlessly as poor farmers and herders and often came down with serious, deadly diseases. 
D)  much better than they treated their African slaves. 
E)  as cultural and intellectual equals. 
A)  according to the strict moral principles of their founder St. Francis. 
B)  fairly respectfully with the exception of refusing to convert them to Christianity because of their "heathen status." 
C)  extremely harshly, as Indian inhabitants of California were required to toil endlessly as poor farmers and herders and often came down with serious, deadly diseases. 
D)  much better than they treated their African slaves. 
E)  as cultural and intellectual equals.

The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay between the

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

The nomination of James K.Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because

Arrange in chronological order the United States' acquisition of (A)Oregon, (B)Texas, and (C)California.

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended

The election of 1844 was notable because

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Californios?

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that

President Polk's program in his first term in office included

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay

The first Old World Europeans to come to California were

Relations between Britain and the United States in the 1830s and 1840s could be characterized as

Which of the following represents an accurate description of the response by Americans generally or a subsection of Americans to the Oregon settlement with Great Britain?

The Wilmot Proviso

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the Indian inhabitants of California

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay between the

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

The nomination of James K.Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

Britain was interested in developments in the Republic of Texas because

Arrange in chronological order the United States' acquisition of (A)Oregon, (B)Texas, and (C)California.

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended

The election of 1844 was notable because

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Californios?

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that

President Polk's program in his first term in office included

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay

The first Old World Europeans to come to California were

Relations between Britain and the United States in the 1830s and 1840s could be characterized as

Which of the following represents an accurate description of the response by Americans generally or a subsection of Americans to the Oregon settlement with Great Britain?

The Wilmot Proviso

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the Indian inhabitants of California

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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