Question 1

Before 1850, which of the following was the dominant power in the north and central Great Plains?

Accepted Answer

A)  whites who had migrated from the South 
B)  the Cherokees who had been removed from their homeland 
C)  the United States cavalry 
D)  the warrior-hunters of the Sioux tribe 
A)  whites who had migrated from the South 
B)  the Cherokees who had been removed from their homeland 
C)  the United States cavalry 
D)  the warrior-hunters of the Sioux tribe

Question 2

Which practice did settlers bring to Texas that was illegal under Mexican law?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sale of huge tracts of land 
B)  slavery 
C)  commercial farming 
D)  land speculation 
A)  the sale of huge tracts of land 
B)  slavery 
C)  commercial farming 
D)  land speculation

Question 3

Address the following statement: "Manifest Destiny was not an act of providence, but was instead a self-fulfilling prophecy of American expansionism."

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny was a belief held by ma

Question 4

Describe the native cultures of two Indian tribes that show both their uniqueness among Indian cultures in the West and their differences with European-American culture.

Accepted Answer

The native cultures of the Navajo and Ho

Question 5

Which statement about Mexico's approach to early American settlers in Texas is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Mexican government saw the Americans as protection against Indian attacks. 
B)  The Mexican government required that settlers promise to accept Mexican citizenship. 
C)  The Mexican government sold land only in small portions to American settlers. 
D)  The Mexican government required that settlers promise to convert to Catholicism. 
A)  The Mexican government saw the Americans as protection against Indian attacks. 
B)  The Mexican government required that settlers promise to accept Mexican citizenship. 
C)  The Mexican government sold land only in small portions to American settlers. 
D)  The Mexican government required that settlers promise to convert to Catholicism.

Question 6

What did Americans mean by Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny was a widely held cultu

Question 7

What factors accounted for the massive westward movement of Americans?

Accepted Answer

Several factors accounted for the massiv

Question 8

Mestizos were usually a mixture of:

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American and European-American. 
B)  Indian and African-American. 
C)  Indian and Spanish. 
D)  Spanish and English. 
A)  African-American and European-American. 
B)  Indian and African-American. 
C)  Indian and Spanish. 
D)  Spanish and English.

Question 9

Whites had originally been reluctant to settle on the western plains because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they had no desire to see the spread of freehold farming. 
B)  they felt guilty about displacing eastern Indians into that region. 
C)  they believed the region had little potential for agriculture. 
D)  land on the western plains was extraordinarily expensive. 
A)  they had no desire to see the spread of freehold farming. 
B)  they felt guilty about displacing eastern Indians into that region. 
C)  they believed the region had little potential for agriculture. 
D)  land on the western plains was extraordinarily expensive.

Question 10

A consistent pattern of movement into the Old Northwest was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency of northerners and southerners to settle, respectively, in northern and southern sections of the Old Northwest. 
B)  the loss of northern and southern cultural practices and identities as migrants settled without considering regional concerns. 
C)  less antagonism regarding the issue of slavery because virtually all migrants to the Old Northwest were members of the Whig Party. 
D)  to bypass attempts to become a small freeholder, and buy large amounts of cheap land in the attempt to establish a commercial farm. 
A)  the tendency of northerners and southerners to settle, respectively, in northern and southern sections of the Old Northwest. 
B)  the loss of northern and southern cultural practices and identities as migrants settled without considering regional concerns. 
C)  less antagonism regarding the issue of slavery because virtually all migrants to the Old Northwest were members of the Whig Party. 
D)  to bypass attempts to become a small freeholder, and buy large amounts of cheap land in the attempt to establish a commercial farm.

Question 11

The Southwest Ordinance allowed slavery in all territories south of the ______ River.

Accepted Answer

A)  Platte 
B)  Ohio 
C)  Colorado 
D)  Missouri 
A)  Platte 
B)  Ohio 
C)  Colorado 
D)  Missouri

Question 12

Why did President Jefferson tell Lewis and Clark to "cultivate good relations with the Sioux"? How did Lewis 
and Clark describe this large tribe on the Great Plains?

Accepted Answer

President Thomas Jefferson instructed Me

Question 13

Define the following terms: mestizo, criollo, Californio, and Tejano.

Accepted Answer

Mestizo: A term used in Latin America to

Question 14

Who was responsible for the outbreak of the Mexican War? Cite specific examples to support your claim.

Accepted Answer

The outbreak of the Mexican War was prim

Question 15

In what way did Manifest Destiny combine with the pride that some Americans felt in their Anglo-cultural
roots?

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny was a widely held cultu

Question 16

Local associations known as claims clubs:

Accepted Answer

A)  worked to stop slavery from spreading to the West. 
B)  promoted an increase in profits for speculators. 
C)  enforced extralegal property rights for squatters. 
D)  showed the national government's commitment to promoting slavery. 
A)  worked to stop slavery from spreading to the West. 
B)  promoted an increase in profits for speculators. 
C)  enforced extralegal property rights for squatters. 
D)  showed the national government's commitment to promoting slavery.

Question 17

Migration into the Old Northwest was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a rapid period of movement that slowed after the War of 1812. 
B)  the dominant spread of commercial farming in the region. 
C)  not enough land in the East. 
D)  the spreading of the many folkways of migrants from the East. 
A)  a rapid period of movement that slowed after the War of 1812. 
B)  the dominant spread of commercial farming in the region. 
C)  not enough land in the East. 
D)  the spreading of the many folkways of migrants from the East.

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT a territory in 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Mexico 
B)  Minnesota 
C)  Oregon 
D)  Wisconsin 
A)  New Mexico 
B)  Minnesota 
C)  Oregon 
D)  Wisconsin

Question 19

Polk's offer to buy California for $30 million dollars:

Accepted Answer

A)  fell apart when Mexico refused to receive Polk's representative. 
B)  came at a time when Mexico City was about to fall. 
C)  was accepted by Mexico, but then rejected after the Battle of the Alamo. 
D)  was greeted by furious protest from leaders of the Democratic Party. 
A)  fell apart when Mexico refused to receive Polk's representative. 
B)  came at a time when Mexico City was about to fall. 
C)  was accepted by Mexico, but then rejected after the Battle of the Alamo. 
D)  was greeted by furious protest from leaders of the Democratic Party.

Question 20

Manifest Destiny was used to justify:

Accepted Answer

A)  the acquisition of foreign territories in the late 1890s. 
B)  America's entry into World War I. 
C)  America's entry into World War II. 
D)  America's involvement in Vietnam. 
A)  the acquisition of foreign territories in the late 1890s. 
B)  America's entry into World War I. 
C)  America's entry into World War II. 
D)  America's involvement in Vietnam.

Exam 13: The Way West

Before 1850, which of the following was the dominant power in the north and central Great Plains?

Which practice did settlers bring to Texas that was illegal under Mexican law?

Address the following statement: "Manifest Destiny was not an act of providence, but was instead a self-fulfilling prophecy of American expansionism."

Describe the native cultures of two Indian tribes that show both their uniqueness among Indian cultures in the West and their differences with European-American culture.

Which statement about Mexico's approach to early American settlers in Texas is NOT true?

What did Americans mean by Manifest Destiny?

What factors accounted for the massive westward movement of Americans?

Mestizos were usually a mixture of:

Whites had originally been reluctant to settle on the western plains because:

A consistent pattern of movement into the Old Northwest was:

The Southwest Ordinance allowed slavery in all territories south of the ______ River.

Why did President Jefferson tell Lewis and Clark to "cultivate good relations with the Sioux"? How did Lewis and Clark describe this large tribe on the Great Plains?

Define the following terms: mestizo, criollo, Californio, and Tejano.

Who was responsible for the outbreak of the Mexican War? Cite specific examples to support your claim.

In what way did Manifest Destiny combine with the pride that some Americans felt in their Anglo-cultural roots?

Local associations known as claims clubs:

Migration into the Old Northwest was characterized by:

Which of the following was NOT a territory in 1850?

Polk's offer to buy California for $30 million dollars:

Manifest Destiny was used to justify:

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