Question 1

Mormonism became a new religious community during the Second Great Awakening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How did the religion of Mormonism arise? What problems did Mormons have with their neighbors? Describe the way in which they came to settle in Utah.

Accepted Answer

The religion of Mormonism, also known as

Question 3

During the 1840s,it became apparent that

Accepted Answer

A)  many Americans opposed the idea of taking on new territories. 
B)  slavery was uppermost in the minds of all those pushing for expansion. 
C)  the federal government was not anxious to expand American territory, but would try to carry out the will of the people. 
D)  many American voters strongly supported the idea of expansion. 
E)  the West was destined to belong to the United States. 
A)  many Americans opposed the idea of taking on new territories. 
B)  slavery was uppermost in the minds of all those pushing for expansion. 
C)  the federal government was not anxious to expand American territory, but would try to carry out the will of the people. 
D)  many American voters strongly supported the idea of expansion. 
E)  the West was destined to belong to the United States.

Question 4

Manifest destiny

Accepted Answer

A)  was the idea that America was destined by God to possess North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 
B)  originated as a political slogan of Jacksonian democrats. 
C)  described the shared beliefs of the Second Great Awakening. 
D)  was a Native American term that described their commitment to resistance against Anglo-American settlers. 
E)  referred to the fortunes gold seekers discovered in California. 
A)  was the idea that America was destined by God to possess North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 
B)  originated as a political slogan of Jacksonian democrats. 
C)  described the shared beliefs of the Second Great Awakening. 
D)  was a Native American term that described their commitment to resistance against Anglo-American settlers. 
E)  referred to the fortunes gold seekers discovered in California.

Question 5

The armed expedition into California during the Mexican War,known as the Bear Flag Revolt,was led by General Zachary Taylor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How did Texas transform from a Mexican province to a U.S.state? Who advocated annexation,who opposed it,and why?

Accepted Answer

Texas transformed from a Mexican provinc

Question 7

Mexico tried in several ways to halt American immigration into Texas,because the Mexicans were so unhappy about

Accepted Answer

A)  the arrival of large numbers of non-Catholics. 
B)  the refusal of the immigrants to speak Spanish. 
C)  the unwillingness of the settlers to fight alongside Mexicans whenever the need arose. 
D)  the settlers' continued use of slavery. 
E)  the Americans' attitudes of cultural superiority. 
A)  the arrival of large numbers of non-Catholics. 
B)  the refusal of the immigrants to speak Spanish. 
C)  the unwillingness of the settlers to fight alongside Mexicans whenever the need arose. 
D)  the settlers' continued use of slavery. 
E)  the Americans' attitudes of cultural superiority.

Question 8

What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico ceded parts of Texas and Utah but retained its other territories in the West. 
B)  The Mexico-U.S. border was set at the Nueces River. 
C)  The U.S. promised to vacate all of the territories it had occupied during the war. 
D)  The U.S. acquired Utah, Nevada, California and parts of Arizona and New Mexico for $15 million. 
E)  Mexico would become part of the United States. 
A)  Mexico ceded parts of Texas and Utah but retained its other territories in the West. 
B)  The Mexico-U.S. border was set at the Nueces River. 
C)  The U.S. promised to vacate all of the territories it had occupied during the war. 
D)  The U.S. acquired Utah, Nevada, California and parts of Arizona and New Mexico for $15 million. 
E)  Mexico would become part of the United States.

Question 9

Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A)  San Antonio. 
B)  Horseshoe Bend. 
C)  the Alamo. 
D)  San Jacinto. 
E)  Houston. 
A)  San Antonio. 
B)  Horseshoe Bend. 
C)  the Alamo. 
D)  San Jacinto. 
E)  Houston.

Question 10

The Liberty Party was formed by people who

Accepted Answer

A)  supported the annexation of Texas. 
B)  were supporters of Henry Clay for president. 
C)  had become disillusioned by the Whig Party. 
D)  wanted James G. Birney to become president. 
E)  opposed the annexation of Texas or any other slave state. 
A)  supported the annexation of Texas. 
B)  were supporters of Henry Clay for president. 
C)  had become disillusioned by the Whig Party. 
D)  wanted James G. Birney to become president. 
E)  opposed the annexation of Texas or any other slave state.

Question 11

In the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851,the U.S.government

Accepted Answer

A)  agreed to pay cash restitution to the Plains tribes for disruptions to the buffalo grounds. 
B)  set aside a portion of land for a reservation for the Sioux. 
C)  relocated the Plains Indians away from a new transportation corridor that had been put in use. 
D)  wrung an agreement from the Plains Indian tribes to give up a large part of their tribal lands. 
E)  agreed not to allow white settlers to make war against the Plains tribes. 
A)  agreed to pay cash restitution to the Plains tribes for disruptions to the buffalo grounds. 
B)  set aside a portion of land for a reservation for the Sioux. 
C)  relocated the Plains Indians away from a new transportation corridor that had been put in use. 
D)  wrung an agreement from the Plains Indian tribes to give up a large part of their tribal lands. 
E)  agreed not to allow white settlers to make war against the Plains tribes.

Question 12

Concerning the war with Mexico,leading intellectuals such as Henry David Thoreau,William Lloyd Garrison,and Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed the war on the grounds that it would perpetuate slavery. 
B)  supported the war because they thought America would lose and support for slavery in America would slowly die out. 
C)  supported the war because they thought that America needed the land, but they feared that slavery would expand even further. 
D)  opposed the war on strategic, political grounds. 
E)  opposed the war because they believed the United States did not have the economic resources to sustain such a war. 
A)  opposed the war on the grounds that it would perpetuate slavery. 
B)  supported the war because they thought America would lose and support for slavery in America would slowly die out. 
C)  supported the war because they thought that America needed the land, but they feared that slavery would expand even further. 
D)  opposed the war on strategic, political grounds. 
E)  opposed the war because they believed the United States did not have the economic resources to sustain such a war.

Question 13

Mountain men

Accepted Answer

A)  worked as miners. 
B)  knew how to farm the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Northern Rocky Mountains. 
C)  used mountain meadows for grazing cattle. 
D)  were notorious for highway robbery of western settlers. 
E)  worked as trappers, explorers, and scouts for the U.S. Army. 
A)  worked as miners. 
B)  knew how to farm the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Northern Rocky Mountains. 
C)  used mountain meadows for grazing cattle. 
D)  were notorious for highway robbery of western settlers. 
E)  worked as trappers, explorers, and scouts for the U.S. Army.

Question 14

Which of these peoples never had a territorial claim on the Oregon Territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British 
B)  The Dutch 
C)  The Spanish 
D)  The Americans 
E)  The Russians 
A)  The British 
B)  The Dutch 
C)  The Spanish 
D)  The Americans 
E)  The Russians

Question 15

Why did President Polk want a war with Mexico? How did he go about getting what he wanted? What were the results?

Accepted Answer

President Polk wanted a war with Mexico

Question 16

The Buchanan-Pakenham Treaty:

Accepted Answer

A)  accepted the 49th parallel as the division between America and Britain in the West. 
B)  ended the war with Mexico. 
C)  granted the United States rights to the Gadsden Purchase. 
D)  legalized slavery in California. 
E)  organized Oregon as a free state. 
A)  accepted the 49th parallel as the division between America and Britain in the West. 
B)  ended the war with Mexico. 
C)  granted the United States rights to the Gadsden Purchase. 
D)  legalized slavery in California. 
E)  organized Oregon as a free state.

Question 17

If the warhawks in the Democratic party had been successful in persuading President Polk to force Britain to agree to the northern boundary where they wanted it established,Vancouver,British Columbia,today would have been part of the state of Washington.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The last city captured to end the war in Mexico was

Accepted Answer

A)  Havana. 
B)  Juarez. 
C)  Vera Cruz. 
D)  Hidalgo. 
E)  Mexico City. 
A)  Havana. 
B)  Juarez. 
C)  Vera Cruz. 
D)  Hidalgo. 
E)  Mexico City.

Question 19

As was so often the case during the first half of the 1800s,whatever the issue,the main problem with admitting Texas to the Union came down to concern about

Accepted Answer

A)  independence. 
B)  sovereignty. 
C)  representation. 
D)  voting rights. 
E)  slavery. 
A)  independence. 
B)  sovereignty. 
C)  representation. 
D)  voting rights. 
E)  slavery.

Question 20

The commander-in-chief of the newly-created Texas army was

Accepted Answer

A)  Sam Houston. 
B)  William B. Travis. 
C)  Jim Bowie. 
D)  Davy Crockett. 
E)  Stephen F. Austin. 
A)  Sam Houston. 
B)  William B. Travis. 
C)  Jim Bowie. 
D)  Davy Crockett. 
E)  Stephen F. Austin.

Exam 13: The Continued Move West

Mormonism became a new religious community during the Second Great Awakening.

How did the religion of Mormonism arise? What problems did Mormons have with their neighbors? Describe the way in which they came to settle in Utah.

During the 1840s,it became apparent that

Manifest destiny

The armed expedition into California during the Mexican War,known as the Bear Flag Revolt,was led by General Zachary Taylor.

How did Texas transform from a Mexican province to a U.S.state? Who advocated annexation,who opposed it,and why?

Mexico tried in several ways to halt American immigration into Texas,because the Mexicans were so unhappy about

What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of

The Liberty Party was formed by people who

In the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851,the U.S.government

Concerning the war with Mexico,leading intellectuals such as Henry David Thoreau,William Lloyd Garrison,and Frederick Douglass

Mountain men

Which of these peoples never had a territorial claim on the Oregon Territory?

Why did President Polk want a war with Mexico? How did he go about getting what he wanted? What were the results?

The Buchanan-Pakenham Treaty:

If the warhawks in the Democratic party had been successful in persuading President Polk to force Britain to agree to the northern boundary where they wanted it established,Vancouver,British Columbia,today would have been part of the state of Washington.

The last city captured to end the war in Mexico was

As was so often the case during the first half of the 1800s,whatever the issue,the main problem with admitting Texas to the Union came down to concern about

The commander-in-chief of the newly-created Texas army was

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