Question 1

After gaining independence from Mexico,Texans fought hard to maintain their independence from the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not true about the first phase of Western settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The haphazard manner in which westward movement took place forced politicians in the East to bring some form of governing order to the West. 
B)  Independent-minded settlers did not welcome the imposition of eastern ideals. 
C)  By taking responsibility for the actions of white settlers, the federal government committed itself to defending their course of westward expansion. 
D)  Native Americans were victims of American western settlers who liked to take matters into their own hands. 
E)  Congress took the lead in defining the course of Western expansion prior to the 1840s. 
A)  The haphazard manner in which westward movement took place forced politicians in the East to bring some form of governing order to the West. 
B)  Independent-minded settlers did not welcome the imposition of eastern ideals. 
C)  By taking responsibility for the actions of white settlers, the federal government committed itself to defending their course of westward expansion. 
D)  Native Americans were victims of American western settlers who liked to take matters into their own hands. 
E)  Congress took the lead in defining the course of Western expansion prior to the 1840s.

Question 3

Why did Mormon leaders advocate a move to the Great Salt Lake?

Accepted Answer

A)  It appeared that no other group wanted to settle there. 
B)  Brigham Young had read advertisements about land there in various journals, and it appeared that those already there were fairly liberal. 
C)  The area was technically Mexican property and the U.S. government had no jurisdiction there. 
D)  The Mexican government had entered into a treaty that stated the Mormons would be left strictly alone. 
E)  The angel Moroni had shown Brigham Young the route that must be followed. 
A)  It appeared that no other group wanted to settle there. 
B)  Brigham Young had read advertisements about land there in various journals, and it appeared that those already there were fairly liberal. 
C)  The area was technically Mexican property and the U.S. government had no jurisdiction there. 
D)  The Mexican government had entered into a treaty that stated the Mormons would be left strictly alone. 
E)  The angel Moroni had shown Brigham Young the route that must be followed.

Question 4

The Mexican cession to America at the end of the Mexican War enlarged the United States by about 500,000 square miles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Most of the early mining camp settlements went on to become major California towns and cities after the Gold Rush ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

After gaining independence from Mexico,Texans fought hard to maintain their independence from the United States.

Which of the following is not true about the first phase of Western settlement?

Why did Mormon leaders advocate a move to the Great Salt Lake?

The Mexican cession to America at the end of the Mexican War enlarged the United States by about 500,000 square miles.

Most of the early mining camp settlements went on to become major California towns and cities after the Gold Rush ended.

Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, south, and West

The Progressive Era

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Cold War America

The Sixties

The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Reagans America

America in the Information Age

Globalization and Its Discontents

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Exam 13: The Continued Move West

After gaining independence from Mexico,Texans fought hard to maintain their independence from the United States.

Which of the following is not true about the first phase of Western settlement?

Why did Mormon leaders advocate a move to the Great Salt Lake?

The Mexican cession to America at the end of the Mexican War enlarged the United States by about 500,000 square miles.

Most of the early mining camp settlements went on to become major California towns and cities after the Gold Rush ended.

Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, south, and West

The Progressive Era

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Cold War America

The Sixties

The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Reagans America

America in the Information Age

Globalization and Its Discontents

Filters