Question 1

Mexico was concerned with Anglo-American immigration because the immigrants brought slaves, and Mexico was a free nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What had a major influence on Texas commander in chief Sam Houston?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was half Mexican. 
B)  He was the first Texas-born leader of the territory. 
C)  He had been a pacifist before moving to Texas. 
D)  He was the only college-educated rebel. 
E)  He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. 
A)  He was half Mexican. 
B)  He was the first Texas-born leader of the territory. 
C)  He had been a pacifist before moving to Texas. 
D)  He was the only college-educated rebel. 
E)  He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. E

Question 3

Prior to the Mexican-American War, Frémont and a band of American settlers had captured Sonoma in northern California from Mexico and proclaimed the Republic of California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

William Henry Harrison was a significant president because he was the first president of the newly created Whig party and served one of the shortest terms in American history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Support for the Mexican-American War was strongest among New England abolitionists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why did the Spanish establish missions in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were intended to serve as places of religious conversion and economic productivity. 
B)  They were vehicles that could preserve Native American language and culture. 
C)  They were institutions where the Spanish studied Native American religions. 
D)  They were outposts to help attract Native American emigration to Spain. 
E)  They were churches that only the Spanish were allowed to use. 
A)  They were intended to serve as places of religious conversion and economic productivity. 
B)  They were vehicles that could preserve Native American language and culture. 
C)  They were institutions where the Spanish studied Native American religions. 
D)  They were outposts to help attract Native American emigration to Spain. 
E)  They were churches that only the Spanish were allowed to use.

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-Antonio López de Santa Anna

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) was the general-in-chief of the American army during the Mexican-American War and was called the "greatest living soldier" by the Duke of Wellington 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 but took over the presidency without having been elected to the office 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo who led the "regular army" soldiers, partly as a means to leave behind a checkered past in Alabama 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles after quarreling with General Stephen Kearny over who was in command of the army
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder" and became the most enthusiastic champion of American settlement in Mexican California and the Far West
H)called himself the "Napoleon of the West" and suspended the Mexican national congress in the face of Texan rebelliousness
I)founded a colony of European emigrants in California and sought to create a wilderness empire by putting Native Americans to work
J)was a Franciscan friar who led the creation of a Catholic mission in San Diego, California 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) was the general-in-chief of the American army during the Mexican-American War and was called the "greatest living soldier" by the Duke of Wellington 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 but took over the presidency without having been elected to the office 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo who led the "regular army" soldiers, partly as a means to leave behind a checkered past in Alabama 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles after quarreling with General Stephen Kearny over who was in command of the army
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder" and became the most enthusiastic champion of American settlement in Mexican California and the Far West
H)called himself the "Napoleon of the West" and suspended the Mexican national congress in the face of Texan rebelliousness
I)founded a colony of European emigrants in California and sought to create a wilderness empire by putting Native Americans to work
J)was a Franciscan friar who led the creation of a Catholic mission in San Diego, California

Question 8

What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Anna lost and was forced to offer Texas independence from Mexico due to the terms of the treaty offered by the Americans. 
B)  The battle highlighted the commitment of Santa Anna to the ideals of liberty and the Texans' turn toward despotism under Austin. 
C)  The violence lost the Texans the support of prominent Americans such as Davy Crockett and, thus, caused the American government to withdraw its support of the Texans. 
D)  The battle had proven relatively bloodless and, thus, marked a turn toward diplomacy between the Mexicans, Americans, and Native Americans. 
E)  Santa Anna won a costly victory, but the intense fighting had turned the rebellion into a war for Texan independence. 
A)  Santa Anna lost and was forced to offer Texas independence from Mexico due to the terms of the treaty offered by the Americans. 
B)  The battle highlighted the commitment of Santa Anna to the ideals of liberty and the Texans' turn toward despotism under Austin. 
C)  The violence lost the Texans the support of prominent Americans such as Davy Crockett and, thus, caused the American government to withdraw its support of the Texans. 
D)  The battle had proven relatively bloodless and, thus, marked a turn toward diplomacy between the Mexicans, Americans, and Native Americans. 
E)  Santa Anna won a costly victory, but the intense fighting had turned the rebellion into a war for Texan independence.

Question 9

Polk's nickname of "Young Hickory" MOST reflected his

Accepted Answer

A)  association with Jackson and support for Jacksonian policies. 
B)  identity as a northerner. 
C)  lack of a work ethic. 
D)  actual elderliness as a presidential candidate. 
E)  hesitation toward territorial expansion. 
A)  association with Jackson and support for Jacksonian policies. 
B)  identity as a northerner. 
C)  lack of a work ethic. 
D)  actual elderliness as a presidential candidate. 
E)  hesitation toward territorial expansion.

Question 10

David Crockett had lost his bid for reelection to Congress and declared he would go to Texas to make his fortune.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The dispute over Oregon caused the outbreak of the Mexican-American War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

General Zachary Taylor, who commanded the U.S. invasion force into Mexico, opposed the annexation of Texas and was critical of the war with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stephen Austin 
B)  Andrew Jackson 
C)  James Polk 
D)  Santa Anna 
E)  Sam Houston 
A)  Stephen Austin 
B)  Andrew Jackson 
C)  James Polk 
D)  Santa Anna 
E)  Sam Houston

Question 14

Match each description with the item below.
-John Tyler

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) was the general-in-chief of the American army during the Mexican-American War and was called the "greatest living soldier" by the Duke of Wellington 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 but took over the presidency without having been elected to the office 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo who led the "regular army" soldiers, partly as a means to leave behind a checkered past in Alabama 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles after quarreling with General Stephen Kearny over who was in command of the army
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder" and became the most enthusiastic champion of American settlement in Mexican California and the Far West
H)called himself the "Napoleon of the West" and suspended the Mexican national congress in the face of Texan rebelliousness
I)founded a colony of European emigrants in California and sought to create a wilderness empire by putting Native Americans to work
J)was a Franciscan friar who led the creation of a Catholic mission in San Diego, California 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) was the general-in-chief of the American army during the Mexican-American War and was called the "greatest living soldier" by the Duke of Wellington 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 but took over the presidency without having been elected to the office 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo who led the "regular army" soldiers, partly as a means to leave behind a checkered past in Alabama 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles after quarreling with General Stephen Kearny over who was in command of the army
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder" and became the most enthusiastic champion of American settlement in Mexican California and the Far West
H)called himself the "Napoleon of the West" and suspended the Mexican national congress in the face of Texan rebelliousness
I)founded a colony of European emigrants in California and sought to create a wilderness empire by putting Native Americans to work
J)was a Franciscan friar who led the creation of a Catholic mission in San Diego, California

Question 15

The events at Goliad increased Texan support of Santa Anna as a leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which leader was described as a president without a party because his actions alienated him from both Democrats and Whigs?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Henry Harrison 
B)  Sam Houston 
C)  James K. Polk 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  William Henry Harrison 
B)  Sam Houston 
C)  James K. Polk 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 17

Most of those who traveled westward in wagon trains

Accepted Answer

A)  made it from Missouri to California in a month. 
B)  actually walked and used the wagon to transport supplies. 
C)  did so without entering any Native American lands. 
D)  turned back due to the hardships of the trek. 
E)  were headed for California's gold fields. 
A)  made it from Missouri to California in a month. 
B)  actually walked and used the wagon to transport supplies. 
C)  did so without entering any Native American lands. 
D)  turned back due to the hardships of the trek. 
E)  were headed for California's gold fields.

Question 18

What was "Oregon fever," and how did it come about?

Accepted Answer

A)  It referred to the sense of idealism Americans had toward the West due to its portrayal in popular culture, although very few Americans actually made the journey as the government outlawed it. 
B)  It referred to a terrible outbreak of cholera that spread all the way east due to the cramped living conditions of groups of pioneers traveling to Oregon and other western territories. 
C)  It referred to the warmongering directed toward the Oregon area and the recruitment of American soldiers, as the French were the last obstacle standing in the way of American western settlement. 
D)  It referred to the panic the general American public felt at the prospect of further western expansion, due to widespread economic decline caused by the relocation of workers and industry. 
E)  It referred to the large migration of many settlers to Oregon, drawn there by the fertile land and eventually the federal government's promise of free land in exchange for four years of work. 
A)  It referred to the sense of idealism Americans had toward the West due to its portrayal in popular culture, although very few Americans actually made the journey as the government outlawed it. 
B)  It referred to a terrible outbreak of cholera that spread all the way east due to the cramped living conditions of groups of pioneers traveling to Oregon and other western territories. 
C)  It referred to the warmongering directed toward the Oregon area and the recruitment of American soldiers, as the French were the last obstacle standing in the way of American western settlement. 
D)  It referred to the panic the general American public felt at the prospect of further western expansion, due to widespread economic decline caused by the relocation of workers and industry. 
E)  It referred to the large migration of many settlers to Oregon, drawn there by the fertile land and eventually the federal government's promise of free land in exchange for four years of work.

Question 19

Match each description with the item below.
-Robert
F. Stockton

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) was the general-in-chief of the American army during the Mexican-American War and was called the "greatest living soldier" by the Duke of Wellington 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 but took over the presidency without having been elected to the office 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo who led the "regular army" soldiers, partly as a means to leave behind a checkered past in Alabama 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles after quarreling with General Stephen Kearny over who was in command of the army
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder" and became the most enthusiastic champion of American settlement in Mexican California and the Far West
H)called himself the "Napoleon of the West" and suspended the Mexican national congress in the face of Texan rebelliousness
I)founded a colony of European emigrants in California and sought to create a wilderness empire by putting Native Americans to work
J)was a Franciscan friar who led the creation of a Catholic mission in San Diego, California 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) was the general-in-chief of the American army during the Mexican-American War and was called the "greatest living soldier" by the Duke of Wellington 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 but took over the presidency without having been elected to the office 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo who led the "regular army" soldiers, partly as a means to leave behind a checkered past in Alabama 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles after quarreling with General Stephen Kearny over who was in command of the army
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder" and became the most enthusiastic champion of American settlement in Mexican California and the Far West
H)called himself the "Napoleon of the West" and suspended the Mexican national congress in the face of Texan rebelliousness
I)founded a colony of European emigrants in California and sought to create a wilderness empire by putting Native Americans to work
J)was a Franciscan friar who led the creation of a Catholic mission in San Diego, California

Question 20

In what way did John Tyler become a "president without a party"? Use examples to make an argument regarding how much of this was his own doing.

Accepted Answer

John Tyler became a "president without a

Exam 13: Western Expansion

Mexico was concerned with Anglo-American immigration because the immigrants brought slaves, and Mexico was a free nation.

What had a major influence on Texas commander in chief Sam Houston?

Prior to the Mexican-American War, Frémont and a band of American settlers had captured Sonoma in northern California from Mexico and proclaimed the Republic of California.

William Henry Harrison was a significant president because he was the first president of the newly created Whig party and served one of the shortest terms in American history.

Support for the Mexican-American War was strongest among New England abolitionists.

Why did the Spanish establish missions in California?

Match each description with the item below. -Antonio López de Santa Anna

What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo?

Polk's nickname of "Young Hickory" MOST reflected his

David Crockett had lost his bid for reelection to Congress and declared he would go to Texas to make his fortune.

The dispute over Oregon caused the outbreak of the Mexican-American War.

General Zachary Taylor, who commanded the U.S. invasion force into Mexico, opposed the annexation of Texas and was critical of the war with Mexico.

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

Match each description with the item below. -John Tyler

The events at Goliad increased Texan support of Santa Anna as a leader.

Which leader was described as a president without a party because his actions alienated him from both Democrats and Whigs?

Most of those who traveled westward in wagon trains

What was "Oregon fever," and how did it come about?

Match each description with the item below. -Robert F. Stockton

In what way did John Tyler become a "president without a party"? Use examples to make an argument regarding how much of this was his own doing.

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