Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny is a term that was coin

Question 2

Those people most adamantly opposed to President James K. Polk's expansionist program in Oregon, Texas and the Southwest were the

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A) northwestern Democrats. 
B) abolitionists. 
C) southern Democrats. 
D) generals in the U.S.Army such as General Zachary Taylor. 
E) proslavery Whigs. 
A) northwestern Democrats. 
B) abolitionists. 
C) southern Democrats. 
D) generals in the U.S.Army such as General Zachary Taylor. 
E) proslavery Whigs.

Question 3

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The Mexican War was a major cause of the American Civil War."

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The answer of Assess the validity of the following statement,...

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Zachary Taylor

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Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of

Question 5

Write your definition of national interest. Then use this definition to argue that the Webster-Ashburton Treaty or the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did or did not serve the national interests of the United States.

Accepted Answer

National interest can be defined as the

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Californios

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Californios were the Hispanic residents

Question 7

Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the

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A) rich soil of the Willamette River Valley. 
B) expectation of fighting British troops. 
C) potential profits in the fur trade. 
D) discovery of gold and silver in the Cascade Mountains. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) rich soil of the Willamette River Valley. 
B) expectation of fighting British troops. 
C) potential profits in the fur trade. 
D) discovery of gold and silver in the Cascade Mountains. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"conscience" Whigs

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The "Conscience" Whigs were a faction wi

Question 9

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.

Question 10

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, officia

Question 12

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 13

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 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-David Wilmot

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David Wilmot was a U.S. politician, a me

Question 15

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 16

____ represented the group in North America that expressed the most vigorous support for the United States gaining political control of all of the Oregon Country.

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A) Southern Democrats 
B) Whigs 
C) Northern Democrats 
D) Indians living in the Willamette River valley 
E) Protestant missionaries 
A) Southern Democrats 
B) Whigs 
C) Northern Democrats 
D) Indians living in the Willamette River valley 
E) Protestant missionaries

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison was the ninth Pre

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Rio Grande

Accepted Answer

The Rio Grande, known as Río Bravo in Me

Question 19

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to

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A) end the independent treasury system. 
B) create a new national bank. 
C) distribute public land sales revenue to the states. 
D) annex Texas. 
E) solve the Maine boundary dispute. 
A) end the independent treasury system. 
B) create a new national bank. 
C) distribute public land sales revenue to the states. 
D) annex Texas. 
E) solve the Maine boundary dispute.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Caroline

Accepted Answer

The term "Caroline" could refer to multi

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Manifest Destiny

Those people most adamantly opposed to President James K. Polk's expansionist program in Oregon, Texas and the Southwest were the

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The Mexican War was a major cause of the American Civil War."

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Zachary Taylor

Write your definition of national interest. Then use this definition to argue that the Webster-Ashburton Treaty or the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did or did not serve the national interests of the United States.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Californios

Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"conscience" Whigs

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the Indian inhabitants of California

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -David Wilmot

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

____ represented the group in North America that expressed the most vigorous support for the United States gaining political control of all of the Oregon Country.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Henry Harrison

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rio Grande

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Caroline

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

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

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to