Question 1

When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk

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A) advocated taking all of Mexico. 
B) believed the British would intervene on behalf of the Americans. 
C) hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California. 
D) supported a large-scale conflict. 
E) denied any intention of expanding slavery. 
A) advocated taking all of Mexico. 
B) believed the British would intervene on behalf of the Americans. 
C) hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California. 
D) supported a large-scale conflict. 
E) denied any intention of expanding slavery.

Question 2

When northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, Oregon settlement supporters such as Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri responded that

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A) Oregon was far more expensive than Texas to defend. 
B) Oregon land was less desirable than that of Texas. 
C) Polk and his supporters in the Senate were far more interested in Texas as a bulwark for slavery. 
D) Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) Oregon was far more expensive than Texas to defend. 
B) Oregon land was less desirable than that of Texas. 
C) Polk and his supporters in the Senate were far more interested in Texas as a bulwark for slavery. 
D) Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Fifty-four forty or fight"

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"Fifty-four forty or fight" was a popula

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fiscal Bank

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The Fiscal Bank refers to a proposed gov

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was a signi

Question 6

The Wilmot Proviso

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A) symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories. 
B) gained House and Senate approval in 1846. 
C) settled, once and for all, the issue of slavery in California. 
D) allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848. 
E) left open the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah. 
A) symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories. 
B) gained House and Senate approval in 1846. 
C) settled, once and for all, the issue of slavery in California. 
D) allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848. 
E) left open the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah.

Question 7

The largest single addition to American territory was

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A) the Louisiana Purchase. 
B) the Mexican Cession. 
C) the Oregon Country. 
D) the Old Northwest. 
E) Alaska. 
A) the Louisiana Purchase. 
B) the Mexican Cession. 
C) the Oregon Country. 
D) the Old Northwest. 
E) Alaska.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tariff of 1842

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The Tariff of 1842, also known as the Bl

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

When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk

When northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, Oregon settlement supporters such as Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri responded that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Fifty-four forty or fight"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fiscal Bank

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Webster-Ashburton Treaty

The Wilmot Proviso

The largest single addition to American territory was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tariff of 1842

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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