Question 1

Compare and contrast President Polk's willingness to go to war against Mexico over Texas but not against Britain over Oregon.

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President Polk's willingness to go to wa

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 waslessdesirable 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 waslessdesirable 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

All of the following were legacies of the U.S.war with Mexico, except

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A)  Mexicans have never forgotten that the U.S. tore away about half of their country. 
B)  the war resulted in a negative turning point in U.S. relations with Latin America. 
C)  it reinvigorated the slavery issue and debates about extending slavery in the territories and newly admitted states in the United States. 
D)  Latin America solidified their friendly relations with the U.S. government. 
E)  roughly 13,000 American soldiers died, mostly from disease. 
A)  Mexicans have never forgotten that the U.S. tore away about half of their country. 
B)  the war resulted in a negative turning point in U.S. relations with Latin America. 
C)  it reinvigorated the slavery issue and debates about extending slavery in the territories and newly admitted states in the United States. 
D)  Latin America solidified their friendly relations with the U.S. government. 
E)  roughly 13,000 American soldiers died, mostly from disease.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848), ending the Mexican War, included

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A)  a guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico. 
B)  United States annexation of all the territory south of the Rio Grande. 
C)  the banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the United States. 
D)  a requirement that Mexico pay $3.25 million in damages to the United States. 
E)  United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico. 
A)  a guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico. 
B)  United States annexation of all the territory south of the Rio Grande. 
C)  the banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the United States. 
D)  a requirement that Mexico pay $3.25 million in damages to the United States. 
E)  United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico.

Question 7

As a result of the panic of 1837

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A)  the U. S. established restrictions on foreign loans. 
B)  President John Tyler reversed his opposition to a national bank and signed legislation authorizing a "Fiscal Corporation." 
C)  anti-British passions cooled in America. 
D)  the Democrats led America into war for more territory. 
E)  several states defaulted on their bonds or repudiated them openly. 
A)  the U. S. established restrictions on foreign loans. 
B)  President John Tyler reversed his opposition to a national bank and signed legislation authorizing a "Fiscal Corporation." 
C)  anti-British passions cooled in America. 
D)  the Democrats led America into war for more territory. 
E)  several states defaulted on their bonds or repudiated them openly.

Question 8

The primary reason that the British government decided to compromise with the United States on the Oregon Country border was

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A)  the support of the Hudson's Bay Company. 
B)  the British government's belief that the Oregon Country was neither politically nor economically critical to British foreign policy interests. 
C)  John Tyler's election to the presidency. 
D)  America's acceptance of 54° 40'. 
E)  the threat posed to British Columbia by an alliance of Indians and French traders and pioneers. 
A)  the support of the Hudson's Bay Company. 
B)  the British government's belief that the Oregon Country was neither politically nor economically critical to British foreign policy interests. 
C)  John Tyler's election to the presidency. 
D)  America's acceptance of 54° 40'. 
E)  the threat posed to British Columbia by an alliance of Indians and French traders and pioneers.

Question 9

The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was

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A)  Henry Clay. 
B)  Zachary Taylor. 
C)  Robert Walker. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Millard Fillmore. 
A)  Henry Clay. 
B)  Zachary Taylor. 
C)  Robert Walker. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Millard Fillmore.

Question 10

Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836.Why wasn't it annexed to the United States until 1845?

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Texas declared its independence from Mex

Question 11

Points of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845-1846 included

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A)  damage claims by American citizens against the Mexican government. 
B)  the immigration of Mormons into Mexican territory. 
C)  exclusion of Mexico from the Oregon boundary settlement. 
D)  the refusal of the Mexican government to receive President Polk's envoy, John Slidell, and consider President Polk's offer to purchase California from Mexico. 
E)  American annexation of Texas. 
A)  damage claims by American citizens against the Mexican government. 
B)  the immigration of Mormons into Mexican territory. 
C)  exclusion of Mexico from the Oregon boundary settlement. 
D)  the refusal of the Mexican government to receive President Polk's envoy, John Slidell, and consider President Polk's offer to purchase California from Mexico. 
E)  American annexation of Texas.

Question 12

The Mexican War resulted in

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A)  a one-third increase in the territorial size of the United States. 
B)  combat experience for those who would lead the armies in the Civil War. 
C)  increased respect for American military and naval capabilities. 
D)  friendlier relations between the United States and Latin American nations. 
E)  deepened sectional tensions over slavery. 
A)  a one-third increase in the territorial size of the United States. 
B)  combat experience for those who would lead the armies in the Civil War. 
C)  increased respect for American military and naval capabilities. 
D)  friendlier relations between the United States and Latin American nations. 
E)  deepened sectional tensions over slavery.

Question 13

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California

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A)  missionaries gained power. 
B)  slavery became an accepted practice. 
C)  convicts brought in by Spain were expelled. 
D)  California's Indians received better treatment. 
E)  Californios eventually gained control of the land from the Franciscan missions. 
A)  missionaries gained power. 
B)  slavery became an accepted practice. 
C)  convicts brought in by Spain were expelled. 
D)  California's Indians received better treatment. 
E)  Californios eventually gained control of the land from the Franciscan missions.

Question 14

All of the following happened after President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States except

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A)  he was expelled from the Whig party. 
B)  all but one member of his cabinet resigned. 
C)  an attempt was made in the House of Representatives to impeach him. 
D)  Tyler also vetoed a Whig-sponsored high-tariff bill. 
E)  he signed another similar national bank bill providing for a "Fiscal Corporation." 
A)  he was expelled from the Whig party. 
B)  all but one member of his cabinet resigned. 
C)  an attempt was made in the House of Representatives to impeach him. 
D)  Tyler also vetoed a Whig-sponsored high-tariff bill. 
E)  he signed another similar national bank bill providing for a "Fiscal Corporation."

Question 15

To what extent was the Mexican War an avoidable and unnecessary war? Alternatively, how might the Mexican War be considered an inevitable war between America and Mexico that could not be avoided even if President Polk and the various Mexican governments had engaged in some difficult political bargaining and compromises during the mid-1840s? What diplomatic, military, and economic steps could President Polk and the Mexican government have taken to avoid war and why didn't they respectively or jointly do so?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican War was both avoidable and u

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Arrange the following in chronological order: 
(A)annexation of Texas, 
(B)Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 
(C)settlement of the Oregon boundary, and 
(D)Aroostook War.

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A)  A, B, D, C 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  D, B, A, C 
D)  C, A, B, D 
E)  A, D, C, B 
A)  A, B, D, C 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  D, B, A, C 
D)  C, A, B, D 
E)  A, D, C, B

Question 19

In 1846, the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except

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A)  the ideology of Manifest Destiny. 
B)  moral indignation expressed by southwestern American expansionists following the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexican crossing the Rio Grande in April 1846. 
C)  the desire to gain payment for unpaid damage tort claims by American citizens against the Mexican government for damages to Americans and their property in the Southwest. 
D)  the impulse to satisfy Congressman Abraham Lincoln and similar political allies in Congress to enact the so-called "spot resolutions" concerning alleged Mexican incursions into American territory. 
E)  Polk's desire to acquire California. 
A)  the ideology of Manifest Destiny. 
B)  moral indignation expressed by southwestern American expansionists following the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexican crossing the Rio Grande in April 1846. 
C)  the desire to gain payment for unpaid damage tort claims by American citizens against the Mexican government for damages to Americans and their property in the Southwest. 
D)  the impulse to satisfy Congressman Abraham Lincoln and similar political allies in Congress to enact the so-called "spot resolutions" concerning alleged Mexican incursions into American territory. 
E)  Polk's desire to acquire California.

Question 20

List the following items in order of their importance as factors in the outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico: the failure of the Slidell diplomatic mission to Mexico, the positioning of General Taylor's troops on the Rio Grande, unresolved debt claims of American citizens, Manifest Destiny, and President Polk's quest for California.Justify your ranking and explain how each item contributed to the outbreak of war.

Accepted Answer

1. President Polk's quest for California

Compare and contrast President Polk's willingness to go to war against Mexico over Texas but not against Britain over Oregon.

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

All of the following were legacies of the U.S.war with Mexico, except

President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to

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

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848), ending the Mexican War, included

As a result of the panic of 1837

The primary reason that the British government decided to compromise with the United States on the Oregon Country border was

The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was

Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836.Why wasn't it annexed to the United States until 1845?

Points of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845-1846 included

The Mexican War resulted in

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California

All of the following happened after President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States except

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

The largest single addition to American territory was

Arrange the following in chronological order: (A)annexation of Texas, (B)Webster-Ashburton Treaty, (C)settlement of the Oregon boundary, and (D)Aroostook War.

In 1846, the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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

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

Compare and contrast President Polk's willingness to go to war against Mexico over Texas but not against Britain over Oregon.

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

All of the following were legacies of the U.S.war with Mexico, except

President John Tyler vetoed the Whig congress's proposal to

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

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848), ending the Mexican War, included

As a result of the panic of 1837

The primary reason that the British government decided to compromise with the United States on the Oregon Country border was

The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was

Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836.Why wasn't it annexed to the United States until 1845?

Points of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845-1846 included

The Mexican War resulted in

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California

All of the following happened after President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States except

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

The largest single addition to American territory was

Arrange the following in chronological order: (A)annexation of Texas, (B)Webster-Ashburton Treaty, (C)settlement of the Oregon boundary, and (D)Aroostook War.

In 1846, the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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

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