Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Caroline" could refer to multi

Question 2

One point of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845──1846 included the

Accepted Answer

A)  damage claims by Mexican citizens against the American government. 
B)  immigration of Mormons into Mexican territory. 
C)  migration of Mexicans into Louisiana and Arkansas. 
D)  refusal of the Mexican government to receive Polk's envoy, John Slidell. 
E)  American plans to build a canal in Panama. 
A)  damage claims by Mexican citizens against the American government. 
B)  immigration of Mormons into Mexican territory. 
C)  migration of Mexicans into Louisiana and Arkansas. 
D)  refusal of the Mexican government to receive Polk's envoy, John Slidell. 
E)  American plans to build a canal in Panama.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Colossus of the North"

Accepted Answer

The term "Colossus of the North" histori

Question 4

Match each American officer below with his theater of command in the Mexican War.

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A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
C)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
E)  A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
C)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
E)  A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) is a hist

Question 6

During the Mexican War,the Polk administration was called upon several times to respond to congressional "spot" resolutions demanding to know where American blood had been shed to provoke the war.The resolutions were frequently introduced by

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A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  James K. Polk. 
D)  David Wilmot. 
E)  John Quincy Adams. 
A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  James K. Polk. 
D)  David Wilmot. 
E)  John Quincy Adams.

Question 7

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended

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A)  with the arrival of Franciscan friars. 
B)  when they were overwhelmed by the American gold rush. 
C)  when Mexico gained control of the area in 1826. 
D)  when agriculture became more profitable than mining. 
E)  when poorer Mexican immigrants began entering California. 
A)  with the arrival of Franciscan friars. 
B)  when they were overwhelmed by the American gold rush. 
C)  when Mexico gained control of the area in 1826. 
D)  when agriculture became more profitable than mining. 
E)  when poorer Mexican immigrants began entering California.

Question 8

How much was the expansionist sentiment of the 1840s a continuation of earlier patterns in American history of land hunger and westward movement? What was distinct about the expansionism of the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

The expansionist sentiment of the 1840s

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Oregon fever

Accepted Answer

Oregon fever refers to the enthusiasm an

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John C.Frémont

Accepted Answer

John C. Frémont, also known as John Char

Question 11

One consequence of the Mexican War for the United States was

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A)  increased international respect for its victorious armed forces. 
B)  a quenching of the expansionist thirst for the next several years. 
C)  a newfound appreciation for Mexican culture and the Spanish language. 
D)  an unforeseen plague of boll weevils that spread from former Mexican territories to Gulf state plantations. 
E)  the imminent death of the Democratic party. 
A)  increased international respect for its victorious armed forces. 
B)  a quenching of the expansionist thirst for the next several years. 
C)  a newfound appreciation for Mexican culture and the Spanish language. 
D)  an unforeseen plague of boll weevils that spread from former Mexican territories to Gulf state plantations. 
E)  the imminent death of the Democratic party.

Question 12

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved

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A)  by a short war initiated by American lumberjacks. 
B)  by a compromise that gave each side some territory. 
C)  when the territory in question was proven to be economically worthless. 
D)  by the Caroline incident. 
E)  by admitting Maine into the Union and New Brunswick into Canada. 
A)  by a short war initiated by American lumberjacks. 
B)  by a compromise that gave each side some territory. 
C)  when the territory in question was proven to be economically worthless. 
D)  by the Caroline incident. 
E)  by admitting Maine into the Union and New Brunswick into Canada.

Question 13

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican War included

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A)  a guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico. 
B)  American annexation of Texas. 
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)  American payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico. 
A)  a guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico. 
B)  American annexation of Texas. 
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)  American payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Daniel Webster

Accepted Answer

Daniel Webster was a prominent American

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Slidell

Accepted Answer

John Slidell was a prominent American po

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Californios were the Hispanic residents

Question 17

Was the Mexican War inevitable? Was it necessary? Why or why not? What might either side have done to avoid war?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican War was not inevitable, as t

Question 18

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

Accepted Answer

A)  El Paso. 
B)  the Nueces River. 
C)  Santa Fe. 
D)  the Rio Grande. 
E)  San Antonio. 
A)  El Paso. 
B)  the Nueces River. 
C)  Santa Fe. 
D)  the Rio Grande. 
E)  San Antonio.

Question 19

The Whigs put Tyler on the ticket as vice-presidential nominee because

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A)  they wanted a stronger figure behind President William Henry Harrison. 
B)  he would attract northern votes. 
C)  he would attract the vote of the states' rightists. 
D)  a southerner would balance the Midwesterner Harrison. 
E)  he would vigorously oppose the Democrats' expansionism. 
A)  they wanted a stronger figure behind President William Henry Harrison. 
B)  he would attract northern votes. 
C)  he would attract the vote of the states' rightists. 
D)  a southerner would balance the Midwesterner Harrison. 
E)  he would vigorously oppose the Democrats' expansionism.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Liberty party

Accepted Answer

The Liberty Party was a minor political

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

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

One point of controversy between the United States and Mexico in 1845──1846 included the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Colossus of the North"

Match each American officer below with his theater of command in the Mexican War.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hudson's Bay Company

During the Mexican War,the Polk administration was called upon several times to respond to congressional "spot" resolutions demanding to know where American blood had been shed to provoke the war.The resolutions were frequently introduced by

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended

How much was the expansionist sentiment of the 1840s a continuation of earlier patterns in American history of land hunger and westward movement? What was distinct about the expansionism of the 1840s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Oregon fever

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C.Frémont

One consequence of the Mexican War for the United States was

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican War included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Daniel Webster

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Slidell

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

Was the Mexican War inevitable? Was it necessary? Why or why not? What might either side have done to avoid war?

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

The Whigs put Tyler on the ticket as vice-presidential nominee because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Liberty party

New World Beginnings

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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