Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Jimmy Polk's war"

Accepted Answer

"Jimmy Polk's war" refers to the Mexican

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Hart Benton

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782 – Apr

Question 3

From the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 until the 1840s,British and American settlers in Oregon

Accepted Answer

A)  coexisted peacefully under joint occupation. 
B)  clashed repeatedly over control of the fur trade with local Indian tribes. 
C)  engaged in guerilla warfare over control of local salmon fisheries. 
D)  were fierce rivals in efforts to convert the indigenous tribes of the Columbia River valley. 
E)  managed to avoid conflict with the Russian authorities who claimed the entire Oregon territory. 
A)  coexisted peacefully under joint occupation. 
B)  clashed repeatedly over control of the fur trade with local Indian tribes. 
C)  engaged in guerilla warfare over control of local salmon fisheries. 
D)  were fierce rivals in efforts to convert the indigenous tribes of the Columbia River valley. 
E)  managed to avoid conflict with the Russian authorities who claimed the entire Oregon territory.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nicholas P.Trist

Accepted Answer

Nicholas P. Trist (1800–1874) was an Ame

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Rio Grande, known as Río Bravo in Me

Question 6

Under the Spanish Franciscan missionaries,the native inhabitants of California

Accepted Answer

A)  were encouraged to live according to the principles of St. Francis. 
B)  were treated as simple natives who did not need to work unless they wished. 
C)  were forced to work endlessly as farmers and herders and suffered much disease and hardship. 
D)  were treated better than the African slaves with whom they worked. 
E)  were given generous provisions and education in exchange for voluntarily converting. 
A)  were encouraged to live according to the principles of St. Francis. 
B)  were treated as simple natives who did not need to work unless they wished. 
C)  were forced to work endlessly as farmers and herders and suffered much disease and hardship. 
D)  were treated better than the African slaves with whom they worked. 
E)  were given generous provisions and education in exchange for voluntarily converting.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Jimmy Polk's war"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Hart Benton

From the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 until the 1840s,British and American settlers in Oregon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nicholas P.Trist

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

Under the Spanish Franciscan missionaries,the native inhabitants of California

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Jimmy Polk's war"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Hart Benton

From the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 until the 1840s,British and American settlers in Oregon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nicholas P.Trist

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

Under the Spanish Franciscan missionaries,the native inhabitants of California

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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