Question 1

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)  favored both the postponing and the annexation of 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)  favored both the postponing and the annexation of Texas. 
D)  ignored the issue of the annexation of Texas. 
E)  favored dividing Texas into several states.

Question 2

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

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A)  demonstrate the strength of Latino culture. 
B)  regain control of Texas. 
C)  capture slaves and take them back to Mexico. 
D)  force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens. 
E)  humiliate the bullies of the North by invading the U.S. and freeing black slaves. 
A)  demonstrate the strength of Latino culture. 
B)  regain control of Texas. 
C)  capture slaves and take them back to Mexico. 
D)  force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens. 
E)  humiliate the bullies of the North by invading the U.S. and freeing black slaves.

Question 3

The Aroostook War was

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A)  a short-lived insurrection in British Canada. 
B)  a battle between Native Americans and settlers in northern Maine. 
C)  a full-scale war between Britain and the United States. 
D)  a small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine and Canada 
E)  a dispute over fishing rights between Britain and the United States. 
A)  a short-lived insurrection in British Canada. 
B)  a battle between Native Americans and settlers in northern Maine. 
C)  a full-scale war between Britain and the United States. 
D)  a small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine and Canada 
E)  a dispute over fishing rights between Britain and the United States.

Question 4

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

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Californios were the Hispanic residents

Question 5

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

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The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendm

Question 6

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,"The...

Question 7

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

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, officia

Question 8

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

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 9

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

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John Slidell was a prominent American po

Question 10

Relations between Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century could be characterized as

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A)  harmonious at the diplomatic level but full of popular resentments on both sides. 
B)  generally peaceful, with occasional periods of tension. 
C)  marked by growing American economic supremacy. 
D)  constantly on the brink of war. 
E)  generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution. 
A)  harmonious at the diplomatic level but full of popular resentments on both sides. 
B)  generally peaceful, with occasional periods of tension. 
C)  marked by growing American economic supremacy. 
D)  constantly on the brink of war. 
E)  generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Winfield Scott

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Winfield Scott was a distinguished Ameri

Question 12

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 sent legislation to Congress for the creation of a National Bank. 
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 sent legislation to Congress for the creation of a National Bank.

Question 13

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

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A)  by the Third War for American Independence. 
B)  by a compromise that gave each side some territory. 
C)  when America was given all of the territory in question. 
D)  by the Caroline incident. 
E)  by admitting Maine into the Union and New Brunswick into Canada. 
A)  by the Third War for American Independence. 
B)  by a compromise that gave each side some territory. 
C)  when America was given all of the territory in question. 
D)  by the Caroline incident. 
E)  by admitting Maine into the Union and New Brunswick into Canada.

Question 14

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)  the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans. 
C)  the desire to gain payment for damage claims against the Mexican government. 
D)  the impulse to satisfy those asking for spot resolutions. 
E)  Polk's desire to acquire California. 
A)  the ideology of Manifest Destiny. 
B)  the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans. 
C)  the desire to gain payment for damage claims against the Mexican government. 
D)  the impulse to satisfy those asking for spot resolutions. 
E)  Polk's desire to acquire California.

Question 15

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 16

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. 
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.

Question 17

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

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1. Manifest Destiny
2. Polk's quest for

Question 18

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

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The Whigs were a political faction and t

Question 19

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

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John Tyler was the tenth President of th

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Stephen W.Kearny

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Stephen Watts Kearny (1794–1848) was a U

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

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

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

The Aroostook War was

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

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

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: -Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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

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

Relations between Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century could be characterized as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Winfield Scott

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

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

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

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

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stephen W.Kearny

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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

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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

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America in World War II,1941-1945

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