Question 1

​Manifest Destiny was the term applied to the belief that the United States was destined by God to spread across the continent from sea to sea

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The 1819Adams-Onis Treaty between the United States and Spain gave the United States a northern border to the Pacific Ocean,while Spain retained lands from Texas to California

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

​The Missouri Compromise of 1820

Accepted Answer

A) Maintained the balance of free and slave states in the Senate 
B) Settled land disputes between white settlers and Native Americans in the Missouri territory 
C) ​Freed slaves in the Missouri territory 
D) ​Banned slavery in all new territories acquired under the Louisiana Purchase 
A) Maintained the balance of free and slave states in the Senate 
B) Settled land disputes between white settlers and Native Americans in the Missouri territory 
C) ​Freed slaves in the Missouri territory 
D) ​Banned slavery in all new territories acquired under the Louisiana Purchase

Question 4

​The Panic of 1837 helped spur westward expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​Congressional hearings were held in 1818 to examine Andrew Jackson's behavior involving

Accepted Answer

A) insubordination during the War of 1812. 
B) his treatment of native tribes in the Southeast. 
C) ​the Peggy Eaton affair. 
D) ​accepting bribes from land speculators. 
E) ​reports of his marriage to a woman still married to someone else. 
A) insubordination during the War of 1812. 
B) his treatment of native tribes in the Southeast. 
C) ​the Peggy Eaton affair. 
D) ​accepting bribes from land speculators. 
E) ​reports of his marriage to a woman still married to someone else.

Question 6

​John Sutter owned the land in California where gold was first discovered in 1848

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​Joseph Smith was the Mormon leader responsible for the Mormons' migration to the Great Salt Lake area that would later become Utah

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo,the United States paid Mexico $15 million for the strip of land that finished the "building" of the United States and gave the country its final border with Mexico

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​Which of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States received California,New Mexico,and Texas from Mexico. 
B) The border between Texas and Mexico was set at the Nueces River. 
C) ​Mexico paid the United States $15 million for U.S.losses. 
D) ​All of these 
A) The United States received California,New Mexico,and Texas from Mexico. 
B) The border between Texas and Mexico was set at the Nueces River. 
C) ​Mexico paid the United States $15 million for U.S.losses. 
D) ​All of these

Question 10

​Sequoya was a Cherokee leader who developed an alphabet in his native language in 1821

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​Why was the war with Mexico notable?

Accepted Answer

A) The fact that the United States had an exceptionally strong navy 
B) The number of military leaders who made names for themselves in that conflict 
C) ​The extremely small number of U.S.casualties 
D) ​Answers B and C 
E) ​​Answers A and B 
A) The fact that the United States had an exceptionally strong navy 
B) The number of military leaders who made names for themselves in that conflict 
C) ​The extremely small number of U.S.casualties 
D) ​Answers B and C 
E) ​​Answers A and B

Question 12

​Who is credited with coining the term Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

A) Sam Houston 
B) John Tyler 
C) ​Zachary Taylor 
D) ​John L.O'Sullivan 
E) ​Henry Clay 
A) Sam Houston 
B) John Tyler 
C) ​Zachary Taylor 
D) ​John L.O'Sullivan 
E) ​Henry Clay

Question 13

​A sizeable number of Chinese immigrated after 1849,seeking to strike it rich in the California gold mines

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​Which Native American tribe is most noted for building cotton plantations,making its own alphabet,and owning slaves?

Accepted Answer

A) Seminole 
B) Cherokee 
C) ​Choctaw 
D) ​Iroquois 
E) ​Creek 
A) Seminole 
B) Cherokee 
C) ​Choctaw 
D) ​Iroquois 
E) ​Creek

Question 15

​The Cherokees adopted white notions of "civilized" behavior and customs as a strategy for retaining their land

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Which of the following occurred before the declaration of war against Mexico in 1846?

Accepted Answer

A) General Zachary Taylor's troops crossed the Nueces River. 
B) A skirmish took place between Mexican and U.S.troops on the north side of the Rio Grande. 
C) ​U.S.troops seized Santa Fe in New Mexico. 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​Answers A and B 
A) General Zachary Taylor's troops crossed the Nueces River. 
B) A skirmish took place between Mexican and U.S.troops on the north side of the Rio Grande. 
C) ​U.S.troops seized Santa Fe in New Mexico. 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​Answers A and B

Question 17

Which of the following was not one of the terms of the Louisiana Purchase between the United States and France?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States would respect the rights of Native Americans living there 
B) The amount of land the U.S.would acquire would equal 828,000 square miles 
C) ​The cost of the land acquired would be $15 million 
D) ​French settlers could retain their land in the territory by paying a small tax to the U.S. 
A) The United States would respect the rights of Native Americans living there 
B) The amount of land the U.S.would acquire would equal 828,000 square miles 
C) ​The cost of the land acquired would be $15 million 
D) ​French settlers could retain their land in the territory by paying a small tax to the U.S.

Question 18

​The U.S.Supreme Court twice ruled in favor of the Cherokees and against their removal from their lands

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​Why did President Polk instigate a war with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) To gain the territories of California and New Mexico 
B) To move the border of Texas to the Rio Grande 
C) ​To gain a large piece of present-day Mexico 
D) ​Both to obtain California and New Mexico and to move the Texas border to the Rio Grande 
A) To gain the territories of California and New Mexico 
B) To move the border of Texas to the Rio Grande 
C) ​To gain a large piece of present-day Mexico 
D) ​Both to obtain California and New Mexico and to move the Texas border to the Rio Grande

Question 20

​Which native tribe developed its own alphabet and received praise for its "civilized" ways?

Accepted Answer

A) Cherokee 
B) Creek 
C) ​Seminole 
D) ​Choctaw 
E) ​Iroquois 
A) Cherokee 
B) Creek 
C) ​Seminole 
D) ​Choctaw 
E) ​Iroquois

Exam 10: Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

​Manifest Destiny was the term applied to the belief that the United States was destined by God to spread across the continent from sea to sea

The 1819Adams-Onis Treaty between the United States and Spain gave the United States a northern border to the Pacific Ocean,while Spain retained lands from Texas to California

​The Missouri Compromise of 1820

​The Panic of 1837 helped spur westward expansion.

​Congressional hearings were held in 1818 to examine Andrew Jackson's behavior involving

​John Sutter owned the land in California where gold was first discovered in 1848

​Joseph Smith was the Mormon leader responsible for the Mormons' migration to the Great Salt Lake area that would later become Utah

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo,the United States paid Mexico $15 million for the strip of land that finished the "building" of the United States and gave the country its final border with Mexico

​Which of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

​Sequoya was a Cherokee leader who developed an alphabet in his native language in 1821

​Why was the war with Mexico notable?

​Who is credited with coining the term Manifest Destiny?

​A sizeable number of Chinese immigrated after 1849,seeking to strike it rich in the California gold mines

​Which Native American tribe is most noted for building cotton plantations,making its own alphabet,and owning slaves?

​The Cherokees adopted white notions of "civilized" behavior and customs as a strategy for retaining their land

​Which of the following occurred before the declaration of war against Mexico in 1846?

Which of the following was not one of the terms of the Louisiana Purchase between the United States and France?

​The U.S.Supreme Court twice ruled in favor of the Cherokees and against their removal from their lands

​Why did President Polk instigate a war with Mexico?

​Which native tribe developed its own alphabet and received praise for its "civilized" ways?

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

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Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

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Manifest Destiny was the term applied to the belief that the United States was destined by God to spread across the continent from sea to sea

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

The Panic of 1837 helped spur westward expansion.

Congressional hearings were held in 1818 to examine Andrew Jackson's behavior involving

John Sutter owned the land in California where gold was first discovered in 1848

Joseph Smith was the Mormon leader responsible for the Mormons' migration to the Great Salt Lake area that would later become Utah

Which of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Sequoya was a Cherokee leader who developed an alphabet in his native language in 1821

Why was the war with Mexico notable?

Who is credited with coining the term Manifest Destiny?

A sizeable number of Chinese immigrated after 1849,seeking to strike it rich in the California gold mines

Which Native American tribe is most noted for building cotton plantations,making its own alphabet,and owning slaves?

The Cherokees adopted white notions of "civilized" behavior and customs as a strategy for retaining their land

Which of the following occurred before the declaration of war against Mexico in 1846?

The U.S.Supreme Court twice ruled in favor of the Cherokees and against their removal from their lands

Why did President Polk instigate a war with Mexico?

Which native tribe developed its own alphabet and received praise for its "civilized" ways?