Question 1

President Polk provoked a war with Mexico

Accepted Answer

A) in order to acquire New Mexico and California. 
B) by sending General Zachary Taylor and four thousand soldiers to patrol the Rio Grande. 
C) by encouraging settlers in Monterey, California to dream of U.S. annexation. 
D) by attempting to buy New Mexico and California. 
E) all of these choices 
A) in order to acquire New Mexico and California. 
B) by sending General Zachary Taylor and four thousand soldiers to patrol the Rio Grande. 
C) by encouraging settlers in Monterey, California to dream of U.S. annexation. 
D) by attempting to buy New Mexico and California. 
E) all of these choices

Question 2

The Missouri businessman who brought the first three hundred families into Texas from the United States was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Missouri businessman who brought the first...

Question 3

President James Polk was prepared to declare war against Mexico even before news of hostilities arrived in Washington.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first Whig president was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

William He

Question 5

In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many "conscience Whigs" fled the party, joined with antislavery Democrats, and formed the

Accepted Answer

A) Liberty Party. 
B) Republican Party. 
C) Free Soil Party. 
D) Know-Nothing Party. 
E) Socialist Party. 
A) Liberty Party. 
B) Republican Party. 
C) Free Soil Party. 
D) Know-Nothing Party. 
E) Socialist Party.

Question 6

The first battle of the Mexican War occurred two weeks after Congress had declared war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Most Whigs supported war with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the first year of the California gold rush 5,000 people died in a cholera epidemic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

President James K. Polk supported a rivers and harbors bill to provide federal aid for transportation improvements in the Old Northwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The idea of "one big reservation" for Native Americans in the West was replaced in the 1850s with a policy calling for

Accepted Answer

A) exterminating of all Indian tribes. 
B) electing Indians to public office. 
C) expelling all Indians to California. 
D) recognizing the independence of Indian nations. 
E) forcing Indians onto small reservations. 
A) exterminating of all Indian tribes. 
B) electing Indians to public office. 
C) expelling all Indians to California. 
D) recognizing the independence of Indian nations. 
E) forcing Indians onto small reservations.

Question 11

James K. Polk consistently opposed efforts to acquire "all Mexico."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Approximately how many of the 3 million slaves actually escaped to freedom each year?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 1,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 100,000 
E) 1 million 
A) 100 
B) 1,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 100,000 
E) 1 million

Question 13

Abolitionists viewed the Fugitive Slave Law as all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) immoral. 
B) a significant victory. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) draconian. 
E) negative. 
A) immoral. 
B) a significant victory. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) draconian. 
E) negative.

Question 14

In late 1848, the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives and the Whigs controlled the Senate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Women in the migration westward before the gold rush

Accepted Answer

A) outnumbered men by three to one. 
B) achieved economic and political status equal to that of men. 
C) seldom survived long enough to reach their destinations. 
D) were hesitant to make the trek west and expressed unhappiness about the journey. 
E) none of these choices 
A) outnumbered men by three to one. 
B) achieved economic and political status equal to that of men. 
C) seldom survived long enough to reach their destinations. 
D) were hesitant to make the trek west and expressed unhappiness about the journey. 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty

Accepted Answer

A) united the Democratic Party. 
B) angered Southern Democrats. 
C) angered Democrats from the Old Northwest. 
D) alienated Whigs. 
E) started war with Mexico. 
A) united the Democratic Party. 
B) angered Southern Democrats. 
C) angered Democrats from the Old Northwest. 
D) alienated Whigs. 
E) started war with Mexico.

Question 17

General Zachary Taylor established the "bear flag republic" in California in 1846.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Stephen Douglass was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stephen Douglass was able to get every...

Question 19

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Accepted Answer

A) authorized the United States to pay $15 million to Mexico. 
B) fixed the Texas border at the Rio Grande. 
C) ended the United States' war with Mexico. 
D) ceded the Northwestern section of Mexico to the U.S. 
E) all of these choices 
A) authorized the United States to pay $15 million to Mexico. 
B) fixed the Texas border at the Rio Grande. 
C) ended the United States' war with Mexico. 
D) ceded the Northwestern section of Mexico to the U.S. 
E) all of these choices

Question 20

Describe the growing impact of the antislavery movement on American politics.

Accepted Answer

The antislavery movement had a significa

Exam 13: Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

President Polk provoked a war with Mexico

The Missouri businessman who brought the first three hundred families into Texas from the United States was ____________________.

President James Polk was prepared to declare war against Mexico even before news of hostilities arrived in Washington.

The first Whig president was ____________________.

In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many "conscience Whigs" fled the party, joined with antislavery Democrats, and formed the

The first battle of the Mexican War occurred two weeks after Congress had declared war.

Most Whigs supported war with Mexico.

During the first year of the California gold rush 5,000 people died in a cholera epidemic.

President James K. Polk supported a rivers and harbors bill to provide federal aid for transportation improvements in the Old Northwest.

The idea of "one big reservation" for Native Americans in the West was replaced in the 1850s with a policy calling for

James K. Polk consistently opposed efforts to acquire "all Mexico."

Approximately how many of the 3 million slaves actually escaped to freedom each year?

Abolitionists viewed the Fugitive Slave Law as all of the following except

In late 1848, the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives and the Whigs controlled the Senate.

Women in the migration westward before the gold rush

President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty

General Zachary Taylor established the "bear flag republic" in California in 1846.

Stephen Douglass was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Describe the growing impact of the antislavery movement on American politics.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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