Question 1

The popular leader of American forces in Mexico,who later was elected to the presidency,was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The popular leader of American forces in...

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Stephen Watts Kearny

Accepted Answer

U.S.general in Mexican War who took Sant

Question 3

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 4

Uncle Tom's Cabin was not read in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Democratic Party took an extreme states'-rights stance in the election of 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

General ____________________ actually won the Mexican War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of General ____________________ actually won the Mexican War....

Question 8

The religious prophet and founder of the Mormons was

Accepted Answer

A) Joseph Smith. 
B) John O'Sullivan. 
C) Robert Walker. 
D) Jonathan Edwards. 
E) William Miller. 
A) Joseph Smith. 
B) John O'Sullivan. 
C) Robert Walker. 
D) Jonathan Edwards. 
E) William Miller.

Question 9

By 1821,80,000 Mexicans lived in New Mexico and California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following fought for Texas' independence from Mexico,except

Accepted Answer

A) Davy Crockett 
B) Sam Houston 
C) Jim Bowie 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) Davy Crockett 
B) Sam Houston 
C) Jim Bowie 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

William Walker had a degree in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of William Walker had a degree in ____________________....

Question 12

The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was

Accepted Answer

A) resolution of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute. 
B) the Fugitive Slave Act. 
C) the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. 
D) the settlement of Texas war debt. 
E) the admission of California. 
A) resolution of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute. 
B) the Fugitive Slave Act. 
C) the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. 
D) the settlement of Texas war debt. 
E) the admission of California.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the 1830s and 1840s the arid plains of the west were known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Great Amer

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Free Soil Party

Accepted Answer

resulted from union of the Conscience Wh

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-popular sovereignty

Accepted Answer

theory of Lewis Cass that stated that se

Question 17

Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Many Mexican tejanos joined with the Anglo-Americans to fight for independence. 
B) It lasted seven years. 
C) Both Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren offered statehood to Texas. 
D) The government of Mexico recognized the independence of Texas in return for a payment of $20 million. 
E) Mexican soldiers refused to fight against the Texans. 
A) Many Mexican tejanos joined with the Anglo-Americans to fight for independence. 
B) It lasted seven years. 
C) Both Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren offered statehood to Texas. 
D) The government of Mexico recognized the independence of Texas in return for a payment of $20 million. 
E) Mexican soldiers refused to fight against the Texans.

Question 18

Stephen Kearny's campaign to occupy Santa Fe was long and bloody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

On the issue of slavery in the territories,John C.Calhoun asserted that

Accepted Answer

A) Congress could and should prohibit slavery there. 
B) the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean. 
C) the Constitution protected the right of citizens to move from place to place and to take their property with them. 
D) the topic should be ignored for a few years in order to let congressional tempers cool down. 
E) the South should secede and take the western territories with them. 
A) Congress could and should prohibit slavery there. 
B) the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean. 
C) the Constitution protected the right of citizens to move from place to place and to take their property with them. 
D) the topic should be ignored for a few years in order to let congressional tempers cool down. 
E) the South should secede and take the western territories with them.

Question 20

The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight!" rose out of the demand for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight!" rose...

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

The popular leader of American forces in Mexico,who later was elected to the presidency,was ____________________.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Stephen Watts Kearny

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Uncle Tom's Cabin was not read in the South.

The Democratic Party took an extreme states'-rights stance in the election of 1848.

The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.

General ____________________ actually won the Mexican War.

The religious prophet and founder of the Mormons was

By 1821,80,000 Mexicans lived in New Mexico and California.

All of the following fought for Texas' independence from Mexico,except

William Walker had a degree in ____________________.

The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was

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

In the 1830s and 1840s the arid plains of the west were known as the ____________________.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Free Soil Party

IDENTIFICATIONS -popular sovereignty

Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution?

Stephen Kearny's campaign to occupy Santa Fe was long and bloody.

On the issue of slavery in the territories,John C.Calhoun asserted that

The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight!" rose out of the demand for ____________________.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

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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

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Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

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America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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