Question 1

Most of the forty-niners who rushed to California agreed with Free Soilers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Between 1803 and ____________________,the population of the United States quadrupled.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between 1803 and ____________________,the population of the...

Question 3

The Free Soil Party candidate for President in 1848 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Free Soil Party candidate for President...

Question 4

Anthony Burns

Accepted Answer

A) was a three-time invader of Nicaragua. 
B) attempted to mediate the slavery dispute in the Senate. 
C) was a runaway slave arrested under the Fugitive Slave Act. 
D) ran for president in 1848. 
E) introduced the Compromise of 1850. 
A) was a three-time invader of Nicaragua. 
B) attempted to mediate the slavery dispute in the Senate. 
C) was a runaway slave arrested under the Fugitive Slave Act. 
D) ran for president in 1848. 
E) introduced the Compromise of 1850.

Question 5

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 6

San Francisco became a boom town as a result of the discovery of gold in California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The U.S.commander who took Mexico City in the Mexican War was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The U.S.commander who took Mexico City in...

Question 8

The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the

Accepted Answer

A) Ostend Manifesto. 
B) Popular Sovereignty Act. 
C) Crittenden Compromise. 
D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 
E) Wilmot Proviso. 
A) Ostend Manifesto. 
B) Popular Sovereignty Act. 
C) Crittenden Compromise. 
D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 
E) Wilmot Proviso.

Question 9

General Winfield Scott's nickname was

Accepted Answer

A) "Blood and Guts." 
B) "Old Fuss and Feathers." 
C) "Grizzly." 
D) "Rough and Ready." 
E) "Old Hickory." 
A) "Blood and Guts." 
B) "Old Fuss and Feathers." 
C) "Grizzly." 
D) "Rough and Ready." 
E) "Old Hickory."

Question 10

Examine the importance of the Mexican War in American politics from 1848 to 1850.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 11

The filibusters of the 1840s and 1850s

Accepted Answer

A) explored the New Mexico territory. 
B) attempted to acquire new territories in which to extend slavery. 
C) were Spanish pirates who attacked American seaports. 
D) were heated congressional debates over slavery. 
E) opposed slavery in all national territories. 
A) explored the New Mexico territory. 
B) attempted to acquire new territories in which to extend slavery. 
C) were Spanish pirates who attacked American seaports. 
D) were heated congressional debates over slavery. 
E) opposed slavery in all national territories.

Question 12

Explore the movement for,and the eventual conclusion of,the U.S.annexation of Texas in 1845.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 13

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 14

Patriarchal rule on the frontier was strongest among those migrants with the most nearly equal sex ratio-the ____________________.

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The answer of Patriarchal rule on the frontier was strongest...

Question 15

Discuss the concept of manifest destiny and its impact on U.S.foreign policy in the 1840s and 1850s.

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Essay should address several key points.

Question 16

The Liberty Party supported the Wilmot Proviso.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in...

Question 18

The Mexican commander who granted Texas independence from Mexico was

Accepted Answer

A) Santa Anna. 
B) Narciso Lopez. 
C) William Walker. 
D) General Huerta. 
E) General Lopez. 
A) Santa Anna. 
B) Narciso Lopez. 
C) William Walker. 
D) General Huerta. 
E) General Lopez.

Question 19

General Scott had little impact on the Mexican War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Wilmot Proviso

Accepted Answer

congressional proposal of David Wilmot o

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

Most of the forty-niners who rushed to California agreed with Free Soilers.

Between 1803 and ____________________,the population of the United States quadrupled.

The Free Soil Party candidate for President in 1848 was ____________________.

Anthony Burns

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

San Francisco became a boom town as a result of the discovery of gold in California.

The U.S.commander who took Mexico City in the Mexican War was ____________________.

The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the

General Winfield Scott's nickname was

Examine the importance of the Mexican War in American politics from 1848 to 1850.

The filibusters of the 1840s and 1850s

Explore the movement for,and the eventual conclusion of,the U.S.annexation of Texas in 1845.

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

Patriarchal rule on the frontier was strongest among those migrants with the most nearly equal sex ratio-the ____________________.

Discuss the concept of manifest destiny and its impact on U.S.foreign policy in the 1840s and 1850s.

The Liberty Party supported the Wilmot Proviso.

____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.

The Mexican commander who granted Texas independence from Mexico was

General Scott had little impact on the Mexican War.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Wilmot Proviso

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

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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