Question 1

Why were many Americans opposed to the Mexican-American War? How significant was their opposition?

Accepted Answer

Many Americans were opposed to the Mexic

Question 2

Congress voted to annex the Republic of Texas via a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  treaty of annexation 
B)  House of Representatives resolution 
C)  joint resolution of Congress 
D)  voice vote in the Senate 
E)  executive order 
A)  treaty of annexation 
B)  House of Representatives resolution 
C)  joint resolution of Congress 
D)  voice vote in the Senate 
E)  executive order

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Winfield Scott

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory" 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory"

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Sam Houston

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory" 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory"

Question 5

Who coined the term "manifest destiny"?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Martin Van Buren 
B)  Texas leader Stephen Austin 
C)  Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan 
D)  Mexican leader Santa Anna 
E)  Swiss immigrant John A. Sutter 
A)  President Martin Van Buren 
B)  Texas leader Stephen Austin 
C)  Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan 
D)  Mexican leader Santa Anna 
E)  Swiss immigrant John A. Sutter

Question 6

What was a significant influence on Texas commander in chief Sam Houston?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was half Mexican. 
B)  He was the first Texas-born leader of the territory. 
C)  He had been a pacifist before moving to Texas. 
D)  He was the only college-educated rebel. 
E)  He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. 
A)  He was half Mexican. 
B)  He was the first Texas-born leader of the territory. 
C)  He had been a pacifist before moving to Texas. 
D)  He was the only college-educated rebel. 
E)  He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.

Question 7

Mexico initially banned all American settlement in Texas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the various Indian cultures throughout the West prior to the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Prior to the Civil War, the Indian cultu

Question 9

The Creole incident:

Accepted Answer

A)  strained relations between the United States and France 
B)  involved the British freeing American slaves after they mutinied and escaped 
C)  involved the seizure and destruction of an American steamboat at Niagara Falls 
D)  was solved almost single-handedly by Henry Clay 
E)  was caused when Congress reopened the African slave trade 
A)  strained relations between the United States and France 
B)  involved the British freeing American slaves after they mutinied and escaped 
C)  involved the seizure and destruction of an American steamboat at Niagara Falls 
D)  was solved almost single-handedly by Henry Clay 
E)  was caused when Congress reopened the African slave trade

Question 10

Why was John Charles Frémont so influential in encouraging the mass migration of Americans to Oregon and California?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was already a famous mountain man. 
B)  He rescued the Donner party. 
C)  He had led the largest wagon train along the Oregon Trail. 
D)  He established the first sizable American settlement in California. 
E)  His reports of his western explorations gained wide circulation and became very popular. 
A)  He was already a famous mountain man. 
B)  He rescued the Donner party. 
C)  He had led the largest wagon train along the Oregon Trail. 
D)  He established the first sizable American settlement in California. 
E)  His reports of his western explorations gained wide circulation and became very popular.

Question 11

Why did the Spanish establish missions in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were tools to turn Indians into hard-working Christians. 
B)  They were vehicles that could preserve Indian language and culture. 
C)  They were institutions where the Spanish studied Indian religions. 
D)  They were outposts to help attract Indian emigration to Spain. 
E)  They were churches that only the Spanish were allowed to use. 
A)  They were tools to turn Indians into hard-working Christians. 
B)  They were vehicles that could preserve Indian language and culture. 
C)  They were institutions where the Spanish studied Indian religions. 
D)  They were outposts to help attract Indian emigration to Spain. 
E)  They were churches that only the Spanish were allowed to use.

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory" 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory"

Question 13

Why did the Anglo Texans rebel against the Mexican government?

Accepted Answer

A)  to preempt Mexican plans to attack U.S. territories east of Texas 
B)  to honor their alliance with the Comanche Indians 
C)  out of fear that the Mexican government intended to free their slaves 
D)  at the request of Spain, which was trying to regain control of Mexico 
E)  their opposition to taxation without representation 
A)  to preempt Mexican plans to attack U.S. territories east of Texas 
B)  to honor their alliance with the Comanche Indians 
C)  out of fear that the Mexican government intended to free their slaves 
D)  at the request of Spain, which was trying to regain control of Mexico 
E)  their opposition to taxation without representation

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Robert F. Stockton

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory" 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory"

Question 15

President Martin Van Buren ultimately failed to win the Democratic party's nomination in 1844 because of his position on Texas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the American movement to annex Texas between 1820 and 1845. Why did it take so long for annexation to succeed?

Accepted Answer

Texas was annexed by the United States i

Question 17

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an independent republic 
B)  one of the American states 
C)  a French territory 
D)  a commonwealth of the British Empire 
E)  a part of Mexico 
A)  an independent republic 
B)  one of the American states 
C)  a French territory 
D)  a commonwealth of the British Empire 
E)  a part of Mexico

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William B. Travis

Accepted Answer

A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory" 
A) was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking 
B) led American forces at Veracruz 
C) was elected vice president in 1840 
D) was one of the defenders at the Alamo 
E) was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles
F)was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada
G)was known as "the Pathfinder"
H)died after one month in office
I)was president of the Republic of Texas
J)was known as "Young Hickory"

Question 19

Among the vocal opponents of the Mexican-American War was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas O. Larkin 
B)  John Slidell 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  John L. O'Sullivan 
A)  Thomas O. Larkin 
B)  John Slidell 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  John L. O'Sullivan

Question 20

What was the purpose of the Convention of 1818, signed by Britain and the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  to settle remaining differences and claims from the War of 1812 
B)  to cede California to the Americans 
C)  to establish a joint occupation of the Oregon Country 
D)  to outlaw the slave trade 
E)  to condemn Napoléon's designs on New World expansion 
A)  to settle remaining differences and claims from the War of 1812 
B)  to cede California to the Americans 
C)  to establish a joint occupation of the Oregon Country 
D)  to outlaw the slave trade 
E)  to condemn Napoléon's designs on New World expansion

Exam 13: Western Expansion, 1830-1848

Why were many Americans opposed to the Mexican-American War? How significant was their opposition?

Congress voted to annex the Republic of Texas via a(n):

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Winfield Scott

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Sam Houston

Who coined the term "manifest destiny"?

What was a significant influence on Texas commander in chief Sam Houston?

Mexico initially banned all American settlement in Texas.

Discuss the various Indian cultures throughout the West prior to the Civil War.

The Creole incident:

Why was John Charles Frémont so influential in encouraging the mass migration of Americans to Oregon and California?

Why did the Spanish establish missions in California?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Abraham Lincoln

Why did the Anglo Texans rebel against the Mexican government?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Robert F. Stockton

President Martin Van Buren ultimately failed to win the Democratic party's nomination in 1844 because of his position on Texas.

Discuss the American movement to annex Texas between 1820 and 1845. Why did it take so long for annexation to succeed?

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William B. Travis

Among the vocal opponents of the Mexican-American War was:

What was the purpose of the Convention of 1818, signed by Britain and the United States?

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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