Question 1

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide for joint naval patrols off of Africa 
B)  place the Oregon territory under sole U.S. control 
C)  provide for U.S.-British cooperation to police the outlawed slave trade 
D)  settle a long-standing dispute over the northeastern boundary with Canada 
E)  result in good relations with Great Britain 
A)  provide for joint naval patrols off of Africa 
B)  place the Oregon territory under sole U.S. control 
C)  provide for U.S.-British cooperation to police the outlawed slave trade 
D)  settle a long-standing dispute over the northeastern boundary with Canada 
E)  result in good relations with Great Britain

Question 2

Many of the Plains Indian societies encountered by Americans migrating westward:

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibited remarkable similarities to New England society 
B)  knew no warfare until the coming of the white man 
C)  were largely homogeneous and devoid of any substantive differences among them 
D)  were horse-borne nomads 
E)  had already become deeply rooted in Christianity 
A)  exhibited remarkable similarities to New England society 
B)  knew no warfare until the coming of the white man 
C)  were largely homogeneous and devoid of any substantive differences among them 
D)  were horse-borne nomads 
E)  had already become deeply rooted in Christianity

Question 3

What was a main reason the Mexican government attempted to curtail American settlement of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  racism against Americans 
B)  worry about the behavior and intentions of the Americans living there 
C)  a preference for Indian settlement of the land 
D)  the Spanish forcing them to exclude the Americans 
E)  the British claim to the territory 
A)  racism against Americans 
B)  worry about the behavior and intentions of the Americans living there 
C)  a preference for Indian settlement of the land 
D)  the Spanish forcing them to exclude the Americans 
E)  the British claim to the territory

Question 4

Polk's order that Zachary Taylor move his troops to the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande:

Accepted Answer

A)  protected American settlers along the border 
B)  provoked a Mexican attack 
C)  persuaded Mexico to sell California 
D)  expressed his belief in manifest destiny 
E)  won him political support in the North 
A)  protected American settlers along the border 
B)  provoked a Mexican attack 
C)  persuaded Mexico to sell California 
D)  expressed his belief in manifest destiny 
E)  won him political support in the North

Question 5

The Republic of Texas:

Accepted Answer

A)  at first shied away from annexation by the United States 
B)  drafted a constitution emancipating its slaves 
C)  was recognized by President Andrew Jackson early in his administration 
D)  developed trade relations with Britain 
E)  was on the verge of becoming a world power 
A)  at first shied away from annexation by the United States 
B)  drafted a constitution emancipating its slaves 
C)  was recognized by President Andrew Jackson early in his administration 
D)  developed trade relations with Britain 
E)  was on the verge of becoming a world power

Question 6

At the Battle of the Alamo:

Accepted Answer

A)  Texans secured their independence 
B)  the Mexicans won a costly victory 
C)  Santa Anna showed his strategic brilliance 
D)  the defenders were bombarded into surrender 
E)  William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were taken prisoner 
A)  Texans secured their independence 
B)  the Mexicans won a costly victory 
C)  Santa Anna showed his strategic brilliance 
D)  the defenders were bombarded into surrender 
E)  William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were taken prisoner

Question 7

Why was Henry Clay and not the incumbent, John Tyler, nominated by the Whig party in 1844?

Accepted Answer

Henry Clay was nominated by the Whig Par

Question 8

The Mexican ban on American immigration to Texas:

Accepted Answer

A)  was ineffective 
B)  halted the flood of immigrants to the area 
C)  went into effect in 1820 
D)  was necessary because Americans in Texas already numbered almost half the Mexican population there 
E)  caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Mexico 
A)  was ineffective 
B)  halted the flood of immigrants to the area 
C)  went into effect in 1820 
D)  was necessary because Americans in Texas already numbered almost half the Mexican population there 
E)  caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Mexico

Question 9

Why was Whig leader Daniel Webster opposed to the Mexican-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a pacifist. 
B)  He preferred to go to war with Britain over Oregon. 
C)  He was known for his adamant support of pro-Mexican policies. 
D)  He believed Texas could be acquired without a war. 
E)  He believed that the origins of the war were "unconstitutional." 
A)  He was a pacifist. 
B)  He preferred to go to war with Britain over Oregon. 
C)  He was known for his adamant support of pro-Mexican policies. 
D)  He believed Texas could be acquired without a war. 
E)  He believed that the origins of the war were "unconstitutional."

Question 10

Members of the Donner party engaged in cannibalism when stranded on their way to California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Henry Clay was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1844.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the Mexican-American War is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was America's first major military war outside the U.S. 
B)  Several prominent Americans opposed the war. 
C)  Many more Americans died of disease than died in battle. 
D)  The fighting lasted two years. 
E)  In terms of the percentage of combatants killed, it had the lowest death rate of any war in American history. 
A)  It was America's first major military war outside the U.S. 
B)  Several prominent Americans opposed the war. 
C)  Many more Americans died of disease than died in battle. 
D)  The fighting lasted two years. 
E)  In terms of the percentage of combatants killed, it had the lowest death rate of any war in American history.

Question 13

Explain the phrase "manifest destiny." What factors were most important in drawing Americans to the West, both mentally and physically?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "manifest destiny" refers to

Question 14

As president, Polk supported all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  acquisition of California 
B)  tariff reduction 
C)  restoration of the Independent Treasury 
D)  settlement of the Oregon boundary question 
E)  internal improvements 
A)  acquisition of California 
B)  tariff reduction 
C)  restoration of the Independent Treasury 
D)  settlement of the Oregon boundary question 
E)  internal improvements

Question 15

As president, William Henry Harrison:

Accepted Answer

A)  merely followed the orders of Henry Clay 
B)  tried to slow American migration to the West 
C)  was able to fulfill most of the Whig economic platform 
D)  brought a completely different background to office than Andrew Jackson 
E)  died after only a month in office 
A)  merely followed the orders of Henry Clay 
B)  tried to slow American migration to the West 
C)  was able to fulfill most of the Whig economic platform 
D)  brought a completely different background to office than Andrew Jackson 
E)  died after only a month in office

Question 16

Trace the development of the Oregon Country prior to the Mexican-American War.

Accepted Answer

The Oregon Country, which encompassed pr

Question 17

All the western Indian tribes eventually felt the unrelenting pressure of white expansion and conquest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Mexican-American war.

Accepted Answer

The Mexican-American War, which took pla

Question 19

In 1849, Congress created the Department of the Interior to supervise the distribution of land, the creation of new territories and states, and the "protection" of the Indians and their reservations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Mexican-American War contributed to all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the strengthening of the Union 
B)  the United States' becoming a transcontinental nation 
C)  the end of a prolonged depression 
D)  the creation of the Department of the Interior 
E)  a dramatic expansion of the federal government 
A)  the strengthening of the Union 
B)  the United States' becoming a transcontinental nation 
C)  the end of a prolonged depression 
D)  the creation of the Department of the Interior 
E)  a dramatic expansion of the federal government

Exam 13: Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 did all of the following EXCEPT:

Many of the Plains Indian societies encountered by Americans migrating westward:

What was a main reason the Mexican government attempted to curtail American settlement of Texas?

Polk's order that Zachary Taylor move his troops to the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande:

The Republic of Texas:

At the Battle of the Alamo:

Why was Henry Clay and not the incumbent, John Tyler, nominated by the Whig party in 1844?

The Mexican ban on American immigration to Texas:

Why was Whig leader Daniel Webster opposed to the Mexican-American War?

Members of the Donner party engaged in cannibalism when stranded on their way to California.

Henry Clay was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1844.

Which of the following statements about the Mexican-American War is NOT true?

Explain the phrase "manifest destiny." What factors were most important in drawing Americans to the West, both mentally and physically?

As president, Polk supported all of the following EXCEPT:

As president, William Henry Harrison:

Trace the development of the Oregon Country prior to the Mexican-American War.

All the western Indian tribes eventually felt the unrelenting pressure of white expansion and conquest.

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Mexican-American war.

In 1849, Congress created the Department of the Interior to supervise the distribution of land, the creation of new territories and states, and the "protection" of the Indians and their reservations.

The Mexican-American War contributed to all of the following EXCEPT:

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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