Question 1

Why did antebellum immigrant groups come to identify themselves with the Democratic party? How did Democratic ideology appear to address the needs of immigrants? How, in turn, did immigrant groups help the Democrats? Discuss this relationship on both the local and the national levels.

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Question 2

What happened once Americans began to settle in the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas?

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A)  They were initially happy to live in Texas as naturalized Mexican citizens. 
B)  They brought slaves, which violated Mexico's 1829 ban on slavery and forced Mexico in 1830 to ban any further American immigration. 
C)  There were a series of rebellions and eventually a bid for Texas independence from Mexico. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate statement about San Francisco during the gold rush?

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A)  There were approximately six times as many females as males in San Francisco. 
B)  Italians comprised the largest group of foreign-born residents of San Francisco. 
C)  Because of the need for menial labor, the city's black population was proportionally large. 
D)  Chinese immigrants took over most of the city's political positions. 
E)  Ethnic and racial tensions were high.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
José Antonio Navarro

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Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Tejano

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Question 6

In the Mexican-American War, the Mexican armies

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A)  collapsed instantly in the face of a massive American offensive. 
B)  were able to hold off the American advance for nine months because they had four times as many troops as the Americans. 
C)  fought bravely and stubbornly, but unsuccessfully. 
D)  after being reinforced by French troops, were slaughtered at the Battle of Chapultepec. 
E)  offered little resistance, because most Mexican soldiers were hired mercenaries.

Question 7

Who led the Texas army that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?

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A)  Jim Bowie 
B)  Davy Crockett 
C)  Sam Houston 
D)  Stephen F. Austin 
E)  Henry Dallas

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Commonwealth v. Hunt

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Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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Question 10

How did the outcome of the Mexican-American War intensify intersectional conflict?

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Question 11

How did immigration in the 1840s influence the balance of power between the Whig and Democratic parties?

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Question 12

Which of the following was one of the reasons why some antislavery northerners believed there was a southern conspiracy to extend slavery into the Southwest?

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A)  Texas was being settled by German, pro-slavery immigrants. 
B)  Abolitionists had uncovered a plot by southerners to invade Mexico and reinstitute slavery. 
C)  Slaveholder Andrew Jackson had accepted southern participation in the Battle of the Alamo. 
D)  There was southern talk of creating an independent nation out of the Texas Territory. 
E)  President Tyler, a states' rights Democrat from Virginia, maneuvered to arrange the annexation of Texas.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Brigham Young

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Question 14

In the 1840s, many Democrats had seen expansion as a way to reduce sectional strife in the United States. But in reality, expansion did the reverse, setting the nation on the path to civil war. Explain.

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Question 15

Explore the settlement of Texas in the 1820s and explain how that settlement helped lead to Texas' declaration of independence. How did Mexico's position on immigration to Texas change? How did the settlers to Texas influence its break from Mexico?

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Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Donner Party

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Question 17

What was one reason that "dark horse" James K. Polk won the presidency in 1844?

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A)  Polk came out strongly against a protective tariff. 
B)  The Whig party appeared to be the party of immigration and alcohol. 
C)  Polk convinced many northerners that the annexation of Texas would be in their best interest. 
D)  He received an overwhelming popular vote. 
E)  His running mate was a leading temperance crusader.

Question 18

Who argued that Catholics had a plan to send immigrants to the West to dominate that region?

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A)  Lyman Beecher 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Sam Houston 
D)  Stephen F. Austin 
E)  Lucretia Mott

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
San Francisco

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Exam 13: Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict

Why did antebellum immigrant groups come to identify themselves with the Democratic party? How did Democratic ideology appear to address the needs of immigrants? How, in turn, did immigrant groups help the Democrats? Discuss this relationship on both the local and the national levels.

What happened once Americans began to settle in the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about San Francisco during the gold rush?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. José Antonio Navarro

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Tejano

In the Mexican-American War, the Mexican armies

Who led the Texas army that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Commonwealth v. Hunt

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Webster-Ashburton Treaty

How did the outcome of the Mexican-American War intensify intersectional conflict?

How did immigration in the 1840s influence the balance of power between the Whig and Democratic parties?

Which of the following was one of the reasons why some antislavery northerners believed there was a southern conspiracy to extend slavery into the Southwest?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Brigham Young

In the 1840s, many Democrats had seen expansion as a way to reduce sectional strife in the United States. But in reality, expansion did the reverse, setting the nation on the path to civil war. Explain.

Explore the settlement of Texas in the 1820s and explain how that settlement helped lead to Texas' declaration of independence. How did Mexico's position on immigration to Texas change? How did the settlers to Texas influence its break from Mexico?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Donner Party

What was one reason that "dark horse" James K. Polk won the presidency in 1844?

Who argued that Catholics had a plan to send immigrants to the West to dominate that region?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. San Francisco