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As a result of the gold rush, by 1850,
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Time taken 1 hour 1 min
Grade 121.88 out of 125.00 (98%)
As a result of the gold rush, by 1850,
Select one:
a. Californian Indians saw their social conditions improve.
b. California had a large surplus of labor.
c. California’s population had become even more diverse.
d. California had a population larger than any state in the Union.
e. California became virulently antislavery.
MC As a result of the gold rush, by 1850,
Topic: The Sectional Debate
Page: 308
The correct answer is: California’s population had become even more diverse.
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In the 1840s, critics of territorial expansion by the United States
Select one:
a. enjoyed considerable political support.
b. found their greatest support in the “penny press.”
c. warned it would increase the controversy over slavery.
d. warned that further expansion would cause rifts with Indian tribes.
e. All these answers are correct.
correct
MC In the 1840s, critics of territorial expansi...
Topic: Looking Westward
Page: 297
The correct answer is: warned it would increase the controversy over slavery.
In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas
were
Select one:
a. white southerners and their slaves.
b. white northerners.
c. free blacks.
d. whites from the Far West.
e. recently-arrived European immigrants.
correct
MC In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the ...
Topic: Looking Westward
Page: 298
The correct answer is: white southerners and their slaves.
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The presidential election of 1844
Select one:
a. was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.
b. was a contest between two solidly pro-expansionists.
c. was won by a Democrat.
d. saw a northerner win the presidency.
e. was primarily a referendum on the leadership of John Tyler.
correct
MC The presidential election of 1844
Topic: Expansion and War
Page: 301
The correct answer is: was won by a Democrat.
President James K. Polk
Select one:
a. entered oce with very few concrete plans about what he wanted to
achieve.
b. helped his candidacy for oce by expressing a desire to re-annex Texas.
c. had not held any signicant electoral oce before becoming president.
d. opposed the occupation of Oregon.
e. was generally a pacist, but was ultimately pushed into faster occupation of
the West.
MC President James K. Polk
Chapter - Chapter 13
Topic: Expansion and War
Page: 301
The correct answer is: helped his candidacy for oce by expressing a desire to reannex Texas.
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The Wilmot Proviso
Select one:
a. banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
b. passed in the House and was signed into law.
c. overturned the Missouri Compromise.
d. was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
e. prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.
MC The Wilmot Proviso
Topic: The Sectional Debate
Page: 306
The correct answer is: prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.
The Mexican War resulted in large part from
Select one:
a. the United States provoking Mexico to ght.
b. Mexico provoking the United States to ght.
c. Texas citizens attacking Mexican forces.
d. Mexican forces attacking Americans in California.
e. Texas citizens staging an attack by Mexican forces.
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MC The Mexican War resulted in large part from...
Topic: Expansion and War
Page: 302
The correct answer is: the United States provoking Mexico to ght.
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As president, James K. Polk
Select one:
a. sought war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute.
b. refused the Texas claim to territory that included much of modern New
Mexico.
c. convinced the British government to divide Oregon at the 54°40ʹ parallel.
d. won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.
e. None of these answers is correct.
MC As president, James K. Polk
Topic: Expansion and War
Page: 301
The correct answer is: None of these answers is correct.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States
Select one:
a. ocially acquired only Texas.
b. gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and
Texas.
c. established an open border with Mexico.
d. established an American protectorate over Mexico.
e. agreed to pay millions to Mexico.
correct
MC Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe ...
Topic: Expansion and War
Page: 304-305
The correct answer is: agreed to pay millions to Mexico.
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