Question 1

The Mexican War resulted in large part from

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A)   Mexico provoking the United States to fight.
B)   the United States provoking Mexico to fight.
C)   Mexican forces attacking Americans in California.
D)   Texas citizens attacking Mexican forces.
E)   Texas citizens staging an attack by Mexican forces.

Question 2

In 1845,the immediate cause of war with Mexico was

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A)   a dispute over tariffs.
B)   the Alamo.
C)   the issue of slavery.
D)   Mexico's debt to the United States.
E)   a dispute over territory.

Question 3

The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because

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A)   California adopted a constitution that allowed slavery.
B)   westerners in other territories believed they deserved statehood before California.
C)   lawmakers believed California gold would upset the currency and cause inflation.
D)   California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states.
E)   most Californians opposed entry into the United States.

Question 4

Kansas entered the United States

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A)   as a slave state.
B)   during the administration of Abraham Lincoln.
C)   at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union.
D)   as a free state.
E)   well after the Civil War ended.

Question 5

Lincoln was elected in 1860 with less than a majority of the popular vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the 1840s,critics of territorial expansion by the United States

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   found their greatest support in the "penny press."
C)   warned it would increase the controversy over slavery.
D)   enjoyed considerable political support.
E)   warned that further expansion would cause rifts with Indian tribes.

Question 7

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,the United States

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A)   officially acquired only Texas.
B)   established an open border with Mexico.
C)   gave up rights to California (for a time)  in exchange for New Mexico and Texas.
D)   established an American protectorate over Mexico.
E)   agreed to pay millions to Mexico.

Question 8

In the Mexican War,American troops seized the capital of Mexico City.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT that

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A)   the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size.
B)   the United States should create a vast new "empire of liberty."
C)   U.S. expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada.
D)   None of these answers is correct, as all of these were beliefs encompassed by the ideology of Manifest Destiny.
E)   the growth of the United States should ultimately include much of the rest of the world.

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act is FALSE?

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A)   It led to the creation of the Republican Party.
B)   It created two new territories.
C)   It divided and destroyed the Whig Party.
D)   It explicitly repealed the Missouri Compromise.
E)   It was sponsored by Henry Clay.

Question 11

In the 1848 elections,the new party that emerged as a political force was the

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A)   Liberty Party.
B)   Whig Party.
C)   Free-Soil Party.
D)   Republican Party.
E)   Know-Nothing Party.

Question 12

Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Assess and rate the presidency of James K.Polk.

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Question 14

In the 1850s,the "Young America" movement

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A)   believed America should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion.
B)   was promoted by Whigs.
C)   supported the expansion of American democracy throughout the world.
D)   called for a national resolution of the slave controversy.
E)   called for a constitutional ban on slavery.

Question 15

In the 1840s,regional critics of President James K.Polk claimed his policies favored the

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A)   Northwest.
B)   South.
C)   North.
D)   West.
E)   East.

Question 16

The Kansas-Nebraska Act included an explicit repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Free-Soil ideology was closely linked to the free labor argument.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1850s,the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad,as

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A)   it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor, and British banks refused to help fund the projects as long as slavery existed in the U.S.
B)   None of these answers is correct.
C)   British banks refused to help fund the project as long as slavery existed in the United States.
D)   it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor.
E)   non-slaveowning northerners and slaveowning southerners could not agree on a route.

Question 19

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico in 1846?

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Question 20

The 1854 Ostend Manifesto

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A)   saw several European powers denounce American slavery.
B)   was part of an attempt by the United States to acquire Cuba.
C)   prohibited slavery in the Hawaiian Islands.
D)   enraged southern slaveowners.
E)   was directed at limiting England's influence in the Caribbean.

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