// question: 17151729 name: After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ... ::After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ...::[html]After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ____________________ president of their new republic.{ ~James Polk#Incorrect ~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect ~William H. Harrison#Incorrect =Sam Houston#Correct ~Stephen F. Austin#Incorrect } // question: 17151676 name: American settlers who migrated to Texas defied Mexican law by ::American settlers who migrated to Texas defied Mexican law by::[html]American settlers who migrated to Texas defied Mexican law by{ ~abolishing slavery.#Incorrect ~adopting polygamy.#Incorrect ~attacking the Indians.#Incorrect =bringing slaves.#Correct ~becoming Mormons.#Incorrect } // question: 17151677 name: Anglo settlers in Texas declared their independence when ::Anglo settlers in Texas declared their independence when::[html]Anglo settlers in Texas declared their independence when{ =a conservative Mexican government attempted to consolidate authority over their settlements.#Correct ~the Mexican government abolished slavery.#Incorrect ~the Catholic Church attempted to abolish their Protestant churches.#Incorrect ~the Mexican government refused to protect them from Indian raids.#Incorrect ~Texans were executed for opposing the Mexican government.#Incorrect } // question: 17151654 name: Anthony Burns ::Anthony Burns::[html]Anthony Burns{ ~was a three-time invader of Nicaragua.#Incorrect ~attempted to mediate the slavery dispute in the Senate.#Incorrect =was a runaway slave arrested under the Fugitive Slave Act.#Correct ~ran for president in 1848.#Incorrect ~introduced the Compromise of 1850.#Incorrect } // question: 17151743 name: As a result of the discovery of gold in California, _______________________ ... ::As a result of the discovery of gold in California, _______________________ ...::[html]As a result of the discovery of gold in California, _______________________ became booming hub of Pacific trade.{ ~San Jose#Incorrect =San Francisco#Correct ~Los Angeles#Incorrect ~Sacramento#Incorrect ~San Diego#Incorrect } // question: 17151649 name: California's population increased dramatically in the late 1840s due to the... ::California's population increased dramatically in the late 1840s due to the...::[html]California's population increased dramatically in the late 1840s due to the{ ~agriculture boom.#Incorrect =discovery of gold.#Correct ~expansion of the port at San Francisco.#Incorrect ~completion of the Union Pacific Railroad.#Incorrect ~discovery of oil.#Incorrect } // question: 17151648 name: In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many ... ::In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many ...::[html]In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many "conscience Whigs" fled the party, joined with antislavery Democrats, and formed the{ ~Liberty Party.#Incorrect ~Republican Party.#Incorrect =Free Soil Party.#Correct ~Know-Nothing Party.#Incorrect ~Socialist Party.#Incorrect } // question: 17151658 name: In the 1840s, the westward expansion of the United States ::In the 1840s, the westward expansion of the United States::[html]In the 1840s, the westward expansion of the United States{ ~did not extend beyond the Mississippi River.#Incorrect =included the 2000-mile-long Oregon trail to the Pacific coast.#Correct ~was prohibited by the territorial government of Mexico.#Incorrect ~halted at the Rocky Mountains.#Incorrect ~included Canada.#Incorrect } // question: 17151662 name: In the election of 1844, James K. Polk ::In the election of 1844, James K. Polk::[html]In the election of 1844, James K. Polk{ ~advocated legislation prohibiting the admission of any more slave states to the union.#Incorrect ~threatened to declare war on England.#Incorrect =promised to acquire Texas and Oregon.#Correct ~lost the presidency to Henry Clay.#Incorrect ~opposed slavery.#Incorrect } // question: 17151665 name: John C. Calhoun asserted that ::John C. Calhoun asserted that::[html]John C. Calhoun asserted that{ ~Congress could and should prohibit slavery in the territories.#Incorrect ~the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean.#Incorrect =the Constitution protected the right of citizens to take the slaves they owned into any territory.#Correct ~property rights only included slaves that were purchased before 1850.#Incorrect ~the South had no right to secede.#Incorrect } // question: 17151728 name: Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the army that captured ... ::Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the army that captured ...::[html]Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the army that captured _______________________.{ ~Mexico City#Incorrect ~Santa Fe#Incorrect =the Alamo#Correct ~the Rio Grande#Incorrect ~Baja#Incorrect } // question: 17151666 name: Opponents of the Mexican War ::Opponents of the Mexican War::[html]Opponents of the Mexican War{ ~were mostly merchants who feared the war would disrupt their profitable trade with Mexico.#Incorrect ~were arrested and tried for treason.#Incorrect =claimed the war was a plot to expand slavery into new territories.#Correct ~convinced the public that the war was a terrible mistake.#Incorrect ~came primarily from the southern states.#Incorrect } // question: 17151732 name: Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ ... ::Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ ...::[html]Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.{ ~Missouri Compromise#Incorrect =Compromise of 1850#Correct ~Wilmot Proviso#Incorrect ~Manifest Destiny#Incorrect ~Fugitive Slave Act#Incorrect } // question: 17151646 name: The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any ... ::The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any ...::[html]The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the{ ~Ostend Manifesto.#Incorrect ~Popular Sovereignty Act.#Incorrect ~Crittenden Compromise.#Incorrect ~Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.#Incorrect =Wilmot Proviso.#Correct } // question: 17151722 name: The congressional attempt to resolve the controversy over California's ... ::The congressional attempt to resolve the controversy over California's ...::[html]The congressional attempt to resolve the controversy over California's statehood was the ____________________.{ ~Missouri Compromise#Incorrect =Compromise of 1850#Correct ~Wilmot Proviso#Incorrect ~Manifest Destiny#Incorrect ~Fugitive Slave Act#Incorrect } // question: 17151738 name: The group that benefited least from the Manifest Destiny were ... ::The group that benefited least from the Manifest Destiny were ...::[html]The group that benefited least from the Manifest Destiny were ______________________.{ ~Whigs#Incorrect ~Democrats#Incorrect ~African Americans#Incorrect =Native Americans#Correct ~women#Incorrect } // question: 17151673 name: The idea of "one big reservation" for Native Americans in the West was ... ::The idea of "one big reservation" for Native Americans in the West was ...::[html]The idea of "one big reservation" for Native Americans in the West was replaced in the 1850s with a policy calling for{ ~the extermination of all Indian tribes.#Incorrect ~the assimilation of Indians.#Incorrect ~the removal of Indians to California.#Incorrect ~the establishment of a separate Indian seat in the U.S. Senate.#Incorrect =the relocation of Indians onto small reservations.#Correct } // question: 17151653 name: The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was ::The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was::[html]The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was{ ~the resolution of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute.#Incorrect =the Fugitive Slave Act.#Correct ~the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.#Incorrect ~the settlement of Texas war debt.#Incorrect ~the admission of California.#Incorrect } // question: 17151719 name: The religious sect from western New York that settled in the Great Salt Lake ... ::The religious sect from western New York that settled in the Great Salt Lake ...::[html]The religious sect from western New York that settled in the Great Salt Lake basin were the ____________________.{ ~Quakers#Incorrect ~Seventh-Day Adventists#Incorrect =Mormons#Correct ~Unitarians#Incorrect ~Free Soilers#Incorrect } // question: 17151746 name: The Senator who opposed slavery as being contrary to a "higher law" was ... ::The Senator who opposed slavery as being contrary to a "higher law" was ...::[html]The Senator who opposed slavery as being contrary to a "higher law" was ____________________.{ ~Daniel Webster#Incorrect =William Seward#Correct ~John C. Calhoun#Incorrect ~Stephen Douglas#Incorrect ~John Tyler#Incorrect } // question: 17151742 name: The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight!" referred to ____________________.... ::The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight!" referred to ____________________....::[html]The slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight!" referred to ____________________.{ =Oregon#Correct ~New Mexico#Incorrect ~California#Incorrect ~Mexico#Incorrect ~Texas#Incorrect } // question: 17151642 name: What did the term Manifest Destiny imply? ::What did the term Manifest Destiny imply?::[html]What did the term Manifest Destiny imply?{ =Providence had destined the American continent to be dominated by the United States.#Correct ~War between the United States and Mexico was inevitable.#Incorrect ~American Indians were to be driven from the continent.#Incorrect ~The United States would defeat the British and become the leading world power.#Incorrect ~The United States was destined to collapse.#Incorrect } // question: 17151651 name: Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850? ::Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?::[html]Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?{ =repeal of all existing fugitive slave laws#Correct ~abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia#Incorrect ~guarantee of slavery in the District of Columbia#Incorrect ~admission of California as a free state#Incorrect ~settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary#Incorrect } // question: 17151661 name: Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution? ::Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution?::[html]Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution?{ =Many Mexican tejanos joined with the Anglo-Americans to fight for independence.#Correct ~It lasted seven years.#Incorrect ~Both Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren offered statehood to Texas.#Incorrect ~The government of Mexico recognized the independence of Texas in return for a payment of $20 million.#Incorrect ~Mexican soldiers refused to fight against the Texans.#Incorrect }