// 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: 17151660  name: All of the following statements regarding Brigham Young are true EXCEPT he
::All of the following statements regarding Brigham Young are true EXCEPT he::[html]All of the following statements regarding Brigham Young are true EXCEPT he{
	~authorized polygamy within Mormonism.#Incorrect
	~led the Mormons to Utah and created a prosperous community there.#Incorrect
	=was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.#Correct
	~was the governor of the Utah territory for seven years.#Incorrect
	~selected the site for the Mormon settlement.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151672  name: All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true ...
::All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true ...::[html]All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true EXCEPT they{
	~were antislavery.#Incorrect
	=hoped to convince their party to renounce the expansion of slavery.#Correct
	~condemned their party's decision to nominate Zachary Taylor for president.#Incorrect
	~eventually forged a coalition with the Liberty Party and antislavery Democrats.#Incorrect
	~formed the basis of the Free Soil Party.#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: 17151734  name: Chinese, Belgian, and French migrated en masse to ____________________ after ...
::Chinese, Belgian, and French migrated en masse to ____________________ after ...::[html]Chinese, Belgian, and French migrated en masse to ____________________ after 1849.{
	~Oregon#Incorrect
	~New Mexico#Incorrect
	=California#Correct
	~Texas#Incorrect
	~Louisiana#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151669  name: General Winfield Scott's nickname was
::General Winfield Scott's nickname was::[html]General Winfield Scott's nickname was{
	~"Blood and Guts"#Incorrect
	="Old Fuss and Feathers"#Correct
	~"Grizzly"#Incorrect
	~"Rough and Ready"#Incorrect
	~"Old Hickory"#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151726  name: General ____________________ was most responsible for winning the Mexican War.
::General ____________________ was most responsible for winning the Mexican War.::[html]General ____________________ was most responsible for winning the Mexican War.{
	~James K. Polk#Incorrect
	~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect
	=Winfield Scott#Correct
	~Stonewall Jackson#Incorrect
	~Jefferson Davis#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151678  name: Henry Clay's position on the annexation of Texas in the campaign of 1844 is ...
::Henry Clay's position on the annexation of Texas in the campaign of 1844 is ...::[html]Henry Clay's position on the annexation of Texas in the campaign of 1844 is best described by which of the following statements?{
	~Texas should be annexed immediately regardless of the consequences.#Incorrect
	~Texas should be annexed only when New Mexico voted for annexation.#Incorrect
	~Texas should be annexed under no circumstances.#Incorrect
	=Slavery should be abolished in Texas prior to annexation.#Correct
	~Texas should be annexed only if it could be accomplished without starting a war with Mexico.#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: 17151724  name: In the 1830s and 1840s the arid plains of the west were known as ...
::In the 1830s and 1840s the arid plains of the west were known as ...::[html]In the 1830s and 1840s the arid plains of the west were known as ____________________.{
	~the Gold Country#Incorrect
	~the Promised Land#Incorrect
	=the Great American Desert#Correct
	~Comanche Alley#Incorrect
	~the Oregon Trail#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: 17151671  name: In the election of 1848, the idea of "popular sovereignty" was most closely ...
::In the election of 1848, the idea of "popular sovereignty" was most closely ...::[html]In the election of 1848, the idea of "popular sovereignty" was most closely identified with{
	~James K. Polk.#Incorrect
	~John C. Calhoun.#Incorrect
	=Lewis Cass.#Correct
	~John P. Hale.#Incorrect
	~William Lloyd Garrison.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151664  name: In the Mexican War,
::In the Mexican War,::[html]In the Mexican War,{
	~U.S. soldiers consistently outnumbered the Mexicans.#Incorrect
	=the United States won every battle.#Correct
	~General Zachary Taylor arrested and executed the president of Mexico.#Incorrect
	~U.S. troops failed to take Mexico City.#Incorrect
	~Mexico won every battle.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151733  name: It took the Texans ____________________ to win and consolidate their ...
::It took the Texans ____________________ to win and consolidate their ...::[html]It took the Texans ____________________ to win and consolidate their independence from Mexico.{
	~two weeks#Incorrect
	~four months#Incorrect
	=seven months#Correct
	~one year#Incorrect
	~four years#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: 17151739  name: Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the United States were ...
::Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the United States were ...::[html]Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the United States were known as ____________________.{
	~philatelists#Incorrect
	=filibusters#Correct
	~filigrees#Incorrect
	~philanthropists#Incorrect
	~philanderers#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: 17151674  name: Most Hispanics in the West lived in
::Most Hispanics in the West lived in::[html]Most Hispanics in the West lived in{
	~Oregon.#Incorrect
	~California.#Incorrect
	=New Mexico.#Correct
	~Utah.#Incorrect
	~Idaho.#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: 17151670  name: Pierre Soulé was responsible for
::Pierre Soulé was responsible for::[html]Pierre Soulé was responsible for{
	~the Mexican War.#Incorrect
	=the return of slavery to Nicaragua.#Correct
	~the Ostend Manifesto.#Incorrect
	~the Manifest Destiny.#Incorrect
	~the publication of <i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151667  name: President Polk provoked a war with Mexico
::President Polk provoked a war with Mexico::[html]President Polk provoked a war with Mexico{
	=in order to acquire New Mexico and California.#Correct
	~by refusing to send General Zachary Taylor to patrol the Rio Grande.#Incorrect
	~by discouraging settlers in Monterey, California to take matters into their own hands.#Incorrect
	~by attempting to sell Mexicans into slavery.#Incorrect
	~to intimidate Canada.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151679  name: President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty
::President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty::[html]President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty{
	~united the Democratic Party.#Incorrect
	~angered Southern Democrats.#Incorrect
	=angered Democrats from the Old Northwest.#Correct
	~alienated Whigs.#Incorrect
	~started war with Mexico.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151736  name: Prigg v. Pennsylvania ruled that enforcement of the Constitution's fugitive ...
::Prigg v. Pennsylvania ruled that enforcement of the Constitution's fugitive ...::[html]<i>Prigg v. Pennsylvania</i> ruled that enforcement of the Constitution's fugitive slave clause was a(n) ____________________ responsibility.{
	~state#Incorrect
	~personal#Incorrect
	~moral#Incorrect
	=federal#Correct
	~unconstitutional#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151675  name: Relations between the Mormon settlement in Utah and the U.S. government ...
::Relations between the Mormon settlement in Utah and the U.S. government ...::[html]Relations between the Mormon settlement in Utah and the U.S. government became strained, especially when{
	~the Mormons attacked and killed peaceful Plains Indians.#Incorrect
	~the Mormons sided with Mexico in the Mexican War.#Incorrect
	=the settlement authorized polygamy.#Correct
	~gold was discovered in Utah.#Incorrect
	~the Mormons voted as a bloc against James Polk.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151732  name: Stephen Douglass was able to get every measure of the ____________________ ...
::Stephen Douglass was able to get every measure of the ____________________ ...::[html]Stephen Douglass 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: 17151740  name: The candidate of the Liberty Party who may have cost Henry Clay the election ...
::The candidate of the Liberty Party who may have cost Henry Clay the election ...::[html]The candidate of the Liberty Party who may have cost Henry Clay the election in 1844 was ____________________.{
	=James G. Birney#Correct
	~James K. Polk#Incorrect
	~John C. Calhoun.#Incorrect
	~Stephen Douglas.#Incorrect
	~Martin Van Buren#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151655  name: The central theme of Uncle Tom's Cabin is
::The central theme of Uncle Tom's Cabin is::[html]The central theme of <i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i> is{
	~the decadence of southern society.#Incorrect
	=the tragedy of the breakup of families by slavery.#Correct
	~the wanton cruelty of slave owners.#Incorrect
	~the complicity of northerners in the continuance of slavery.#Incorrect
	~the cruelty of the African slave trade.#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: 17151718  name: The diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ...
::The diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ...::[html]The diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ____________________.{
	~Pierre Soulé#Incorrect
	~William Walker#Incorrect
	~John C. Calhoun.#Incorrect
	~Henry Clay#Incorrect
	=Nicholas Trist#Correct
}


// question: 17151731  name: The first Whig president was ____________________.
::The first Whig president was ____________________.::[html]The first Whig president was ____________________.{
	~James Polk#Incorrect
	~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect
	=William H. Harrison#Correct
	~Martin Van Buren#Incorrect
	~John Tyler#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151744  name: The Free Soil Party candidate for president in 1848 was ____________________.
::The Free Soil Party candidate for president in 1848 was ____________________.::[html]The Free Soil Party candidate for president in 1848 was ____________________.{
	~Daniel Webster#Incorrect
	~William Seward#Incorrect
	~John C. Calhoun#Incorrect
	~Stephen Douglas#Incorrect
	=Martin Van Buren#Correct
}


// 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: 17151723  name: The journalist who urged young men to "Go West" was ____________________....
::The journalist who urged young men to "Go West" was ____________________....::[html]The journalist who urged young men to "Go West" was ____________________.{
	~Walt Whitman#Incorrect
	~Joseph Pulitzer#Incorrect
	=Horace Greeley#Correct
	~James Breslin#Incorrect
	~J. J. Hunsecker#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151657  name: The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was
::The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was::[html]The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was{
	~Daniel Webster.#Incorrect
	~William Seward.#Incorrect
	~John C. Calhoun.#Incorrect
	=Stephen Douglas.#Correct
	~Frederick Douglass.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151645  name: The Mexican War was least popular in which of the following regions?
::The Mexican War was least popular in which of the following regions?::[html]The Mexican War was least popular in which of the following regions?{
	~Southwest#Incorrect
	=New England#Correct
	~Southeast#Incorrect
	~Midwest#Incorrect
	~Great Lakes region#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151725  name: The Missouri businessman who brought the first three hundred families into ...
::The Missouri businessman who brought the first three hundred families into ...::[html]The Missouri businessman who brought the first three hundred families into Texas from the United States was ____________________.{
	~James Polk#Incorrect
	~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect
	~William H. Harrison#Incorrect
	~Sam Houston#Incorrect
	=Stephen F. Austin#Correct
}


// question: 17151730  name: The most respected member of the U.S. Senate during the antebellum period was...
::The most respected member of the U.S. Senate during the antebellum period was...::[html]The most respected member of the U.S. Senate during the antebellum period was ____________________.{
	~Daniel Webster#Incorrect
	~William Seward#Incorrect
	~John C. Calhoun#Incorrect
	~Stephen Douglas#Incorrect
	=Henry Clay#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: 17151727  name: The only free state admitted as a result of territorial acquisition between ...
::The only free state admitted as a result of territorial acquisition between ...::[html]The only free state admitted as a result of territorial acquisition between 1803 and 1846 was ____________________.{
	~California#Incorrect
	~New Mexico#Incorrect
	~Utah#Incorrect
	~Arkansas#Incorrect
	=Iowa#Correct
}


// question: 17151721  name: The popular leader of American forces in Mexico, who later was elected to the...
::The popular leader of American forces in Mexico, who later was elected to the...::[html]The popular leader of American forces in Mexico, who later was elected to the presidency, was ____________________.{
	=Zachary Taylor#Correct
	~James Polk#Incorrect
	~Andrew Jackson#Incorrect
	~Martin Van Buren#Incorrect
	~William Henry Harrison#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151720  name: The president who completed the annexation of Texas to the United States was ...
::The president who completed the annexation of Texas to the United States was ...::[html]The president who completed the annexation of Texas to the United States was ____________________.{
	~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect
	~James Polk#Incorrect
	=John Tyler#Correct
	~Martin Van Buren#Incorrect
	~William Henry Harrison#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151643  name: The religious prophet and founder of the Mormons was
::The religious prophet and founder of the Mormons was::[html]The religious prophet and founder of the Mormons was{
	=Joseph Smith.#Correct
	~John O'Sullivan.#Incorrect
	~Robert Walker.#Incorrect
	~Jonathan Edwards.#Incorrect
	~William Miller.#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: 17151745  name: The Senator whose speech advocating for the Compromise of 1850 alienated his ...
::The Senator whose speech advocating for the Compromise of 1850 alienated his ...::[html]The Senator whose speech advocating for the Compromise of 1850 alienated his antislavery supporters was ____________________.{
	=Daniel Webster#Correct
	~William Seward#Incorrect
	~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: 17151663  name: What American general led 4,000 soldiers to the Rio Grande in 1846?
::What American general led 4,000 soldiers to the Rio Grande in 1846?::[html]What American general led 4,000 soldiers to the Rio Grande in 1846?{
	~James K. Polk#Incorrect
	=Zachary Taylor#Correct
	~Winfield Scott#Incorrect
	~Stonewall Jackson#Incorrect
	~Jefferson Davis#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: 17151680  name: What framed the national debate on slavery from its conception in 1846?
::What framed the national debate on slavery from its conception in 1846?::[html]What framed the national debate on slavery from its conception in 1846?{
	=the Wilmot Proviso#Correct
	~the Ostend Manifesto#Incorrect
	~the Manifest Destiny#Incorrect
	~<i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>#Incorrect
	~the Fugitive Slave Law#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151652  name: What Supreme Court case dealt with the kidnapping of fugitive slaves?
::What Supreme Court case dealt with the kidnapping of fugitive slaves?::[html]What Supreme Court case dealt with the kidnapping of fugitive slaves?{
	=<i>Prigg v. Pennsylvania</i>#Correct
	~<i>The Amistad</i>#Incorrect
	~<i>Ableman v. Booth</i>#Incorrect
	~<i>Swift v. Tyson</i>#Incorrect
	~<i>United States v. Segui</i>#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151647  name: Which is NOT true of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
::Which is NOT true of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?::[html]Which is NOT true of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?{
	~It authorized the United States to pay $15 million to Mexico.#Incorrect
	~It expanded the United States' territory by 25 percent.#Incorrect
	~It ended the United States' war with Mexico.#Incorrect
	~It was signed by Nicholas Trist despite Polk's initial objections.#Incorrect
	=It was a political disaster for both sides.#Correct
}


// 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 <i>tejanos</i> 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
}


// question: 17151668  name: Who did not fight for Texas's independence from Mexico?
::Who did not fight for Texas's independence from Mexico?::[html]Who did not fight for Texas's independence from Mexico?{
	=Andrew Jackson#Correct
	~Sam Houston#Incorrect
	~Jim Bowie#Incorrect
	~Davey Crockett#Incorrect
	~William Travis#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151656  name: Who recruited American adventurers to attack Cuba in 1849?
::Who recruited American adventurers to attack Cuba in 1849?::[html]Who recruited American adventurers to attack Cuba in 1849?{
	~Jefferson Davis#Incorrect
	=Narciso López#Correct
	~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect
	~Franklin Pierce#Incorrect
	~James Buchanan#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151650  name: Who were expelled from California gold rush country by law in 1850?
::Who were expelled from California gold rush country by law in 1850?::[html]Who were expelled from California gold rush country by law in 1850?{
	~Women#Incorrect
	~African Americans#Incorrect
	=Mexicans#Correct
	~Chinese#Incorrect
	~Belgians#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151644  name: Whose forces captured the Alamo in March, 1836?
::Whose forces captured the Alamo in March, 1836?::[html]Whose forces captured the Alamo in March, 1836?{
	=Antonio López de Santa Anna#Correct
	~Davy Crockett#Incorrect
	~Winfield Scott#Incorrect
	~Sam Houston#Incorrect
	~Guadalupe Hidalgo#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151659  name: Women in the migration westward before the gold rush
::Women in the migration westward before the gold rush::[html]Women in the migration westward before the gold rush{
	~outnumbered men by three to one.#Incorrect
	~achieved economic and political status equal to that of men.#Incorrect
	~seldom survived long enough to reach their destinations.#Incorrect
	=were hesitant to make the trek west and expressed unhappiness about the journey.#Correct
	~were among the most successful prospectors.#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151741  name: ____________________ framed the national debate over slavery for 15 years.
::____________________ framed the national debate over slavery for 15 years.::[html]____________________ framed the national debate over slavery for 15 years.{
	=The Wilmot Proviso#Correct
	~The Manifest Destiny#Incorrect
	~The 1848 Election#Incorrect
	~The Fugitive Slave Act#Incorrect
	~<i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151737  name: ____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.
::____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.::[html]____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.{
	=Narciso López#Correct
	~Andrew Jackson#Incorrect
	~Guadalupe Hidalgo#Incorrect
	~Toussaint L'Ouverture#Incorrect
	~James Polk#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151735  name: ____________________ raised the flag of an independent California after ...
::____________________ raised the flag of an independent California after ...::[html]____________________ raised the flag of an independent California after capturing Sonoma.{
	=John Fremont#Correct
	~William Seward.#Incorrect
	~Steven Watts Kearny#Incorrect
	~Davy Crockett#Incorrect
	~Zachary Taylor#Incorrect
}


// question: 17151689  name: "Conscience Whigs" strongly supported Zachary Taylor's presidential ...
::"Conscience Whigs" strongly supported Zachary Taylor's presidential ...::[html]"Conscience Whigs" strongly supported Zachary Taylor's presidential nomination in 1848.{FALSE}


// question: 17151683  name: "Mr. Polk's War" refers to the war between Great Britain and the United ...
::"Mr. Polk's War" refers to the war between Great Britain and the United ...::[html]"Mr. Polk's War" refers to the war between Great Britain and the United States over Oregon.{FALSE}


// question: 17151708  name: "Popular sovereignty" was one of many political compromises sought to attract...
::"Popular sovereignty" was one of many political compromises sought to attract...::[html]"Popular sovereignty" was one of many political compromises sought to attract voters in 1848.{TRUE}


// question: 17151693  name: By 1846, most of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase was free of ...
::By 1846, most of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase was free of ...::[html]By 1846, most of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase was free of slavery.{FALSE}


// question: 17151715  name: By the 1830s, many New Mexico and California residents were more concerned ...
::By the 1830s, many New Mexico and California residents were more concerned ...::[html]By the 1830s, many New Mexico and California residents were more concerned with keeping American settlers out of the region than with encouraging American traders to come to the area.{FALSE}


// question: 17151716  name: Families were the predominant westward migrants on the overland trails.
::Families were the predominant westward migrants on the overland trails.::[html]Families were the predominant westward migrants on the overland trails.{TRUE}


// question: 17151682  name: Fifteen years after Mexican independence in 1821, the mission system came to ...
::Fifteen years after Mexican independence in 1821, the mission system came to ...::[html]Fifteen years after Mexican independence in 1821, the mission system came to dominate the region.{FALSE}


// question: 17151692  name: General Winfield Scott's leadership was largely responsible for the American ...
::General Winfield Scott's leadership was largely responsible for the American ...::[html]General Winfield Scott's leadership was largely responsible for the American victory in the Mexican War.{TRUE}


// question: 17151698  name: Henry Clay remained steadfastly opposed to the annexation of Texas throughout...
::Henry Clay remained steadfastly opposed to the annexation of Texas throughout...::[html]Henry Clay remained steadfastly opposed to the annexation of Texas throughout the presidential campaign of 1844.{FALSE}


// question: 17151709  name: In late 1848, the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives and the ...
::In late 1848, the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives and the ...::[html]In late 1848, the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives and the Whigs controlled the Senate.{FALSE}


// question: 17151711  name: In pushing for strict compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act, southerners ...
::In pushing for strict compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act, southerners ...::[html]In pushing for strict compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act, southerners were motivated primarily by financial concerns.{FALSE}


// question: 17151703  name: James K. Polk consistently opposed efforts to acquire "all Mexico."
::James K. Polk consistently opposed efforts to acquire "all Mexico."::[html]James K. Polk consistently opposed efforts to acquire "all Mexico."{FALSE}


// question: 17151694  name: Los Angeles became a boom town as a result of the discovery of gold in ...
::Los Angeles became a boom town as a result of the discovery of gold in ...::[html]Los Angeles became a boom town as a result of the discovery of gold in California.{FALSE}


// question: 17151696  name: Manifest Destiny was universally popular throughout the United States.
::Manifest Destiny was universally popular throughout the United States.::[html]Manifest Destiny was universally popular throughout the United States.{FALSE}


// question: 17151686  name: Martin Van Buren was a staunch supporter of the Manifest Destiny in Texas.
::Martin Van Buren was a staunch supporter of the Manifest Destiny in Texas.::[html]Martin Van Buren was a staunch supporter of the Manifest Destiny in Texas.{TRUE}


// question: 17151710  name: Most of the 49ers who rushed to California agreed with Free Soilers.
::Most of the 49ers who rushed to California agreed with Free Soilers.::[html]Most of the 49ers who rushed to California agreed with Free Soilers.{TRUE}


// question: 17151713  name: Personal liberty laws passed by several northern states made it impossible to...
::Personal liberty laws passed by several northern states made it impossible to...::[html]Personal liberty laws passed by several northern states made it impossible to recover escaped slaves.{FALSE}


// question: 17151706  name: President James K. Polk was willing to go to war with England over control of...
::President James K. Polk was willing to go to war with England over control of...::[html]President James K. Polk was willing to go to war with England over control of the entire Oregon territory.{FALSE}


// question: 17151684  name: President James Polk was prepared to declare war against Mexico even before ...
::President James Polk was prepared to declare war against Mexico even before ...::[html]President James Polk was prepared to declare war against Mexico even before news of hostilities arrived in Washington.{TRUE}


// question: 17151690  name: President William Henry Harrison caught pneumonia on his inauguration day and...
::President William Henry Harrison caught pneumonia on his inauguration day and...::[html]President William Henry Harrison caught pneumonia on his inauguration day and died one month later.{TRUE}


// question: 17151688  name: Southern Democrats were unhappy about the nomination of Franklin Pierce as ...
::Southern Democrats were unhappy about the nomination of Franklin Pierce as ...::[html]Southern Democrats were unhappy about the nomination of Franklin Pierce as their party's presidential candidate in 1852.{FALSE}


// question: 17151712  name: Statistics show that the Fugitive Slave Act was rigged in favor of slave owners.
::Statistics show that the Fugitive Slave Act was rigged in favor of slave owners.::[html]Statistics show that the Fugitive Slave Act was rigged in favor of slave owners.{TRUE}


// question: 17151717  name: The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.
::The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.::[html]The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.{FALSE}


// question: 17151687  name: The election of 1846 was a landslide victory for James K. Polk.
::The election of 1846 was a landslide victory for James K. Polk.::[html]The election of 1846 was a landslide victory for James K. Polk.{FALSE}


// question: 17151700  name: The first battle of the Mexican War occurred two weeks after Congress had ...
::The first battle of the Mexican War occurred two weeks after Congress had ...::[html]The first battle of the Mexican War occurred two weeks after Congress had declared war.{FALSE}


// question: 17151705  name: The Liberty Party endorsed the Wilmot Proviso in the election of 1848.
::The Liberty Party endorsed the Wilmot Proviso in the election of 1848.::[html]The Liberty Party endorsed the Wilmot Proviso in the election of 1848.{TRUE}


// question: 17151685  name: The Ostend Manifesto sought to prevent slavery and involuntary servitude in ...
::The Ostend Manifesto sought to prevent slavery and involuntary servitude in ...::[html]The Ostend Manifesto sought to prevent slavery and involuntary servitude in the territories acquired from Mexico after the Mexican War.{FALSE}


// question: 17151695  name: The question of slavery in California was one of the few easy legislative ...
::The question of slavery in California was one of the few easy legislative ...::[html]The question of slavery in California was one of the few easy legislative compromises of the antebellum years.{FALSE}


// question: 17151697  name: The territorial legislatures of Utah and New Mexico each banned slavery.
::The territorial legislatures of Utah and New Mexico each banned slavery.::[html]The territorial legislatures of Utah and New Mexico each banned slavery.{FALSE}


// question: 17151704  name: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resolved the question of slavery in the new ...
::The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resolved the question of slavery in the new ...::[html]The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resolved the question of slavery in the new territories acquired by the United States.{FALSE}


// question: 17151707  name: The Whig platform in 1848 was antiwar and antislavery.
::The Whig platform in 1848 was antiwar and antislavery.::[html]The Whig platform in 1848 was antiwar and antislavery.{FALSE}


// question: 17151681  name: The Wilmot Proviso claimed that Cuba should be part of the United States.
::The Wilmot Proviso claimed that Cuba should be part of the United States.::[html]The Wilmot Proviso claimed that Cuba should be part of the United States.{FALSE}


// question: 17151702  name: The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment to an army appropriations bill.
::The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment to an army appropriations bill.::[html]The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment to an army appropriations bill.{TRUE}


// question: 17151701  name: Uncle Tom's Cabin was widely banned and therefore had little readership in ...
::Uncle Tom's Cabin was widely banned and therefore had little readership in ...::[html]<i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i> was widely banned and therefore had little readership in the South.{FALSE}


// question: 17151714  name: Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by a member of a prominent New England family....
::Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by a member of a prominent New England family....::[html]<i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i> was written by a member of a prominent New England family.{TRUE}


// question: 17151699  name: While Democrats sought American expansion over space, Whigs believed progress...
::While Democrats sought American expansion over space, Whigs believed progress...::[html]While Democrats sought American expansion over space, Whigs believed progress should come internally, over time.{TRUE}


// question: 17151691  name: William Kearny's army suffered a severe setback in the 1846 Battle of Santa ...
::William Kearny's army suffered a severe setback in the 1846 Battle of Santa ...::[html]William Kearny's army suffered a severe setback in the 1846 Battle of Santa Fe.{FALSE}


