Question 1

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The Mexican War was a major cause of the American Civil War."

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Question 2

Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) Bear Flag revolt, 
(B) Slidell mission rejected, 
(C) declaration of war on Mexico, and 
(D) American troops ordered to the Rio Grande Valley.

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A)   B, D, C, A
B)   A, C, B, D
C)   D, B, A, C
D)   C, A, D, B
E)   A, D, C, B

Question 3

In his quest for California, President James K.Polk

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A)   advocated war with Mexico from the beginning.
B)   argued strongly for annexation, because Americans were the most numerous people in the area.
C)   was motivated by his knowledge of gold deposits there.
D)   sought British help to persuade Mexico to sell the area to the United States.
E)   first advocated buying the area from Mexico.

Question 4

Was there any validity to the charge that the Texas annexation and Mexican War were attempts to expand slavery? Why or why not? What were the political implications for the national debates on the abolition and the expansion of slavery in the United States and its territories following the annexation of Texas and after the American acquisition of the enormous area of land stretching westward from Texas to California and northward to Oregon as a result of the Mexican War?

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Question 5

The Aroostook War was

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A)   a short-lived insurrection in British Canada.
B)   a battle between Native Americans and settlers in northern Maine.
C)   a full-scale war between Britain and the United States.
D)   a small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine and Canada
E)   a dispute over fishing rights between Britain and the United States.

Question 6

During an 1837 Canadian rebellion against Britain

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A)   the United States stayed neutral in word and action.
B)   the United States imprisoned several American violators of neutrality.
C)   America was unlawfully invaded by the British.
D)   Canada warned the United States to stay out of the conflict.
E)   the U.S. government plotted to annex Canada.

Question 7

In the Oregon treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the United States was established to the Pacific Ocean along the line of

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A)   42°.
B)   52° 40'.
C)   54° 40'.
D)   36° 30'.
E)   49°.

Question 8

All of the following were reasons why Britain was intensely interested in promoting an independent Republic of Texas except

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A)   such a republic would check the southward surge of the American colossus, who posed a threat to nearby British possessions in the New World.
B)   clashes between the independent Republic of Texas and America might create a diversionary opportunity for foreign powers to challenge American supremacy in Latin America and undermine the dormant Monroe Doctrine.
C)   British merchants believed that an independent Texas could be an important free-trade area to offset the tariff-walled United States.
D)   Texas could become a location for the settlement of undesirable British emigrants.
E)   an independent Republic of Texas could provide British abolitionists with the opportunity to free slaves in Texas and stir rebellions by other slaves throughout the South.

Question 9

Write your definition of national interest.Then use this definition to argue that the Webster-Ashburton Treaty or the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did or did not serve the national interests of the United States.

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Question 10

____ represented the group in North America that expressed the most vigorous support for the United States gaining political control of all of the Oregon Country.

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A)   Southern Democrats
B)   Whigs
C)   Northern Democrats
D)   Indians living in the Willamette River valley
E)   Protestant missionaries

Question 11

Write your definition of imperialism.Then use this definition to argue that the United States was or was not an imperialistic nation in the 1840s.

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Question 12

Given the great enthusiasm for territorial expansion and the lure and pull of Manifest Destiny, why did the "all of Mexico" movement fail to win political assent in Congress or from even President Polk, a staunch advocate of both territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny?

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Question 13

During the debate in Congress over President Polk's requested congressional declaration of war against Mexico, the Polk administration was frequently called on by ____ to respond to "spot resolutions", demanding to know where American blood had been shed to provoke the war.

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A)   Abraham Lincoln
B)   Henry Clay
C)   Thomas Hart Benton
D)   Stephen Kearney
E)   Lewis Cass

Question 14

The earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was in 1845 by

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A)   John Tyler.
B)   James K. Polk.
C)   Ralph Waldo Emerson.
D)   John L. O'Sullivan.
E)   Mark Twain.

Question 15

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

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A)   San Francisco.
B)   the Nueces River.
C)   Santa Fe.
D)   the Rio Grande.
E)   San Antonio.

Question 16

When the war with Mexico began, President James K.Polk

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A)   advocated taking all of Mexico.
B)   believed the British would intervene on behalf of the Americans.
C)   hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California.
D)   supported a large-scale conflict.
E)   denied any intention of expanding slavery.

Exam 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

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In his quest for California, President James K.Polk

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