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Masconomet American History I - Semester 2 Final Exam Review - Chapter 9 & 10. 1 Practice Test
- 1."American blood has been shed on American soil!" --- President James K. PolkIn this passage, Polk was referring to Mexico's attack on General Taylor's soldiers in the War with Mexico. What did Polk mean by these words? Where did the attack occur?
- 2.Manifest Destiny was the idea that God had given the continent to
- A.
White men, and expected them to bring Christianity to the Native Americans.
- B.
Americans, and it was their destiny to become the greatest nation in the world.
- C.
Americans, and wanted them to settle western land.
- D.
Americans, and it was their duty to protect the enviornment.
- 3.Under the National Colonization Act, Mexico gave 26 empresarios large grants of Texas land in exchange for a promise to
- A.
Farm the land
- B.
Fill the land with a number of settlers.
- C.
Remove the Native Americans.
- D.
Pay a specified rent to Mexico.
- 4.After winning independence from Mexico, most Texans voted
- A.
For annexation.
- B.
Against annexation.
- C.
To remain an independent republic.
- D.
To seek international recognition.
- 5.Supporters of James K. Polk cried "Forty-four Forty of Fight," which meant
- A.
They wanted all the 54,040 acres of Oregon that were in dispute.
- B.
They wanted Mexico to sell the U.S. the 54,040 acres of California,
- C.
They wanted all of Oregon to the 54º 40' north latitude line.
- D.
They wanted all of California to the 54º 40' north latitude line.
- 6.
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Which of the following choices best completes the diagram?- A.
Claimed Mexico City
- B.
Paid Mexico $15 million
- C.
Paid debts to Mexican citizens
- D.
Gave Oregon to Mexico
- 7.Seeking religious freedom, the Mormons traveled west, settling in what is now
- A.
Oregon.
- B.
California.
- C.
Utah.
- D.
Idaho.
- 8.In the peace treaty that ended war between Mexico and the United States, Mexico accepted ______ as the southern border of Texas.
- A.
The Nueces River
- B.
The Rio Grande
- C.
The 54° 40' north latitude line
- D.
The 54° 40' south latitude line
- 9.
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Review the diagram above. Of the four major battles of the war with Mexico, the battle of ____ was the final decisive battle in the struggle for Texas independence.- A.
Goliad
- B.
Gonzales
- C.
Alamo
- D.
San Jacinto
- 10.
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According to the information in the diagram above, the battle fought in ____ dealt the most devasting blow against Texan forces.- A.
Gonzales
- B.
Goliad
- C.
Alamo
- D.
San Jacinto
- 11.Which of the following was not a job of the empresarios in Texas?
- A.
They recruited settlers to live on the land.
- B.
They subdivided the land they were given and allocated it to families.
- C.
They served as generals in the Texas army.
- D.
They governed the colonies they established.
- 12.Conscience Whigs were Northern Whigs who
- A.
Supported Zachary Taylor.
- B.
Opposed slavery.
- C.
Supported slavery.
- D.
Were mainly cloth manufacturers.
- 13.In 1849 thousands of people came to California because
- A.
It was a free state.
- B.
It offered cheap land.
- C.
Gold had been discovered there.
- D.
It was a slave state.
- 14.The Wilmot Proviso, which never passed, would have
- A.
Prohibited slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
- B.
Prevented Congress from banning slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
- C.
Created a compromise by dividing the territories into free and slave states.
- D.
Made it easier for slaveholders to retrieve an enslaved person.
- 15.In the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay grouped his resolutions in pairs so that
- A.
Members of Congress could then vote on each pair seperately from the others.
- B.
Each pair could comprise a bill.
- C.
The pairings made the large proposal easier for all to understand.
- D.
Each pair offered concessions to both sides
- 16.
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From the diagram above, one can infer that the Cotton Whigs' priority was- A.
Ending slavery.
- B.
Protecting their livelihood.
- C.
Helping Southern manufactures.
- D.
Preventing the loss of jobs to free territories.
- 17.After winning independence from Mexico, Texans voted in favor of _________________, that is, of asking to become part of the United States.
- 18.War with Mexico started when American troops led by General _____________ crossed the Nueces River.
- 19.The Treaty of ______________ ended war between Mexico and the United States.
- 20._____________________ was the idea that the citizens of each new territory should be allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to permit slavery or not.
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