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1 The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 ended the dispute over the Maine-Canada border was negotiated by Secretary of State Daniel Webster gave the U.S. over half the disputed territory All of the answers are correct. 2 Most U.S. citizens arrived in the 1820's Texas as a result of being indentured servants being criminals officially exiled from the U.S. impresarios encouraging them to settle with land purchases an invitation directly from the Spanish government All of the answers are correct. 3 Problems between U.S. citizens in Texas and the Mexican government included all EXCEPT the issue of slavery Protestant versus Roman Catholic religious beliefs political rights of citizens marriage laws Mexican tariffs on U.S. goods sent into Mexico 4 The Texas Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT a Mexican victory at the Alamo a Mexican victory at Goliad a Texan victory at San Jacinto a Texan capture of Mexico City 5 The "Hero of San Jacinto" was Andrew Jackson Sam Houston Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Robert E. Lee Winfield Scott 6 In 1836 when Texas attempted to enter the U.S. President Jackson blocked the attempt due to domestic politics in the presidential election of 1836. The U.S. formally annexed Texas immediately. Texas became a colony of Britain. Texas became a colony of France. All of the answers are correct. 7 The Mormon Trek to Utah was caused by a history of persecution in the eastern U.S. a desire to become part of Mexico a desire to set up an earthly kingdom away from the British All of the answers are correct. 8 President Tyler did all the following EXCEPT wanted to annex Texas to the U.S. couldn't get a formal treaty of annexation for Texas so he used a joint resolution to accomplish his goal wanted more free states so he objected to annexing Texas 9 In the election of 1844 The expected Democratic nominee lost the nomination to a dark horse named James K. Polk. Henry Clay was nominated by the Whigs. The Democrats stood for expansion into Oregon & Texas. The Liberty Party candidate James Birney took votes from the Whigs so Polk won. All of the answers are correct. 10 The winner of the election of 1844 was John Tyler when the two main candidates deadlocked James K. Polk when the Liberty Party took votes from Henry Clay Henry Clay when the Liberty Party took votes from James K. Polk James Birney when Henry Clay took votes from James K. Polk None of these explanations is correct. 11 Manifest Destiny said God was on the side of American expansionism. American expansionism expanded freedom. The growing American population required new territory. All of the answers are correct. 12 In solving the Oregon Boundary question Polk went to war with Britain to accomplish 54'40' or fight. Britain declared war on the U.S. to protect Canada. Polk compromised with Britain at the 49th parallel. The U.S. gave up all claims to the disputed area. None of these answers is correct. 13 The U.S. went to war with Mexico in 1846 because of a disputed border between the Nueces & Rio Grande Rivers the question of privateers the question of the tariff the differences in religion All of the answers are correct. 14 The major campaigns in the Mexican War included all EXCEPT Zachary Taylor's defense of southern Texas & conquest of northern Mexico Stephen Kearny's march to & conquest of southern California Winfield Scott's march from Vera Cruz to Mexico City Sam Houston conquest of San Jacinto John Fremont's conquest of northern California 15 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 saw the U.S. pay Mexico $15,000,000 gave the U.S. the southwest including California established the boundary at the Rio Grande River All of the answers are correct. 16 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was negotiated by John Charles Fremont Nicholas Trist Nicholas Biddle Winfield Scott James Buchanan 17 The American economy was transformed in the 1840's & 1850's by the steamship railroad newspaper electricity television 18 Railroads transformed the U.S. economy in the 1840's & 1850's with all the following EXCEPT new forms of financing business enterprise government loans & land grants creation of multinational economic conglomerates 19 The factory system centralized a supervised workforce used a continuous process means of production led to the use of interchangeable parts All of the answers are correct. payment of cash wages to workers 20 In the 1840's & 1850's large numbers of immigrants came to the U.S. from all the following countries EXCEPT Ireland Germany Norway Sweden Italy

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