Out Of Many Chapter 14

Front 1

True or False

Tejanos were treated with respect and equality as they helped the Republic of Texoas eventually become the state of Texas.

Back 1

False

Front 2

True or False

Native-American culture flourished in the Indian Territory since there were so few white people interested in that region of the country.

Back 2

TRUE

Front 3

True or False

The opening of the Santa Fe Trail played a significant role in the expansion of the United States.

Back 3

TRUE

Front 4

True or False

American expansion to the West was often characterized by communal efforts as groups and companies of immigrants traveled to the frontier.

Back 4

TRUE

Front 5

True or False

The Mexican government recognized the independence of Texas following the Battle of San Jacinto in April of 1836.

Back 5

FALSE

Front 6

True or False

Henry David Thoreau supported the war against Mexico as a means of spreading democracy.

Back 6

FALSE

Front 7

True or False

During the early years of he 1800s, Russian traders and settlers played an active role in California's economy and society.

Back 7

TRUE

Front 8

True or False

The get-rick-quick opportunities of the mining frontier encouraged racial tolerance.

Back 8

False

Front 9

True or False

Popular sovereignty rested on the belief that important political differences should be resolved at the state or territorial level.

Back 9

True

Front 10

True or False

Although the elected well-known military heroes to the presidency, the Whigs failed to maintain national unity during their administrations.

Back 10

TRUE

Front 11

The Battle of the Alamo is significant because...

Back 11

it shaped events associated with the expansion of the United States.

Front 12

The exploration and development of the American West...

Back 12

depended to a great degree on the policies of the national government.

Front 13

The "manifest destiny" of the US was...

Back 13

God's desire for the nation to dominate all of North America.

Front 14

The joint occupation of Oregon was an agreement between the US and...

Back 14

Great Britain

Front 15

In er letter to her mother, Narcissa Whitman...

Back 15

remarked on the beauty of the Oregon country.

Front 16

In 1821, the government of Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas...

Back 16

to provide a buffer against hostile Indian tribes.

Front 17

A primary proposal by the Democrats in the 1844 presidential election was...

Back 17

the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texs.

Front 18

The war against Mexico...

Back 18

generated significant opposition in the US.

Front 19

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo...

Back 19

set the Texas border at the Rio Grande and ceded California and New Mexico to the US.

Front 20

President James K. Polk & other expansionists wanted to obtain California...

Back 20

as an important step to expanding American commerce into Asia.

Front 21

During the California Gold Rush...

Back 21

large-scale companies came to dominate most of the mining activities.

Front 22

The Wilmot Proviso...

Back 22

proposed prohibiting slavery in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico.

Front 23

The "free-soil" movement...

Back 23

advocated outlawing the further extension of slavery.

Front 24

A significant issue in the election of 1848 was...

Back 24

how to deal with the issue of the expansion of slavery in the newly acquired territories.

Front 25

As Americans approached in the 1850s...

Back 25

questions arising from national expansion began to threaten national unity.