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11. In the 1846 Oregon Treaty, the U.S.-British Canada border was set at which line?

49

Which of the following best describes the policy of the government of Mexico toward Texas?

It encouraged American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and early 1830s

the wilmot proviso declared that

Slavery should be banned in all territory acquired from Mexico

the wilmot proviso

Symbolized the divisive issue of slavery in the territories

the terms of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo included

US payment to mexico in the amt of 15 million

the spot resolution was introduced by

abraham lincoln

What was the cause of the increasingly tense relations between the Mexican government and the American residents in Texas after 1830?

all are correct

andrew jackson invaded florida bc

all of the above

which group was the most influential in strengthening american claims to oregon

american missionaries

how did the US accquire texas

annexation

the british american dispute over the boarder of Maine was resolved

by compromise

the mexican cession contained the modern day states of

cali utah arizona nevada and parts of new mexico colorado and wyoming

Manifest Destiny was based on all of the following ideas EXCEPT?

conquest of new territory would prove American military superiority.

the purchased of Louisiana

doubled the size of the country

3. President Jackson resisted the admission of Texas into the Union in 1836 primarily because he

feared that debate over the admission of Texas would ignite controversy about slavery

the mexican war resulted in all of the following except

friendlier relations between the US and Latin American countries

which of the following countries did not own land on what is today the US

germany

The Senate rejected annexing Texas drawn up by Secretary of State Calhoun because?

he defended annexation as a way to protect and defend slavery.

The application for California statehood caused turmoil in Congress because?

it would upset the balance between the slave and free states in the Senate.

The California Gold Rush resulted in all of the following developments EXCEPT the?

kidnapping the thousands of chinese to serve as workers

the pre-emption action of 1841

legalized settlement on federal land prior to its being surveyed

2. Which of the following would most likely have expressed opposition to the idea of Manifest Destiny?

members of the whig party in congress during the mexican war

one argument against annexing texas to the United States was that annexation

might give more power to slavery supporters

the 1842 border dispute with british canada was resolved by the

none of the above

most americans who migrated to oregon country were attracted by the

rich soil

polk's 1844 candidacy was most supported by

southern expansionists

pres zach taylor favored the

swift admission of new states from the Mexican Cession, with the issue of slavery decided by the local inhabitants.

the area in dispute between US and england lay between

the 49th parallel and 54 40 line

"Ecological Imperialism" can best be described as?

the aggressive exploitation of the West's bounty.

what started the war with mexico

the annexation of texas

manifest destiny is

the belief we had the right to expand westward

Policies based on the idea of Manifest Destiny led to all of the following EXCEPT?

the decline of the democratic party

for 10 years texas was an independant nation known as

the lone star republic

the wilmot proviso specifically provided for

the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

13. In his war message to Congress, President Polk referred to an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

the rio grande

12. The US went to war with Mexico in 1846 for all of the following reasons except

the spot resolution

in the treaty of Guadelupe hidalgo that ended the mexican war

the us paid 15 million for CA NV UT AZ NM

In Congress, most of the criticism of the Mexican War came from the?

the whigs

thomas jefferson purchased the LP from france bc

western farmers needed safe access to the Miss Riv

which group was most opposed to polk's expansionist program

whigs


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