Deck 11: A Continental Nation, 1815-1853

Question 1

The issues of Texas annexation and slavery were key during the election of 1844.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The White Buffalo Calf Woman is the protagonist in the _______________ ____ origin narrative.​

A) ​Sioux
B) ​Apache
C) ​Creek
D) ​Cherokee
E) ​Tlingit

Answer 2

A

Question 3

While most migrants who came during the California Gold rush did not find vast riches, many did remain in California.​

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The conquest of California was relatively simple and involved little loss of life.​

Question 5

Of those who set out on the Trail of Tears, _______________ ____  percent died.​

A) ​10
B) ​15
C) ​25
D) ​30
E) ​35

Question 6

The Mormons had few problems gaining acceptance, in spite of their practice of polygamy.​

Question 7

The Sioux were spared the most dramatic impact of the 1837 small pox epidemic because​

A) ​they were genetically immune to the disease.
B) ​their mobility allowed them to disperse themselves away from settled villages.
C) ​they had developed immunity due to earlier contact with Europeans.
D) ​they had developed a cure using traditional native medicine.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 8

The Fort Laramie Treaty was negotiated with Plains peoples to allow white migrants​ to pass safely through Indian country.

Question 9

During the early nineteenth century, American explorers led illegal expeditions into North American Mexican territory.​

Question 10

The California Gold Rush disrupted the lives and influence of fur-trading families in the American West.​

Question 11

The Black Hawk War in 1832 involved​

A) ​the United States.
B) ​the Sauks.
C) ​Meskwakies.
D) ​Potawatomies.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 12

The outcome of the Black Hawk War opened _______________ ____  to white settlement.​

A) ​Indiana
B) ​Iowa
C) ​Oklahoma
D) ​Kansas
E) ​Nebraska

Question 13

Black Hawk cooperated with the United States and facilitated westward expansion for Americans.​

Question 14

The All Mexico Movement sought the U.S. takeover of all of Mexico rather than just the northern provinces.​

Question 15

Between 1800-1850, the native population in the U.S. West​

A) ​increased steadily.
B) ​decreased,then increased.
C) ​decreased. steadily.
D) increased, then decreased.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 16

Sioux ties to the global market led to the decline of ​

A) ​Sioux family patterns.
B) ​Sioux patterns of nomadic life.
C) ​the vast bison herds.
D) ​the matriarchal structure of Sioux society.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 17

As Westward settlement pushed west, Mississippi towns such as New Orleans and St. Louis increased in importance as trading hubs.

Question 18

The first population pressure on Indians living in the great plains came from​

A) American frontiersmen.​
B) ​the Sioux.
C) ​Spanish settlers.
D) ​Texans.
E) ​French fur traders.

Question 19

The Treaty of New Echota gave the Cherokee land in Indian Territory, located in present day

A) ​Colorado.
B) ​Texas.
C) ​Oklahoma.
D) ​Nebraska.
E) ​Missouri.

Question 20

The Trail of Tears took place from

A) ​1838-1839.
B) ​1840-1842.
C) ​1842-1845.
D) ​1845-1846.
E) ​1845-1847.

Question 21

The 1836 U.S. Exploration Expedition was authorized by ​

A) ​John Quincy Adams.
B) ​Andrew Jackson.
C) Martin Van Buren.
D) ​John Tyler.
E) ​James Polk.

Question 22

The Treaty of Cahuenga turned _______________ ____  over to the United States.​

A) ​Texas
B) ​California
C) ​the Nueces Strip
D) ​Oregon
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 23

Manifest Destiny

A) ​resonated in public and political discourse.
B) ​was the belief that the United States was destined to rule over the North American continent.
C) ​was used to justify the annexation of Texas.
D) ​was a popular belief during the early half of the nineteenth century.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 24

The Bear Flag Republic was established in ​

A) ​Texas.
B) ​New Mexico.
C) ​Oklahoma.
D) ​California.
E) ​Arizona.

Question 25

Which of the following was an issue of bipartisan consensus during the 1830s and 1840s?​

A) ​slavery
B) ​the annexation of Texas as a state
C) western expansion
D) ​the power of the federal government
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 26

Mexico gained independence from Spain in ​

A) ​1800.
B) ​1815.
C) ​1821.
D) ​1825.
E) ​1831.

Question 27

The terms of the Treaty of Velasco called for recognition of   _______________ ____  independence.​

A) ​Mexico's
B) ​California's
C) ​Texas'
D) ​Baja California's
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 28

The forty-ninth parallel was established as the U.S. border between Canada and​

A) ​Maine.
B) ​Michigan.
C) ​Montana.
D) ​Oregon.
E) ​Minnesota.

Question 29

The Bear Flag Revolt was led by​

A) ​William Travis.
B) ​Sam Houston.
C) ​John Fremont.
D) ​Stephen Austin.
E) ​Zachary Taylor.

Question 30

The Great Migration of 1843 refers to the movement of Americans to ​

A) ​Oregon.
B) ​California.
C) ​Texas.
D) ​Oklahoma.
E) ​Utah.

Question 31

After a series of forced migrations, Mormons finally settled in ​

A) ​the Salt Lake Valley.
B) ​San Diego.
C) ​Galveston.
D) ​Independence.
E) ​Sacramento.

Question 32

The purpose of the 1836 U.S. Exploration Expedition was to ​

A) ​continue Lewis and Clark's exploratory voyage of the Louisiana Territory.
B) ​asses the effects of Indian removal among Indian groups.
C) ​explore South Florida and collect data on its flora, fauna, and native peoples.
D) ​survey and collect data from the South Pacific and Antarctic regions.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 33

Which of the following is true about Texas under Mexican rule?​

A) ​Texas on the northern frontier felt neglected in terms of support against Indian attacks.
B) ​The Mexican government made an effort to protect its northern border against the United States.
C) ​The Mexican government encouraged foreigners to emigrate to Texas under Mexico's terms.
D) ​A large majority of Americans who settled in Texas were southerners who sought to grow cotton using slave labor.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 34

"On Civil Disobedience" was a treatise primarily against​

A) ​Indian removal.
B) ​the U.S.-Mexican War and slavery.
C) ​abolitionism.
D) ​temperance.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 35

"On Civil Disobedience" was written by​

A) ​David Wilmot.
B) ​Henry David Thoreau.
C) ​Ralph Waldo Emerson.
D) ​James Polk.
E) ​Zachary Taylor.

Question 36

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo established the U.S.-Mexico boundary at the ​

A) ​Nueces River.
B) ​Colorado River.
C) ​Arkansas River.
D) ​Rio Grande.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 37

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed in ​

A) ​1836.
B) ​1840.
C) ​1842.
D) ​1846.
E) ​1848.

Question 38

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty clarified the boundary between​

A) ​Oregon and Canada.
B) ​Maine and New Brunswick.
C) ​Mexico and Texas.
D) ​Mexico and California.
E) ​Michigan and Canada.

Question 39

In 1834, _______________ ____  declared himself the dictator of Mexico.​

A) ​Stephen Austin
B) ​Juan Seguín
C) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna​
D) ​William Travis
E) ​Sam Houston

Question 40

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended hostilities between

A) ​Mexico and Texas.
B) ​Mexico and the United States.
C) ​the United States and Texas.
D) ​Texas and California.
E) ​California and Mexico.

Question 41

The 1849 migration to California was referred to as ​

A) ​California Fever.
B) ​the Great Migration.
C) ​the Gold Rush.
D) ​civil disobedience.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 42

By 1854, more than _______________ ____  people had made their way to California.​

A) ​fifty thousand
B) ​one hundred thousand
C) ​two hundred thousand
D) ​three hundred thousand
E) ​one million

Question 43

Kansas City​

A) ​was also known as Kawsmouth.
B) ​was founded by the Chouteau family.
C) ​was founded as a trading post.
D) ​emerged as a mixed-race community by the 1840s.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 44

In 1848, gold flakes were discovered in the American River by ​

A) ​John Sutter.
B) ​James Marshall.
C) ​James Gadsden.
D) ​James Polk.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 45

The 1849 migration to California included primarily​

A) ​free slaves from the south.
B) ​families.
C) ​Europeans.
D) ​white men from the East Coast and Midwest.
E) ​Mexicans.

Question 46

Which of the following is true about panning for gold in 1850s California?​

A) ​It was very profitable for many.
B) ​It was relatively easy.
C) ​It required a significant amount of investment.
D) ​The money made was spent quickly on consumer items which tended to be expesive.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 47

The transfer of the Mexican Territory to the United States​

A) ​had an adverse effect on Mexican and native populations.
B) ​led to more tension over the issue of slavery.
C) ​led to mixed-race families feeling the effects of hardening racial structures.
D) ​led to long territorial periods for states such as Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 48

The U.S.-Mexican War lasted from ​

A) ​1842-1844.
B) ​1845-1846.
C) ​1846-1848.
D) ​1850-1852.
E) ​1852-1854.

Question 49

Between 1849 and 1855 more than _______________ ____  worth of gold was pulled out of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.​

A) ​$10 million
B) ​$20 million
C) ​$100 million
D) ​$200 million
E) ​$300 million

Question 50

Which of the following was not primarily responsible for the decline of the native population of California during the 1800s?​

A) ​forced labor
B) ​disease
C) ​land loss
D) ​violence from other native groups
E) None of these are correct.

Question 51

​The Foreign Miner's Tax of 1850 charged non-U.S. citizens a _______________ ____  fine for mining in California.

A) ​$10.00
B) ​$12.00
C) ​$15.00
D) ​$20.00
E) ​$25.00

Question 52

Of all the foreigners who came into California beginning in 1849, _______________ ____  faced the most hostility because of their long history of mining and immediate success.​

A) ​Mexicans
B) ​Chileans
C) ​the Chinese
D) ​Europeans
E) ​Brazilians

Question 53

The purchase of a parcel of land in present-day southern Arizona was negotiated by​

A) ​Nicholas Trist.
B) ​John Fremont.
C) ​James Gadsden.
D) ​Zachary Taylor.
E) ​Franklin Pierce.

Question 54

Which of the following is not ​true about families living in the American West during the 1840s and 1850s?

A) ​the Gold Rush had little effect on these families.
B) ​western families had come together to provide stable economic and social groups that provided nurturing homes.
C) ​by the 1840s, their roles as intermediaries in the fur trade was eroding.
D) ​their backgrounds were often mixed, made up of British, American, and Indian peoples.
E) ​they worked as guides, traders, and farmers for the increasing number of people who passed through their towns.

Question 55

Immigrants to Oregon were drawn by opportunities in

A) ​fishing.
B) ​the fur trade.
C) the availability of fertile land.
D) ​the availability of Indian labor.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 56

Which of the following is true about the dynamic surrounding mining towns in California?​

A) ​Class divisions softened.
B) ​Economic competition fueled racial tensions.
C) ​Thousands of foreigners poured into California.
D) ​Americans asserted that mining should be reserved for American citizens.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 57

​Which of the following is true about the Chinese who arrived in California in the 1850s?

A) ​They were familiar with the United States as a result of missionaries who had visited China.
B) ​Most arrived after 1852.
C) ​Many were familiar with the English language.
D) Most who arrived were men of some means.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 58

Which of the following was not a part of the Mexican territory transferred to the United States?​

A) ​Arizona
B) ​Nevada
C) ​Oklahoma
D) ​New Mexico
E) ​Utah

Question 59

Which of the following is not true about Manifest Destiny?​

A) ​There was no connection drawn to the U.S.-Mexican War.
B) ​It justified displacing inhabitants and taking territories.
C) ​It eventually set the stage for sectional conflicts over slavery.
D) ​Led many Americans to believe that they were improving the land and the people they encountered.
E) ​It led to conflicts between political parties as they sought to define how to best incorporate the West.

Question 60

As a result of the lack of women in California mining communities,​

A) ​men paid for domestic work.
B) ​women found financial opportunities by running bakeries, boarding houses, and restaurants.
C) ​women had their choice of husbands, while men complained about few prospects.
D) ​women could make money by entertaining men, though not necessarily sexually.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 61

Talk About:  Mormon Trail​

Question 62

Talk About:  Trail of Tears​

Question 63

Talk About:  annexation​

Question 64

Talk About:  empresario ​

Question 65

Talk About:  General Survey Act​

Question 66

Talk About:  Clark Map​

Question 67

Talk About:  Indian Territory​

Question 68

Talk About:  Alamo?

Question 69

Talk About:  Santa Fe Trail​

Question 70

Talk About:  Smithsonian Institution​

Question 71

Talk About:  Treaty of Velasco​

Question 72

Talk About:  Black Hawk War​

Question 73

Talk About:  Fort Laramie Treaty​

Question 74

Talk About:  Liberty Party​

Question 75

Talk About:  Treaty of New Echota​

Question 76

Talk About:  polygamy​

Question 77

Talk About:  filibusters​

Question 78

Talk About: White Buffalo Calf Woman​

Question 79

Talk About:  Army Corps of Engineers​

Question 80

Talk About:  Preemption Act​