Question 1

How did the war between Mexico and the United States alter the size of each nation? As an exercise in "counterfactual speculation," how would the subsequent history of each nation been different had this war and alteration not occurred?

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Question 2

John C.Fremont's role in the Bear Flag Revolt was decisive in the American conquest of California.

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Question 3

Describe the specific actions taken by the Polk administration to establish American control of California.If you had been a citizen of the USA in the 1840s,would you have supported these actions? Why or why not?

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Question 4

What were the major reasons why the United States government took such a strong interest in acquiring California during the 1830s and 1840s?

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Question 5

Evaluate the motives and actions of John C.Fremont in California during the 1840s.

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Question 6

Mexican bitterness over the loss of Texas was a major cause of the Mexican War.

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Mexican bitterness over the loss of Texas to the United States was one of the major causes of the Mexican War, as Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent nation and saw its annexation by the US as a violation of Mexican sovereignty.

Question 7

Following the end of the Mexican War,John C.Fremont was appointed governor of California.

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Following the end of the Mexican-American War, John C. Fremont was appointed as the military governor of California by Commodore Robert F. Stockton in 1847, before California became a U.S. state.

Question 8

The American naval occupation of California was authorized by Secretary of the Navy Bancroft.

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The American naval occupation of California was authorized by Secretary of the Navy Bancroft in 1846.

Quiz 7: The American Conquest