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1) What warned European nations to stay out of Latin American affairs?
A
The Dominion of Canada
B
The American System
C
The Monroe Doctrine
D
The Tariff of 1828
2) Why did American settlers in Texas come into conflict with Mexico?
A
Mexico feared losing Texas to the United States
B
Settlers wanted slavery
C
Settlers wanted to be Catholic
D
Mexico wanted to sell Texas to Spain
3) Why did California develop a diverse population?
A
Many Chinese people migrated there to work on the railroad
B
Gold seekers came from all over the world and became permanent residents
C
Many English-speaking settlers migrated there from eastern states
D
State laws banned racial discrimination which attracted many African Americans
4) Why did President Andrew Jackson relocate the Native American tribes living in the South?
A
He was afraid that Native-American culture would influence the development of the U.S. culture
B
He thought Native Americans would prosper more in the west.
C
The Native-Americans wanted to move west
D
The land was desired by United States citizens
5) The Monroe Doctrine created a sense of
A
free trade with Canada
B
competition with Europe
C
Frustration over trade with Latin America
D
confidence that our borders were secure
6) The main purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was
A
settled war debts between the U.S. and Mexico
B
ended the war with Mexico and gave the U.S. the Mexican Cession.
C
assured that Arizona would remain under United States control
D
provided protection for the new country of Texas
7) What enabled the U.S. to acquire a strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico that completed Manifest Destiny?
A
Gadsden Purchase
B
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
C
Louisiana Purchase
D
Mexican Cession
8) Who was the Mexican general who attacked the Alamo?
A
Santa Ana
B
Sequoyah
C
Lewis and Clark
D
Brigham Young
9) Who doubled the size of the U.S. with the Louisiana Purchase?
A
James Polk
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
James Monroe
D
John Marshall
10) Who created an alphabet for the Cherokee language?
A
Sequoyah
B
Santa Ana
C
John Jacob Astor
D
Lewis and Clark
11) Who led Texas in its fight for independence?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Sam Houston
C
Andrew Jackson
D
Stephen Austin
12) Who is responsible for the Indian Removal Acts?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
James Polk
C
Sam Houston
D
Andrew Jackson
13) Who led the Mormons to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake?
A
Brigham Young
B
Sam Houston
C
John Jacob Astor
D
Joseph Smith
14) Who led the first American settlement in Texas?
A
Brigham Young
B
Stephen Austin
C
Sam Houston
D
John Marshall
15) What was a reason people moved west?
A
all of the above
B
free land
C
manifest destiny
D
a new life
16) Which culture group became the labor force of the Gold Rush?
A
Chinese
B
African
C
Native American
D
Mexican
17) Which culture group most influenced the culture of the Southwest?
A
Chinese
B
African
C
Native American
D
Mexican
18) Which culture group suffered the most with Westward Expansion?
A
Native American
B
Mexican
C
Chinese
D
African
19) Which culture group escaped oppression by moving west of Texas?
A
African
B
Native American
C
Chinese
D
Mexican
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