WGU US history 101 exam #4 with
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The Chinese who came to California during the gold rush
Select one:
a.typically planned to remain permanently in the state.
b.usually came with their families.
c.more often worked as merchants than miners.
d.had aspirations similar to those of American participants.
e.found themselves banned from working in the mines. - ANSWER- d.had
aspirations similar to those of American participants.
Before the early 1850s, Americans who traveled west on the overland trails were
generally
Select one:
a.relatively young people who traveled in family groups.
b.over the age of thirty.
c.from the eastern seaboard states.
d.wealthy.
e.domestic servants and prostitutes. - ANSWER- a.relatively young people who
traveled in family groups.
President James K. Polk
Select one:
a.entered office with very few concrete plans about what he wanted to achieve.
b.helped his candidacy for office by expressing a desire to re-annex Texas.
c.had not held any significant electoral office before becoming president.
d.opposed the occupation of Oregon.
e.was generally a pacifist, but was ultimately pushed into faster - ANSWER-
b.helped his candidacy for office by expressing a desire to re-annex Texas.
,In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas
were
Select one:
a.white southerners and their slaves.
b.white northerners.
c.free blacks.
d.whites from the Far West.
e.recently-arrived European immigrants. - ANSWER- a.white southerners and
their slaves.
The presidential election of 1844
Select one:
a.was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.
b.was a contest between two solidly pro-expansionists.
c.was won by a Democrat.
d.saw a northerner win the presidency.
e.was primarily a referendum on the leadership of John Tyler. - ANSWER- c.was
won by a Democrat.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States
Select one:
a.officially acquired only Texas.
b.gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas.
c.established an open border with Mexico.
d.established an American protectorate over Mexico.
e.agreed to pay millions to Mexico. - ANSWER- e.agreed to pay millions to
Mexico.
As president, James K. Polk
Select one:
a.sought war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute.
b.refused the Texas claim to territory that included much of modern New Mexico.
c.convinced the British government to divide Oregon at the 54°40ʹ parallel.
d.won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.
e.None of these answers is correct. - ANSWER- e.None of these answers is
correct.
, When President Polk received the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, he
Select one:
a.readily accepted the treaty.
b.faced criticism for failing to acquire all of Mexico.
c.angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions.
d.made plans for a military occupation of Mexico City.
e.became concerned about the expansion of slavery into the new territories. -
ANSWER- c.angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions.
During the Mexican War,
Select one:
a.President Polk considered Zachary Taylor to be his closest ally in Mexico.
b.American settlers in California staged a revolt with the help of the United States
navy.
c.victory came more easily than President Polk had anticipated.
d.the actual fighting was confined to Texas and Mexico.
e.President Polk tried to placate Whigs by minimizing military offensive -
ANSWER- b.American settlers in California staged a revolt with the help of the
United States navy.
The Wilmot Proviso
Select one:
a.banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
b.passed in the House and was signed into law.
c.overturned the Missouri Compromise.
d.was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
e.prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico. - ANSWER- e.prohibited
slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.
The "free soil" ideology included
Select one:
a.opposition to the expansion of slavery.
b.a call to end slavery in the United States as soon as possible.
c.the use of military force to suppress slavery.
d.the argument that slavery was tremendously harmful to American blacks.
e.an argument for black male suffrage. - ANSWER- a.opposition to the expansion
of slavery.
complete solutions
The Chinese who came to California during the gold rush
Select one:
a.typically planned to remain permanently in the state.
b.usually came with their families.
c.more often worked as merchants than miners.
d.had aspirations similar to those of American participants.
e.found themselves banned from working in the mines. - ANSWER- d.had
aspirations similar to those of American participants.
Before the early 1850s, Americans who traveled west on the overland trails were
generally
Select one:
a.relatively young people who traveled in family groups.
b.over the age of thirty.
c.from the eastern seaboard states.
d.wealthy.
e.domestic servants and prostitutes. - ANSWER- a.relatively young people who
traveled in family groups.
President James K. Polk
Select one:
a.entered office with very few concrete plans about what he wanted to achieve.
b.helped his candidacy for office by expressing a desire to re-annex Texas.
c.had not held any significant electoral office before becoming president.
d.opposed the occupation of Oregon.
e.was generally a pacifist, but was ultimately pushed into faster - ANSWER-
b.helped his candidacy for office by expressing a desire to re-annex Texas.
,In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas
were
Select one:
a.white southerners and their slaves.
b.white northerners.
c.free blacks.
d.whites from the Far West.
e.recently-arrived European immigrants. - ANSWER- a.white southerners and
their slaves.
The presidential election of 1844
Select one:
a.was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.
b.was a contest between two solidly pro-expansionists.
c.was won by a Democrat.
d.saw a northerner win the presidency.
e.was primarily a referendum on the leadership of John Tyler. - ANSWER- c.was
won by a Democrat.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States
Select one:
a.officially acquired only Texas.
b.gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas.
c.established an open border with Mexico.
d.established an American protectorate over Mexico.
e.agreed to pay millions to Mexico. - ANSWER- e.agreed to pay millions to
Mexico.
As president, James K. Polk
Select one:
a.sought war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute.
b.refused the Texas claim to territory that included much of modern New Mexico.
c.convinced the British government to divide Oregon at the 54°40ʹ parallel.
d.won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.
e.None of these answers is correct. - ANSWER- e.None of these answers is
correct.
, When President Polk received the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, he
Select one:
a.readily accepted the treaty.
b.faced criticism for failing to acquire all of Mexico.
c.angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions.
d.made plans for a military occupation of Mexico City.
e.became concerned about the expansion of slavery into the new territories. -
ANSWER- c.angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions.
During the Mexican War,
Select one:
a.President Polk considered Zachary Taylor to be his closest ally in Mexico.
b.American settlers in California staged a revolt with the help of the United States
navy.
c.victory came more easily than President Polk had anticipated.
d.the actual fighting was confined to Texas and Mexico.
e.President Polk tried to placate Whigs by minimizing military offensive -
ANSWER- b.American settlers in California staged a revolt with the help of the
United States navy.
The Wilmot Proviso
Select one:
a.banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
b.passed in the House and was signed into law.
c.overturned the Missouri Compromise.
d.was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
e.prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico. - ANSWER- e.prohibited
slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.
The "free soil" ideology included
Select one:
a.opposition to the expansion of slavery.
b.a call to end slavery in the United States as soon as possible.
c.the use of military force to suppress slavery.
d.the argument that slavery was tremendously harmful to American blacks.
e.an argument for black male suffrage. - ANSWER- a.opposition to the expansion
of slavery.
