9- Chapter 17 American Pageant

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Which river did Texas claim as its southern boundary? Options: Red River, Rio Grande River, Nueces River, Arkansas River

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Rio Grande River

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Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of James K. Polk as president: Acquired the Oregon Territory, Acquired California and areas in between, Passed the Walker Tariff, Charted a Fiscal Corporation?

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Charted a Fiscal Corporation

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What state was NOT ceded to the US as a result of the war with Mexico? Texas, California, Arizona, Utah

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Texas

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What is the northern boundary of the SHARED Oregon territory?

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54-40

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What was the cause of the brief insurrection along the US/Canadian border in Maine?

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a proposed Quebec-Halifax

Front

What is the correct order of territorial acquisition? California, Oregon, Texas; California, Texas, Oregon; Oregon, Texas, and California; Texas, Oregon, California.

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Texas, Oregon, California.

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John Tyler joined the Whig party because he could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson.

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could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson

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The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to attract the vote of the states' rightists.

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attract the vote of the states' rightists

Front

During an 1837 Canadian rebellion against Britain, what happened to America?

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America was unlawfully invaded by the British.

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Relations between Britain and the United States in the 19th century could be characterized as

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tense w/ periods of both violence and peaceful resolution