What was James K. Polk's view on Manifest Destiny?

he supported the belief that the U.S. should expand to the Pacific Ocean

he believed the land west of the Mississippi River should be reserved for Native Americans

he believed in U.S. westward expansion but was not willing to go to war over land

he was against the idea of Manifest Destiny and vetoed bills supporting expansion

Why was Florida's application for statehood delayed in 1839?

admitting Florida as a slave state would upset the balance in Congress

Spain still claimed parts of West Florida

Florida was not considered to be inhabitable before the invention of air conditioning

the U.S. was in a costly war with the Spanish

Which of the following is NOT true of the war with Mexico?

California was given to the U.S. without a fight.

President Polk provoked the war.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war.

U.S. gained California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and other current states.

What was the purpose of missions?

convert Native Americans to Christianity

to dig for natural resources such as gold and silver

create a government in order to control the Native Americans

All of the following are effects of the California Gold Rush EXCEPT ?

Immigration to the U.S. decreased.

Forty-niners stayed in California after the Gold Rush.

Thousands of people rushed west to try to get rich.

What did California's constitution say about slavery?

Slavery was banned from the territory.

The citizens of the territory could vote to decide the slavery question.

Slavery was legal within the territory.

The Constitution made no mention of slavery.

Why did many northerners oppose the idea of Manifest Destiny?

Many felt Manifest Destiny was "code" for spreading slavery.

Many felt that Manifest Destiny only benefited other European countries.

Many felt Manifest Destiny would decrease the need for slavery.

Many felt that Manifest Destiny would only benefit agriculture and not manufacturing.

Which of these is a reason that many Americans believed in Manifest Destiny?

They believed it was God's plan for the country.

They didn't know how to speak Spanish.

They liked to wear clothes made from beaver skins.

What was Mexico's policy toward slavery in 1830?

Slavery was legal in certain parts of Mexico and illegal in other parts.

The constitution of Mexico made no reference to slavery.

How was the Mexican territory affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The size of Mexico shrank in half.

The size of Mexico grew to double the size.

The size of Mexico did not change.

Mexico lost 95% of it's territory to the U.S.

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Mexicans living in California that would earn U.S. citizenship after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Group of immigrants that migrated across the Pacific Ocean to find gold and riches. They suffered persecution by Americans and would spread their culture to the West.

Group of Americans that were the first to reach the Oregon Country.

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Left Illinois and moved west to present-day Utah to escape religious persecution.

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There was a boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico at the border of this territory eventually causing the Mexican-American War.

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