AR Exam #12: Westward Expansion

The United States gained control of Oregon all the way to the 54° 40’ line of latitude.

• True

• False

Opponents of slavery protested the admittance of Texas into the Union because they feared Texas would be divided into several slave states.

• True

• False

Because of their controversial religious beliefs, the Mormons had difficulty finding an area to settle.

• True

• False

In a sense, the Mexican War served as a training ground for the Civil War that was to come.

• True

• False

Stephen Douglas helped to gain the passage of the Compromise of 1850.

• True

• False

The Americans who moved to Texas while it was under Mexican control quickly adapted to the new culture and blended in with the Spanish population.

• True

• False

Trappers and traders were usually the first white men to arrive in a western area.

• True

• False

John Tyler won the election of 1844 by promising “All of Oregon, All of Texas.”

• True

• False

The Spanish set up missions along the coast of California before the area fell into American hands.

• True

• False

Methodist missionaries were the first Americans to seek permanent homes in Oregon.

• True

• False