USH Module 2 Section #2 Bellwork

Which sequence best explains how Texas annexation contributed to the Mexican-American War?

• Texas annexation → border dispute → war → peace treaty

• Border dispute → peace treaty → Texas annexation → war

• Mexican war → Texas annexation → border dispute → treaty

• Peace treaty → border dispute → war → Texas annexation

Which outcome resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Britain transferred Oregon after America surrendered its claims to Texas.

• Spain ceded Florida after America abandoned its claims to California.

• Mexico regained Texas after America withdrew from New Mexico.

• Mexico ceded western territory while America paid fifteen million dollars.

Which causal chain most accurately describes one consequence of territorial expansion?

• New territory → slavery debate → stronger sectional divisions

• New territory → shared interests → weaker regional identities

• Western settlement → fewer conflicts → protected Native lands

• Territorial growth → political agreement → resolved slavery debate

Which statement best connects American exceptionalism, Providence, and Manifest Destiny?

• Fear of European culture encouraged Americans to end western settlement.

• Regional loyalty persuaded Americans to reject additional territorial growth.

• Respect for existing borders prevented leaders from acquiring western land.

• Belief in a divinely guided national mission helped justify expansion.

Which statement most accurately summarizes the original Monroe Doctrine?

• Europe should surrender its colonies while America governed the hemisphere.

• America should annex Florida while Spain retained its remaining colonies.

• Europe should avoid new interference while America avoided European affairs.

• America should form military alliances with Europe to defend the hemisphere.

Which evidence best shows that the United States acquired Oregon through diplomacy?

• Britain surrendered Oregon after losing a war against America.

• America purchased Oregon from Mexico for ten million dollars.

• America and Britain negotiated a boundary at the 49th parallel.

• Settlers declared independence before requesting American annexation.

Railroad planners wanted a southern route connecting the eastern United States with the Pacific. Which acquisition most directly supported that goal?

• The annexation of Texas from the independent Texas Republic

• The division of Oregon through negotiations with Great Britain

• The Gadsden Purchase of land from northern Mexico

• The Mexican Cession following the Mexican-American War

In American Progress, Columbia (the angel) carries telegraph wire while settlers move west and Native people retreat. Which interpretation is best supported?

• The artist condemns technology for preventing settlement in western territories.

• The artist presents expansion as progress while minimizing forced displacement.

• The artist suggests Native peoples welcomed settlers onto their traditional lands.

• The artist portrays western lands as empty and disconnected from society.

After the Mexican Cession, Northerners and Southerners argued over whether slavery should expand westward. How did this demonstrate sectionalism?

• National decisions were shaped by competing interests between different regions.

• Regional differences disappeared as Americans supported the same economic policies.

• Political leaders agreed that expansion had permanently resolved slavery disputes.

• Western settlement reduced competition between free states and slave states.

Why should the 1912 cartoon be treated as a later interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine?

• It reflects the growth of American power nearly ninety years later.

• It records Monroe confronting European leaders during his own presidency.

• It proves America completely controlled the Western Hemisphere during 1823.

• It shows European countries voluntarily transferring colonies to America.