Chapter 12 Test

Who opposed the war with Mexico, and wanted to know the exact spot Zachary Taylor was fired upon?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Frederick Douglas
• Daniel Webster
• William Henry Harrison

With the Adam's-Onis Treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., but how did the treaty impact the claim on the Oregon Territory?

• Spain set their Western Border at the Rocky Mountains
• Spain declared the U.S. had to stay out of the Oregon Territory
• Spain set their Northern Border and gave up claim to the Oregon Territory
• Spain declared war on the British over control of the Oregon Territory

Which land expansion is indicated by the letter A on the map?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Annexation of Texas
• Gadsen Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Mexican Cession

Which land expansion is indicated by the letter B on the map?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Annexation of Texas
• Gadsen Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Mexican Cession

Which land expansion is indicated by the letter C on the map?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Annexation of Texas
• Gadsen Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Mexican Cession

Which land expansion is indicated by the letter D on the map?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Annexation of Texas
• Gadsen Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Mexican Cession

Which parallel divided the Oregon Territory in an agreement between Britain and the U.S. in 1846?

• 42 N
• 49 N
• 50 N
• 54' 40"N

Which battle occurred the farthest north?

• San Gabriel
• El Brazito
• Bear Flag Revolt
• Buena Vista

Why was the Oregon Country so important to the Manifest Destiny concept?

• It gave the US access to large gold deposits
• It removed Spain from the U.S. for good
• It connected the U.S. to the Atlantic Ocean
• It connected the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean

What does "54-40 or Fight" refer to?

• The age range of men that could legally own property in the Oregon Territory
• The number of days and minutes James K. Polk gave the British to vacate the Oregon Country before he declared war on them.
• The slogan used by James K. Polk when dealing with wanting to get the Oregon Country all the way up to the 54-40 parallel from the British
• The parallel line that Britain wanted to divide the Louisiana Purchase territory at with British lands in Canada