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U.S. Chapter 19 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which presidential candidate had the slogan "fifty-four forty or fight!"

a)

John Tyler

b)

James Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

2.

When was the Oregon Treaty agreed to by the U.S. and Great Britain?

a)

1846

b)

1848

c)

1850

d)

1852

3.

Mexico and the U.S. disagreed on the border between the two nations. The U.S. thought it was on the (a)  

4.

Mexico and the U.S. disagreed on the border between the two nations. Mexico thought it should be farther north on the (a)  

5.

Who was the American ambassador sent to Mexico in 1845 to offer $ to Mexico for the disputed areas of California, Texas, and New Mexico?

a)

Zachary Tyler

b)

Henry Clay

c)

James Polk

d)

John Slidell

6.

How much money did the United States offer to pay Mexico for the disputed land of California, Texas, and New Mexico?

a)

$10 million

b)

$15 million

c)

$23 million

d)

$30 million

7.

Why did Congress declare war with Mexico?

a)

Because they wanted to gain Mexican land

b)

Because Mexico supposedly attacked and killed American troops on American soil

c)

Because Zachary Taylor was captured

d)

Because the United States invaded Mexican territory

8.

When did Anglos in California declare their independence from Mexico?

a)

1844

b)

1846

c)

1848

d)

1850

9.

Which U.S. General marched his way through New Mexico and ended up in California?

a)

Stephen Kearny

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

John Slidell

10.

Which U.S. General marched his way through Mexico and occupied Mexico City?

a)

Stephen Kearny

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

John Slidell

11.

The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 when the two sides signed the Treaty of (a)   .

12.

When was gold found in California?

a)

1847

b)

1848

c)

1849

d)

1850

13.

What law was passed in 1852 which made it too expensive for Chinese immigrants to mine for gold?

a)

Gold Miner Tax

b)

Immigrant Tax

c)

Foreign Miners Tax

d)

Boomtown Tax

14.

When did California become a state?

a)

1849

b)

1848

c)

1850

d)

1851

15.

When California was admitted to the Union, it became the (a)   state.