Quiz: Chapter 17

"Manifest Destiny" referred to the belief that:

• a. The U.S. was fated to expand across the continent
• b. Slavery should be abolished immediately
• c. The U.S. should avoid all foreign contact
• d. States could nullify federal law

John Tyler became president in 1841 because:

• a. William Henry Harrison died in office
• b. He won the 1840 election directly
• c. Harrison was impeached
• d. Congress appointed him

The Oregon boundary dispute with Britain was resolved at the:

• a. 49th parallel
• b. 54°40′ line
• c. 36°30′ line
• d. Rio Grande

James K. Polk won the presidency in 1844 on a platform of:

• a. Annexing Texas and Oregon
• b. Abolishing slavery
• c. High tariffs only
• d. Peace with Mexico at any cost

The Mexican-American War (1846–1848) resulted mainly from a dispute over:

• a. The Texas border and American expansion
• b. The Oregon boundary
• c. Tariff rates
• d. The national bank

General Winfield Scott's campaign ended the war by capturing:

• a. Mexico City
• b. California
• c. Texas
• d. Oregon

The Wilmot Proviso (1846) proposed to:

• a. Ban slavery in territory won from Mexico
• b. Annex all of Canada
• c. Expand slavery into Oregon
• d. End the war immediately

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) resulted in the U.S. gaining the:

• a. Mexican Cession, including California
• b. Oregon Country
• c. Louisiana territory
• d. Florida

Gold was discovered in California in January 1848 at:

• a. Sutter's Mill
• b. Fort Sumter
• c. Fort McHenry
• d. Jamestown

Prospectors who rushed to California seeking gold were nicknamed:

• a. Forty-niners
• b. War Hawks
• c. Know-Nothings
• d. Carpetbaggers

California's rapid population growth led it to apply for statehood as a:

• a. Free state
• b. Slave state
• c. Territory only, with no statehood bid
• d. Part of Mexico

Brigham Young led the Mormons on a trek to:

• a. The Great Salt Lake basin in Utah
• b. Oregon
• c. Texas
• d. California