Exam 12: The New West and the Free North 1840-1860

A) through a joint resolution of Congress.
B) through Senate approval of a treaty to annex Texas.
C) by secretly negotiating with Mexican officials.
D) by paying the Mexican government.

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A) opened up doors to even the least-hard-working segments of the population.
B) allowed hired laborers to become self-employed.
C) provided slaves with well-deserved compensation for their labor.
D) rewarded Americans born into wealth or status.

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A) Democrats
B) Southerners
C) Whigs
D) Republicans

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A) further negotiations.
B) more money.
C) military force.
D) assistance from France.

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A) Santa Anna
B) Davy Crockett
C) James Bowie
D) William B.Travis

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A) Waterwheel technology dramatically improved.
B) Steam began to be used as an energy source.
C) Water and animal power had been phased out.
D) The use of electricity became widespread.

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A) Mark the Nueces River as the Texas boundary
B) Pay $15 million to American citizens for claims against Mexico
C) Give up Arizona,New Mexico,and southern Utah
D) Give up all claims to Texas above the Rio Grande

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A) It offered another opportunity for Americans to achieve their potential.
B) Classrooms provided another venue to denounce slave-labor systems.
C) It was a waste of time and took away from the real business of earning money.
D) Education was important,but it should not be government funded.

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A) Many found gold and made money.
B) They sold their land to American settlers.
C) They fought American settlers who tried to take their land.
D) Most died due to disease,starvation,and murder.

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A) They were relatively prosperous and respected.
B) They were viewed as equal to African Americans.
C) They were the least respected and successful of any immigrant group.
D) They were unable to immigrate as a family.

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A) Adult white men had an average wealth of $10,000.
B) Most Americans owned no land.
C) About half of free blacks owned land.
D) Free labor had freed most people from wage labor.

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A) extremely egalitarian and rapidly growing.
B) prosperous but stagnant and isolated.
C) competitive and unhealthy but growing rapidly.
D) prosperous and peaceful but growing slowly.

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A) women's suffrage.
B) outlawing divorce.
C) a minimum wage for women workers.
D) voting rights for slaves.

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A) The movement of Americans from farms to cities
B) The rapid industrialization of the southern states
C) The abandonment of agriculture in favor of industry
D) The adoption of better tariff rates with England

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A) Mexico was plagued by civil war and could not defend its northern provinces.
B) Northern Mexico had a strong,wealthy economy that Americans could exploit.
C) Northern Mexico was dominated by Protestants who shared Americans' religious beliefs.
D) Native Americans secretly welcomed American invaders.

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A) abolished polygamy.
B) was dislodged by an invasion of U.S.troops.
C) developed an efficient irrigation system.
D) almost perished due to extreme hunger.

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