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Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800–1860

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Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800–1860

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11-1 §11.1 source ↗

As a result of the Adams-Onís Treaty, the United States gained which territory from Spain?
  1. a.
    Florida
  2. b.
    New Mexico
  3. c.
    California
  4. d.
    Nevada

Answer

A. Florida

11-3 §11.1 source ↗

For what purposes did Thomas Jefferson send Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory? What did he want them to accomplish?

Answer

Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean, strengthen U.S. claims to the Pacific Northwest by reaching it through an overland route, explore and map the territory, make note of its natural resources and wildlife, and make contact with Native American tribes with the intention of establishing trade with them.

11-5 §11.2 source ↗

To balance votes in the Senate, ________ was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
  1. a.
    Florida
  2. b.
    Maine
  3. c.
    New York
  4. d.
    Arkansas

Answer

B. Maine

11-7 §11.3 source ↗

Texas won its independence from Mexico in ________.
  1. a.
    1821
  2. b.
    1830
  3. c.
    1836
  4. d.
    1845

Answer

C. 1836

11-9 §11.3 source ↗

How did Texas settlers’ view of Mexico and its people contribute to the history of Texas in the 1830s?

Answer

American slaveholders in Texas distrusted the Mexican government’s reluctant tolerance of slavery and wanted Texas to be a new U.S. slave state. Most also disliked Mexicans’ Roman Catholicism and regarded them as dishonest, ignorant, and backward. Belief in their own superiority inspired some Texans to try to undermine the power of the Mexican government.

11-11 §11.4 source ↗

According to treaties signed in 1818 and 1827, with which country did the United States jointly occupy Oregon?
  1. a.
    Great Britain
  2. b.
    Spain
  3. c.
    Mexico
  4. d.
    France

Answer

A. Great Britain

11-13 §11.4 source ↗

Why did White people in California dislike the Chinese so much?

Answer

The Chinese were seemingly more disciplined than the majority of the White miners, gaining a reputation for being extremely hard-working and frugal. White miners resented the mining successes that the Chinese earned. They believed the Chinese were unfairly depriving them of the means to earn a living.

11-15 §11.5 source ↗

Which of the following was not a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
  1. a.
    California was admitted as a free state.
  2. b.
    Slavery was abolished in Washington, DC.
  3. c.
    A stronger fugitive slave law was passed.
  4. d.
    Residents of New Mexico and Utah were to decide for themselves whether their territories would be slave or free.

Answer

B. Slavery was abolished in Washington, DC.

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