Question 1

Customs administrator Antonio Maria Osio regarded the raising of the American flag in Monterey in 1842 as

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A)  the beginning of California's "glorious liberation."
B)  an attempt by foreigners to avoid paying customs duties.
C)  a "painful ceremony" carried out by "an oppressor."
D)  the logical conclusion to the Bear Flag Revolt.

Question 2

How did the war between Mexico and the United States alter the size of each nation? As an exercise in "counterfactual speculation," how would the subsequent history of each nation been different had this war and alteration not occurred?

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The war between Mexico and the United St...

Question 3

Describe the specific actions taken by the Polk administration to establish American control of California.If you had been a citizen of the USA in the 1840s,would you have supported these actions? Why or why not?

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The Polk administration took several spe...

Question 4

President Andrew Jackson was interested in California mainly because he believed it contained

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A)  a port for American commerce in the Pacific.
B)  untapped supplies of gold and silver.
C)  land for the further expansion of the slave economy.
D)  timber resources for refitting ships from New England.

Question 5

Mexican bitterness over the loss of Texas was a major cause of the Mexican War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Eugene McNamara was

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A)  an Irish priest who proposed colonizing California.
B)  the personal envoy of President James K.Polk.
C)  a "secret agent" of the United States government.
D)  an Anglo-Scottish privateer who raided Monterey.

Question 7

The American naval occupation of California was authorized by Secretary of the Navy Bancroft.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the early 1840s,which of the following showed an interest in acquiring California?

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A)  Great Britain
B)  the United States
C)  France
D)  all of the above

Exam 7: The American Conquest

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Describe the specific actions taken by the Polk administration to establish American control of California.If you had been a citizen of the USA in the 1840s,would you have supported these actions? Why or why not?

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During the early 1840s,which of the following showed an interest in acquiring California?

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President Andrew Jackson was interested in California mainly because he believed it contained

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How did the war between Mexico and the United States alter the size of each nation? As an exercise in "counterfactual speculation," how would the subsequent history of each nation been different had this war and alteration not occurred?

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Customs administrator Antonio Maria Osio regarded the raising of the American flag in Monterey in 1842 as

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Mexican bitterness over the loss of Texas was a major cause of the Mexican War.

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The American naval occupation of California was authorized by Secretary of the Navy Bancroft.

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Describe the specific actions taken by the Polk administration to establish American control of California.If you had been a citizen of the USA in the 1840s,would you have supported these actions? Why or why not?

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During the early 1840s,which of the following showed an interest in acquiring California?

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President Andrew Jackson was interested in California mainly because he believed it contained

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How did the war between Mexico and the United States alter the size of each nation? As an exercise in "counterfactual speculation," how would the subsequent history of each nation been different had this war and alteration not occurred?

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Mexican bitterness over the loss of Texas was a major cause of the Mexican War.

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