Practice Test

Question 1

Many people moved to California in 1848 following

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D: the discovery of gold.

Question 2

As a result of Manifest Destiny, westward expansion in the mid-1800s

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A: increased dramatically.

Question 3

How did enslaved people escape to the North?

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B: on the Underground Railroad

Question 4

The tract of land the United States received at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 was called

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C: the Mexican Cession.

Question 5

In May 1856, a proslavery mob attacked the town of

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D: Lawrence.

Question 6

What happened in the first few years after Mexico won its independence in 1821?

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C: Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas.

Question 7

In the 1850s, many Northerners thought John Brown was a

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A: noble hero.

Question 8

What started the First Seminole War in 1817?

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B: attempts to capture enslaved people who escaped; C: a defeat of US forces by Little Turtle’s troops

Question 9

California finally joined the Union following the death of

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C: President Zachary Taylor.

Question 10

Winfield Scott’s victory in Mexico City in 1847 was important because

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C: he forced the Mexican army to surrender.

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