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- On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Mexico, which of the following best describes what was happening?
- How often were wagon trains attacked Indians on the journey west?
- The disputed boundary between Texas and Mexico was the
- Under the Compromise of 1850, __ would be admitted to the Union as a free state.
- Which of the following was Polk's objective in his negotiations with Britain over the Oregon Territory?
- California was under __ control by January 1847
- Following the passage of the Compromise of 1850, southern congressional representatives insisted that any breach of the compromise would be met with
- As competition for __ in San Francisco increased, so did anti-Chinese sentiment
- In 1860, what percentage of San Francisco's population was foreign-born?
- Seeking to avoid potential war with Britain, President Polk agreed to divide the Oregon Territory along what boundary?
- Who won the election of 1844 in a very close race?
- What was the approximate population of San Francisco in 1856?
- In the summer of 1846, a group of American settlers around Sacramento established California as an independent republic following the
- The demands of constant movement on the Overland Trail meant that women were unable to properly maintain the traditional observance of
- True or false: Despite the demographic diversity of gold-country miners in California, American attitudes toward new workers could be described as nativist.
- True or false: In addition to cooking, washing, and taking care of children, women traveling the Overland Trail typically helped with tasks as wagon repair, standing guard, and driving oxen.
- The majority of emigrants to California in the first year of the gold rush traveled via the __ Trail
- At the Democratic convention if 1844, opponents of which candidate blocked him from receiving the party's nomination for president?
- The admission of 1850 of __ as a state shifted the congressional balance of slave states and free states in favor of the free states.
- Under Henry Clay's compromise, which of the following would be illegal in Washington, DC?