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History of the Americas Questions

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American support for was with Mexico was weakest in the

At the Democratic convention if 1844, opponents of which candidate blocked him from receiving the party's nomination for president?

How did the mortality rate among Indian workers under the ranchero system compare to the mortality rate among slaves in the South?

The movement of Mormon migrants to the valley of Great Salt Lake in 1847 was led by

One advantage the Mexican military had over the U.S. military going into the war was

The surge in westward migrations across the Overland Trail began in what year?

Polk compelled Congress to address the Oregon issue by doing what?

Which of the following statements about attempts by Mexico to prohibit new immigration to the Texas area in the 1830s is true?

By 1850 the size of the irrigated area surrounding __ exceeded 16,000 acres.

In 1850 the percentage of women in California who worked as prostitutes reached about

Which group contributed to violence between Mexicans and Indians by purchasing horses and livestock take from Mexico and supplying Indians with weapons?

Under the assumption that slavery would fall in the lands ceded by Mexico, Taylor advocated the application of __ to the region.

California was administered through presidios (coastal forts) and 21 Catholic

The organization of the Oregon Territory in 1848 revealed a fundamental weakness in

The state of __ was officially established in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in the year 1849 by the Mormon settlement.

Because neither party supported him, Tyler ran for president in 1844 as a(n)

What was the principal business sector available to Chinese entrepreneurs in San Francisco in the mid-nineteenth century?

Chinese arrivals to California were predominantly

During westward expansion, Manifest Destiny was reflected in racism primarily focused on

The war brought a large amount of new territory in into the Union, threatening to disrupt the balance of power between North and South because of the impact on the issue of