What were the key issues in the election of 1844? What will be ...

[chandani]

Question 1

How did the United States acquire California?
 
  A) California was purchased from Spain.
  B) California was purchased from Britain.
  C) California was annexed after its residents rebelled against France.
  D) California was acquired in the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.

Question 2

In the 1850s, U.S. officials negotiated treaties with various Plains Indian groups in order to __________.
 
  A) allow settlers to pass through Indian Territory unharmed
  B) better define the boundaries of reservations
  C) secure rights to gold and silver discovered on Indian land
  D) adjust annual subsidies paid to Indians

Question 3

By the 1850s, the Cherokee had established __________ in Indian Territory.
 
  A) a regional bank
  B) a state church
  C) public schools
  D) a standing army

Question 4

Forced to relocate from the __________ to Indian Territory, the Cherokee sought to rebuild their social and political institutions.
 
  A) Southeast
  B) Northeast
  C) Southwest
  D) Northwest

Question 5

What were the key issues in the election of 1844?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[jennafosdick]

Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: C

Answer 4

Answer: A

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  The possible annexation of Texas was a key issue in the election of 1844.
  


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  The Democrats nominated James K. Polk and adopted an expansionist message.
  


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  Henry Clay was nominated by the Whigs after he announced he was against the annexation of Texas. However, under pressure from Southerners, he later changed his mind.
  


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  The Texas issue forced both parties to address slavery.
  


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  The Liberty Party gave abolitionists a platform for their antislavery message.
  


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  In the end, Polk and supporters of territorial expansion won a narrow victory.
  

[chandani]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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