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?