Question 1
In 1846, Congressman David Wilmot, a Pennsylvania Democrat, proposed that:
A) the United States incorporate all of Mexico into its borders.
B) each territory acquired from Mexico could make their own decisions about slavery.
C) the United States acquire Cuba from Spain.
D) slavery be banned from any territory acquired from Mexico.
Question 2
Like other California immigrants, most of the Chinese:
A) quickly assimilated with other local cultures.
B) brought wives and families with them.
C) intended to return home as soon as they made money.
D) came in very small numbers.
Question 3
The multi-national situation in California in 1848 is illustrated by the fact that gold was found by a/n ______________ working at a mill owned by a/n _____________.
A) American; Russian
B) American; Swiss
C) Californio; American
D) Russian; Californio
Question 4
Richard Caton Woodville's painting, War News from Mexico, implies that:
A) only men cared about war news.
B) only those who could read got war news.
C) women and blacks followed war news along with the men.
D) war news had little impact on most readers.
Question 5
The first outsiders to penetrate the isolation of Spanish California were:
A) French fur traders.
B) American whalers.
C) Russian traders.
D) British merchants.