Author Question: The conviction that America's superior institutions and culture gave the United States a God-given ... (Read 42 times)

Davideckstein7 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

For ________, the gold rush in California was a disaster of epic proportions.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

Between 1849 and 1852, the population of ________ more than doubled.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 3

In securing the Democratic nomination in 1844, ________ called for the reannexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period and the occupation of the Oregon Territory.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 4

Hoping the issue would boost his reelection chances in 1844, President ________ reopened the question of annexing Texas.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 5

Upon news of the Texas rebellion, Mexican dictator and general ________ hurried north to crush it with an army of 6,000 conscripts.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 6

The conviction that America's superior institutions and culture gave the United States a God-given right, even an obligation, to spread its civilization across the continent was expressed in the phrase ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).