Author Question: All of the following factors nourished an American conviction that California must become part of ... (Read 69 times)

jc611 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), the United States agreed to

A) guarantee the civil and political rights of former Mexican citizens.
B) pay 10 million for large tracts of land in New Mexico.
C) collect all outstanding American claims against Mexico.
D) receive 15 million in reparations from Mexico.

Question 2

The town of Santa Fe was

A) settled by Americans in the 1820s to promote trade.
B) fiercely guarded and protected during the Mexican War.
C) captured and annexed by Texans in 1841.
D) occupied without a shot by American forces in 1846.

Question 3

All of the following factors nourished an American conviction that California must become part of the United States EXCEPT the

A) favorable position of California for the China trade.
B) ethos of Manifest Destiny.
C) desire of newcomers to blend into California society.
D) suspicion that other nations had designs on the region.