Question 1
Americans were attracted to Texas in the 1820s by the
A) prospect of mining for precious metals.
B) flourishing trade in bison robes and cowhides.
C) lure of cheap land for cotton cultivation.
D) demand of Mexicans for American products.
Question 2
According to agreements made in 1818 and 1827, the United States and Great Britain
A) jointly occupied Oregon.
B) cooperated in the fur trade.
C) extended the slave trade.
D) engaged in joint explorations of the Northwest.
Question 3
In 1815, Spain held the title to all of the following present-day lands EXCEPT
A) Louisiana.
B) California.
C) Texas.
D) New Mexico.
Question 4
By 1860, the number of Americans living in the trans-Mississippi West
A) exceeded 8 million.
B).exceeded 6 million.
C) exceeded 4 million.
D) was approximately one million.
Question 5
The first American college to open its doors to men and women, blacks and whites, was ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).