APUSH: Chapter 13: The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy, 1824-1830/Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny & its
Legacy, 1841-1848
Name:_________________________________________ date:____________
1. The purpose behind Andrew Jackson’s spoils system was
a. To press those with experience into governmental service
b. To make politics a sideline and not a full time business
c. To reward political supporters with public office
d. To reverse the trend of rotation in office
e. The widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office –holding class
2. Andrew Jackson’s administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the Eastern
states because
a. The Native Americans assimilated to easily into white society
b. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of this policy
c. Whites wanted Native American land
d. Georgia and Florida tried to protect Native Americans and their land
e. They continued their attacks on white settlements
3. The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was
a. A war of genocide
b. Gradual assimilation
c. Forced removal
d. Federal protection from state governments
e. To encourage them to preserve their traditional culture
4. Americans settlers moved into Texas
a. When invited by the Spanish government
b. After an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin
c. Upon Sam Houston’s defeat of General Santa Anna
d. To spread Protestantism
e. After the Battle of San Jacinto
5. The government of Mexico and the Americans who settled in Mexican-controlled Texas clashed
over all of the following issues EXCEPT
a. Slavery
b.
c.
d.
e.
Immigration
Allegiance to Spain
Local rights
Santa Anna raising an army to use against Texas
6. Texans won their Independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of
a. Santa Anna
b. Goliad
c. The Alamo
d. San Jacinto
e. The Rio Grande
7. Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon country were attracted by the
a. Rich soil of the Willamette River Valley
b. Expectation of fighting British troops
c. Potential profits in the fur trade
d. Discovery of gold and silver in the Cascade Mountains
e. Hope of finding a better trade route to East Asia
8. In the Oregon Treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the United States was
established to the Pacific Ocean along the line of
a. 42
b. 52 40’
c. 54 40’
d. 36 30’
e. 49
9. In his quest for California, President James K. Polk
a. Advocated war with Mexico from the beginning
b. Argued strongly for annexation, because Americans were the most numerous people in the
area
c. Was motivated by his knowledge of gold deposits there
d. Sought British help to persuade Mexico to sell the area to the U.S.
e. First advocated buying the area from Mexico
10. President Polk’s claim that “American blood (had been shed) on the American soil” referred to
news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near
a. San Francisco
b. The Nueces River
c. Santa Fe
d. The Rio Grande
e. San Antonio
11. One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to
a. Demonstrate the strength of the Latino culture
b. Regain control of Texas
c. Capture slaves and take them back to Mexico
d. Force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens
e. Free slaves
12. The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe –Hidalgo ending the Mexican-American war included
a. A guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico
b. United States annexation of Texas
c. The banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the U.S.
d. A requirement that Mexico pay $3.2 million in damages to the United States
e. United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico
13. The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into congress during the Mexican War, declared that
a. Mexican territory would not be annexed to the U.S.
b. Slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the U.S.
c. The U.S. should annex all of Mexico
d. The U.S would have to pay Mexico a financial indemnity for having provoked the war
e. Slavery in the territories would be determined by democratic vote
 14. Mexican officials insisted BORDER with U.S. was located at the
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 15. Polk insisted border was located at _____________________________