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Question

Use the above map to answer the following question.

How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X?
(1 point)
Responses

By purchasing the land from Spain
By purchasing the land from Spain
By winning a war against Great Britain
By winning a war against Great Britain
By purchasing the land from France
By purchasing the land from France
By winning a war against Mexico
By winning a war against Mexico

Question 16

#17

Use the chart to answer the question.

Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush’s impact on the city of San Francisco?
(1 point)
Responses

San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.
San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.
The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.
The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.
Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.
Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.
The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.
The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

Question 17

#18

The innovation shown in this photograph most affect the U.S. economy by --
(1 point)
Responses

decreasing the need for canals
decreasing the need for canals
allowing more efficient movement of goods
allowing more efficient movement of goods
reducing the cost of settling in western territories
reducing the cost of settling in western territories
transporting workers from southn states to northern states
transporting workers from southn states to northern states

Question 18

#19

Use the image to answer the question.

What was the biggest threat of traveling west in the manner shown in the illustration?
(1 point)
Responses

Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.
Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.
Individual wagons would oftentimes be separated from the group.
Individual wagons would oftentimes be separated from the group.
Settlers were unable to purchase or trade for goods along the way.
Settlers were unable to purchase or trade for goods along the way.
Groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives.
Groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives.

Question 19

#20

Use the map to answer the question.

How does this map show the challenges faced by Native American groups on the Trail of Tears?
(1 point)
Responses

It details the areas along the trail where disease was most common.
It details the areas along the trail where disease was most common.
It shows where federal troops made a series of deadly attacks on Native American camps.
It shows where federal troops made a series of deadly attacks on Native American camps.
It shows the long distances they were forced to walk to reach their designated lands.
It shows the long distances they were forced to walk to reach their designated lands.
It details the time it took for these groups to walk from their homelands to their new territories.
It details the time it took for these groups to walk from their homelands to their new territories.

Question 20

#21

Use the map to answer the question.

The main reasons Congress initially refused to annex Texas are supported by the information on this map. Select the two reasons that apply.
(4 points)
Responses

If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.

Question 21

#22

It began as an unconnected series of trails used by Native Americans. Fur Traders expanded the route to transport pelts to trading posts and rendezvous. In the 1830s missionaries followed the still faint trail along the Platte River and the Snake to establish church connections in the Northwest. A combination of economic and political events in the 1840s converged to start a large scale migration west on what was then known as "The Oregon Road." Joel Walker is credited as the first settler to make the complete trip with a family, in 1840. Large scale migration started in 1843, when a wagon train of over 800 people with 120 wagons and 5,000 cattle made the five month journey. In 1847 Mormons escaping persecution headed toward Salt Lake, and the discovery of gold in California in 1848 sent a wave of fortune seekers west. Military posts, trading posts, shortcuts, and spur roads sprang off the Oregon Trail over the next three decades.
—Department of the Interior

Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following best summarizes this passage?
(1 point)
Responses

The Oregon Trail was first used by Mormons fleeing religious persecution.
The Oregon Trail was first used by Mormons fleeing religious persecution.
The Oregon Trail grew from small beginnings to a major migration route.
The Oregon Trail grew from small beginnings to a major migration route.
The Oregon Trail was made more accessible by missionaries who helped define the route.
The Oregon Trail was made more accessible by missionaries who helped define the route.
The Oregon Trail was developed by the military to monitor interactions between Native American groups and settlers.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:

Question 16: How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X?

• Response: By purchasing the land from France

Question 17: Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush’s impact on the city of San Francisco?

• Response: The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

Question 18: The innovation shown in this photograph most affect the U.S. economy by --

• Response: allowing more efficient movement of goods

Question 19: What was the biggest threat of traveling west in the manner shown in the illustration?

• Response: Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.

Question 20: How does this map show the challenges faced by Native American groups on the Trail of Tears?

• Response: It shows the long distances they were forced to walk to reach their designated lands.

Question 21: The main reasons Congress initially refused to annex Texas are supported by the information on this map. Select the two reasons that apply.

• Responses:
  1. If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
  2. If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.

Question 22: Which of the following best summarizes this passage?

• Response: The Oregon Trail grew from small beginnings to a major migration route.