Boom or Bust: Wars, Wagon Trains, and Gold Quick Check Connexus Answers

Question

1. Discussions in the mid-1840s between the United States and the British government about the Oregon Territory border resulted in which of the following?
A. Britain signed over all land south of Alaska to the United States, as demanded by President Polk.

(CORRECT ANSWER)B. The border was drawn along the 49th parallel, where it had been before negotiations started.

C. The United States and Britain created a neutral zone around the Columbia River that was shared by both nations.

D. Britain threatened war if the United States attempted to claim more land, resulting in a border being drawn at the Columbia River.
2. Which of the following was a commonly held reason some Americans opposed the war with Mexico?
A. American expansion in Texas would also restrict the expansion of slavery.

(CORRECT ANSWER) B. There were no valid grounds for declaring war in the first place.

C. Texas must be respected as a sovereign nation.

D. Americans didn’t want to risk losing land in the conflict.
3. Which of the following was NOT a common incentive for white Americans to journey westward along the Oregon Trail?
A. Settlers seized on the opportunity to live independently in the mountains, fur-trapping, trading, and scouting.

B. Groups of pioneers wanted to create new communities away from capitalism, social inequality, or religious persecution.

C. Settlers were motivated by their Christian faith and wanted to bring Protestant Christianity to the Native Americans of the Northwest.

(CORRECT ANSWER) D. Advocates for slavery wanted to create slave-owning communities in Oregon so that it could become a slave state.