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1
In what year did the U.S. officially begin trying to acquire California?
A)1848.
B)1797.
C)1835.
D)1846.
2
The information that prompted Commodore Jones to raise the U.S. flag and to occupy Monterey in 1842 came from
A)a false report.
B)secret orders.
C)President Tyler.
D)Mexico City.
3
John Charles Frémont was
A)hot-headed and impulsive.
B)catapulted to fame by his influential father-in-law.
C)the leader of several scientific expeditions that brought disgrace.
D)both hot-headed and impulsive and catapulted to fame by his influential father-in-law.
4
Arguably acting without official orders, Frémont turned his third expedition into an armed militia and, after withstanding resistance by Colonel José Castro in the Gabilán Mountains, retreated to
A)the Sacramento Valley.
B)Sonoma.
C)San José.
D)Los Angeles.
5
Colonel M. G. Vallejo did not resist arrest by the American settlers at Sonoma partly because he was
A)inebriated on his own brandy.
B)already handcuffed.
C)in favor of U.S. takeover of California.
D)all of these.
6
Which of the following was an essential factor in the start of the American war with Mexico?
A)Mexico's refusal to acknowledge Texan independence.
B)the Rio Grande border dispute.
C)revolt by Californios in Los Angeles.
D)all of these.
7
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo surrendered how much Mexican territory to the U.S.?
A)one-third.
B)one-sixth.
C)one-fourth.
D)one-half.





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