In the early 1840s, Juan Seguín __________
A. encountered growing hostility in Texas and reluctantly moved to Mexico
B. was elected the vice president of Texas
C. was captured by invading Mexican forces and carried back to Mexico City for trial
D. was the captain of the ill-fated Santa Fe Expedition
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Which military or political action precipitated a full-fledged war for the independence of Texas?
A) Mexican troops defeated an effort by Texian (as Americans in Texas were called) colonists in 1832 to take control of an army garrison. B) Steven F. Austin was arrested in the fall of 1833 and detained in a Mexican jail until 1835. C) President Andrew Jackson refused to support the appeal of many Texian leaders for the U.S. government to annex Texas. D) American volunteers initially captured the Alamo fortress at San Antonio de Bexar in 1835 from its Mexican garrison.
What did the British mean by the term “Western Design”?
a) a plan to gain a foothold in the Caribbean and eventually displace the Spanish there b) a plan to drive the French from Tortuga Consider This: Why were the Dutch, English, and French interested in the Caribbean? See 4.3.3: Competition in the Caribbean. c) a plan to establish colonies at Boston, Jamestown, and Roanoke Consider This: Why were the Dutch, English, and French interested in the Caribbean? See 4.3.3: Competition in the Caribbean. d) a plan to step up privateering attacks by men like Sir Francis Drake Consider This: Why were the Dutch, English, and French interested in the Caribbean? See 4.3.3: Competition in the Caribbean.
The "spirited diplomacy" of James G. Blaine eventually culminated in:
a. the end of Maximilian's rule in Mexico b. the establishment of the Pan American Union c. growing hostility between Spain and America d. a reduction in tariff rates for trade in alcohol products throughout the Americas
After the Mexican-American War, the Young America movement shifted its focus to which of the following?
A) economic growth and industrialization B) adding Canada and Alaska to the United States C) the abolition of slavery D) making the United States a world power E) spreading the gospel to foreign lands