Why did the discovery of gold and the population explosion in California immediately affect political rather than economic or social issues?
A) Californians wrote both a proslavery and an antislavery state constitution.
B) The state government would have to determine if the Californio ranchers still had title to their
lands.
C) Both proslavery and antislavery settlers were fighting a series of violent conflicts there.
D) Congress would have to decide if California would be a free or slave state.
D
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When President Polk received the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, he
A. made plans for a military occupation of Mexico City. B. faced criticism for failing to acquire all of Mexico. C. became concerned about the expansion of slavery into the new territories. D. angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions. E. readily accepted the treaty.
The Peace of Paris in 1763
A) saw France expand beyond the Pyrenees. B) ended the War of the Austrian Succession. C) gave Russia an outlet to the Baltic. D) made Spain the owner of Louisiana. E) caused Spain to cede Florida to France.
Which rebellion began as an organization of bandits?
a. Taiping b. Huan c. Manchu d. Nian
Charles Talleyrand, the __________ foreign minister, was linked to the XYZ Affair
A) Spanish B) Dutch C) British D) French