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HIUS 316

QUIZ 6

Question 1)Major contribution(s) of the Army of the United States to the Republic in the 1830s and early 1840s were:

• Question 2

Sanpatricios were:

• Question 3

The major contribution(s) of Secretary of War John C. Calhoun in the area of the professionalization of the Army were:

• Question 4

The American officer corps in the Mexican-American War was deeply politicized because:

• Question 5

Results of the Mexican-American War were:

• Question 6

The first military task faced by the U.S. Army after the end of the War of 1812 was

• Question 7

The Wilmot Proviso:

• Question 8

The hallmarks of the increasing professionalism of the Army of the United States.

• Question 9

In his campaign in Florida, Jackson:

• Question 10

Major American victories in the Mexican-American War were:

• Question 11

What were the main reasons for the US victory in the Mexican-American War?

• Question 12

General Winfield Scott encouraged his troops to pillage occupied territories and commit atrocities against the civilian populations in order to promote a faster Mexican surrender.

• Question 13

The question of territorial expansion, particularly the annexation of Texas, dominated the presidential campaign of 1844.

• Question 14

Annexation of Texas was offered by the United States and passed by the Republic of Texas before the official start of the Mexican-American War.

• Question 15

In his inaugural address President Polk asserted that wherever Americans chose to settle the federal government should extend its protection, particularly with regards to the disputed Oregon territory and the Republic of Texas.

• Question 16

What was the central issue provoking war between Mexico and the United States?

• Question 17

Who did Andrew Jackson endorse as presidential candidate for the Democratic nomination in the election of 1844?

• Question 18

The desertion rate in the Mexican-American War was the highest for any foreign war in United States history.

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT an important figure in the conquest of California during the Mexican-American War?