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Example Question #11 : U.S. Foreign Policy
The American military took possession of the Phillipines during which conflict?
The Spanish-American War was fought simultaneously against Spanish possessions in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Claiming to defend Filipino rebels, the United States invaded the Philippines and fought the Spanish there, soundly defeating them. From 1899-1914, the US fought the very Filipino insurgents they were claiming to defend in their invasion in 1898.
Example Question #12 : U.S. Foreign Policy
Introduced on December 2, 1823, this American foreign policy stated that attempts by European nations to establish colonies or impact the affairs of countries in South or North America would be judged as aggressive acts, requiring United States response. What was the name of this policy?
First stated by President James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine became a long-standing tenet of American foreign policy.
Example Question #13 : U.S. Foreign Policy
The Adams-Onis Treaty gave the United States control over which territory?
Puerto Rico
Maine
California
Oregon
Florida
Florida
The Adams-Onis Treaty, signed in 1819, ceded control of Florida from Spain to the United States. In addition, it settled the boundary dispute between the furthest western settlements of the United States, in what is now Texas, with the viceroyalty of New Spain, (now Mexico). The Treaty is generally considered to be the close of the first wave of American expansion; it was not universally respected, however, and many western Americans refused to recognize its legitimacy—continuing to settle in the territory west of the boundaries drawn up: in modern-day New Mexico and Colorado.
Example Question #4 : Facts And Details In U.S. Foreign Policy From 1790 To 1898
From what European country did the United States buy Florida?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
The Netherlands
Spain
In 1819, the United States bought Florida from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty.
Example Question #14 : U.S. Foreign Policy
The Rush-Bagot Agreement .
Stated that the region between the United States and British North America would be heavily demilitarized
Ceded control of Maine to the United States
Ceded control of the Oregon territory to the United States
Returned the relations between Britain and the United States to the pre-war status quo
Failed to pass Congress and lead to a massive militarization of the Great Lakes region
Stated that the region between the United States and British North America would be heavily demilitarized
The Rush-Bagot Treaty was a demilitarization treaty signed between Great Britain and the United States following the end of the War of 1812. It forbade the maintenance of more than a few naval ships on the Great Lakes territory between the United States and British North America. As importantly, it laid the foundation for a future agreement to be reached with Canada that has ensured that the northern border of the United States has remained demilitarized for two centuries.
Example Question #15 : U.S. Foreign Policy
What Civil War General was first offered the position of Supreme Commander of the Army of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War?
George Thomas
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Robert E, Lee was uneasy about secession throughout the crisis that developed following Abraham Lincoln's election, and was not sure about joining the Confederacy. Lee was offered command of the United States Army before his home state of Virginia seceded, which caused him to join the Confederacy. All of the other answer choices were Union generals who would come to prominence later in the war.
Example Question #16 : U.S. Foreign Policy
What was the derogatory name given to the 1867 purchase of Alaska by the U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward from the Russians?
Seward's Folly
The Alaskan Mistake
Seward's Shame
The Arctic Calamity
The Russians' Gain
Seward's Folly
William H. Seward's detractors believed that the Alaska Purchase was a great mistake, calling it Seward's Folly.
Example Question #122 : Sat Subject Test In United States History
In 1846, the Oregon Treaty fixed the U.S. border with which country at the 49th parallel?
Canada
Mexico
The Bahamas
Cuba
Russia
Canada
In 1846, the Oregon Treaty fixed the U.S. border with Canada at the 49th parallel.
Example Question #17 : U.S. Foreign Policy
The Battle of Little Bighorn was fought between __________.
pro-Confederate guerillas led by William Anderson and pro-union forces in Missouri
U.S. Army Calvary led by General George Armstrong Custer and a federation of Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors led by Crazy Horse
the Nauvoo Legion Mormon militia led by Joseph Smith and the State of Illinois' militia
the Western lawman Pat Garrett and outlaws led by Billy the Kid
the Roughriders led by Teddy Roosevelt and the Army of the Empire of Spain
U.S. Army Calvary led by General George Armstrong Custer and a federation of Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors led by Crazy Horse
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the most decisive victory by Native American tribes against the United States Army. General George Armstrong Custer led his 7th Cavalry across the northern Great Plains throughout early 1876, trying to corral various tribes onto reservations. On June 25, Custer came upon a large united force of Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors, and the 7th Cavalry was decimated. Custer and all of his officers were killed. In the aftermath of Little Bighorn, the US Army greatly expanded its efforts against Native American tribes, and began a more concentrated effort to relocate tribes to reservations.
Example Question #18 : U.S. Foreign Policy
Generals Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor were the heroes of __________.
the War of 1812
the American Civil War
the French and Indian War
the Spanish American War
the Mexican American War
the Mexican American War
The Mexican-American War was controversially started after the United States annexed the Republic of Texas in 1845. Despite large swaths of opposition, the U.S. Army quickly dominated the Mexican Army. The U.S. conquered present day New Mexico, Arizona, and California, and then proceeded all the way to Mexico City. The Army's commanders, Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, quickly became national heroes, and were given the nicknames of "Old Rough and Ready" and "Old Fuss and Feathers." Taylor would be elected President in 1848, and died in office in 1850. Scott was commander of the Armed Forces until the Civil War.
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