Question 1

General Scott had little impact on the Mexican War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

It took the Texans less than ____________________ months to win and consolidate their independence from Mexico.

Accepted Answer

The answer of It took the Texans less than ____________________...

Question 3

Opponents of the Mexican War

Accepted Answer

A) were mostly merchants who feared the war would disrupt their profitable trade with Mexico. 
B) were arrested and tried for treason. 
C) claimed the war was a plot to expand slavery into new territories. 
D) convinced the public that the war was a terrible mistake. 
E) came primarily from the southern states. 
A) were mostly merchants who feared the war would disrupt their profitable trade with Mexico. 
B) were arrested and tried for treason. 
C) claimed the war was a plot to expand slavery into new territories. 
D) convinced the public that the war was a terrible mistake. 
E) came primarily from the southern states.

Question 4

With regard to the idea of "popular sovereignty," northerners believed that the decision on slavery should come earlier in a territory's history than southerners did.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Anglo settlers in Texas declared their independence when

Accepted Answer

A) a conservative Mexican government attempted to consolidate authority over their settlements. 
B) the Mexican government abolished slavery. 
C) the Catholic Church attempted to abolish their Protestant churches. 
D) the Mexican government refused to protect them from Indian raids. 
E) Texans were executed for opposed the Mexican government. 
A) a conservative Mexican government attempted to consolidate authority over their settlements. 
B) the Mexican government abolished slavery. 
C) the Catholic Church attempted to abolish their Protestant churches. 
D) the Mexican government refused to protect them from Indian raids. 
E) Texans were executed for opposed the Mexican government.

Question 6

The Senator who opposed slavery as being contrary to a "higher law" was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Senator who opposed slavery as being...

Question 7

On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that

Accepted Answer

A) Congress could and should prohibit slavery there. 
B) the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean. 
C) the Constitution protected the right of citizens to move from place to place and to take their property with them. 
D) the topic should be ignored for a few years in order to let congressional tempers cool down. 
E) the South should secede and take the western territories with them. 
A) Congress could and should prohibit slavery there. 
B) the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean. 
C) the Constitution protected the right of citizens to move from place to place and to take their property with them. 
D) the topic should be ignored for a few years in order to let congressional tempers cool down. 
E) the South should secede and take the western territories with them.

Question 8

Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the army that captured _______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...

Question 9

The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was

Accepted Answer

A) Daniel Webster. 
B) William Seward. 
C) John C. Calhoun. 
D) Stephen Douglas. 
E) Frederick Douglass. 
A) Daniel Webster. 
B) William Seward. 
C) John C. Calhoun. 
D) Stephen Douglas. 
E) Frederick Douglass.

Question 10

All of the following statements regarding Brigham Young are true except he

Accepted Answer

A) he authorized polygamy within Mormonism. 
B) led the Mormons to Utah and created a prosperous community there. 
C) was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
D) was the governor of the Utah territory for seven years. 
E) selected the site for the Mormon settlement. 
A) he authorized polygamy within Mormonism. 
B) led the Mormons to Utah and created a prosperous community there. 
C) was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
D) was the governor of the Utah territory for seven years. 
E) selected the site for the Mormon settlement.

Question 11

The United States increased its size by ____ percent between 1845 and 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 40 
C) 50 
D) 45 
E) no 
A) 25 
B) 40 
C) 50 
D) 45 
E) no

Question 12

In pushing for strict compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act, southerners were motivated primarily by financial concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Mexican War was least popular in which of the following regions?

Accepted Answer

A) Southwest 
B) New England 
C) Southeast 
D) Midwest 
E) Great Lakes region 
A) Southwest 
B) New England 
C) Southeast 
D) Midwest 
E) Great Lakes region

Question 14

The Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) involved

Accepted Answer

A) the kidnapping of fugitive slaves. 
B) territorial control of the slavery issue. 
C) unfair labor practices in Pennsylvania mines. 
D) aid for parochial schools in Pennsylvania. 
E) removal of Indians to the lands west of the Mississippi. 
A) the kidnapping of fugitive slaves. 
B) territorial control of the slavery issue. 
C) unfair labor practices in Pennsylvania mines. 
D) aid for parochial schools in Pennsylvania. 
E) removal of Indians to the lands west of the Mississippi.

Question 15

By the year ____________________, the population of the United States quadrupled.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By the year ____________________, the population of the...

Question 16

In the 1840s, the westward expansion of the United States

Accepted Answer

A) did not extend beyond the Mississippi River. 
B) included the 2000-mile-long Oregon trail to the Pacific coast. 
C) was prohibited by the territorial government of Mexico. 
D) halted at the Rocky Mountains. 
E) included Canada. 
A) did not extend beyond the Mississippi River. 
B) included the 2000-mile-long Oregon trail to the Pacific coast. 
C) was prohibited by the territorial government of Mexico. 
D) halted at the Rocky Mountains. 
E) included Canada.

Question 17

Examine the causes and results of Mormon migration to Utah.

Accepted Answer

The causes of Mormon migration to Utah c

Question 18

Prigg v. Pennsylvania ruled that enforcement of the Constitution's fugitive slave clause was a(n) ____________________ responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Prigg v. Pennsylvania ruled that enforcement of...

Question 19

The only free state admitted as a result of territorial acquisition between 1803 and 1846 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The only free state admitted as a...

Question 20

The group that benefited least from Manifest Destiny was ______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The group that benefited least from Manifest...

Exam 13: Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

General Scott had little impact on the Mexican War.

It took the Texans less than ____________________ months to win and consolidate their independence from Mexico.

Opponents of the Mexican War

With regard to the idea of "popular sovereignty," northerners believed that the decision on slavery should come earlier in a territory's history than southerners did.

Anglo settlers in Texas declared their independence when

The Senator who opposed slavery as being contrary to a "higher law" was ____________________.

On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that

Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the army that captured _______________________.

The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was

All of the following statements regarding Brigham Young are true except he

The United States increased its size by ____ percent between 1845 and 1848.

In pushing for strict compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act, southerners were motivated primarily by financial concerns.

The Mexican War was least popular in which of the following regions?

The Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) involved

By the year ____________________, the population of the United States quadrupled.

In the 1840s, the westward expansion of the United States

Examine the causes and results of Mormon migration to Utah.

Prigg v. Pennsylvania ruled that enforcement of the Constitution's fugitive slave clause was a(n) ____________________ responsibility.

The only free state admitted as a result of territorial acquisition between 1803 and 1846 was ____________________.

The group that benefited least from Manifest Destiny was ______________________.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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