Exam 12: Manifest Destiny

To what extent was the expansion of the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century more a result of greed than a reflection of divine will?

How did the issue of slavery divide Americans between 1840 and 1850?

Which of the following groups played an important role in publishing slave narratives in the nineteenth century?

John L.O'Sullivan and James K.Polk would have both agreed that __________.

In the decade after the Battle of San Jacinto,Texas was __________.

Which of the following arguments would an apologist for slavery make?

The overland route from the American East to California involved crossing the

Which of the following did the United States receive in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The war with Mexico occurred during whose presidency?

Which of the following was a route from the American East to California that involved both ocean travel and overland transportation?

Which political party's foreign policy showed a greater enthusiasm for expansionism in the middle of the nineteenth century?

Which of the following explains why a majority of the Senate opposed the annexation of Texas?

According to the video in the introduction,American expansion in the 1840s set the stage for __________.

Who was an important figure in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century?

Which of the following characterized the frontier that emerged in California?

According to the introductory video in section 12.4,how did the war with Mexico affect Ulysses Grant?

Who was the Whig candidate in the presidential campaign of 1844?

According to the introductory video in section 12.1,who led a slave rebellion in 1831?

Whose perspective is reflected in the following statement?: "More forcibly did I then feel the galling chains of slavery,the cruelty and barbarism arising from it,than I ever have since."

What was George Fitzhugh's academic specialty?