Question 1

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

President William Henry Harrison caught pneumonia on his inauguration day and died one month later.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was manifest destiny? In what ways did it shape American history during the 1840s?

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Question 4

The president who completed the annexation of Texas to the United States was ____________________.

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Question 5

The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was

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A)   resolution of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute.
B)   the Fugitive Slave Act.
C)   the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
D)   the settlement of Texas war debt.
E)   the admission of California.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

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A)   repeal of all existing fugitive slave laws
B)   abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
C)   guarantee of slavery in the District of Columbia
D)   admission of California as a free state
E)   settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

William Walker had a degree in ____________________.

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The answer of William Walker had a degree in ____________________....

Question 8

Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.

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Question 9

Approximately how many of the 3 million slaves actually escaped to freedom each year?

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A)   100
B)   1,000
C)   10,000
D)   100,000
E)   1 millionF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.

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Question 11

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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A)   authorized the United States to pay $15 million to Mexico.
B)   fixed the Texas border at the Rio Grande.
C)   ended the United States' war with Mexico.
D)   ceded the Northwestern section of Mexico to the U.S.
E)   all of these choicesF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

In the election of 1844, James K.Polk

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A)   advocated legislation prohibiting the admission of any more slave states to the union.
B)   threatened to declare war on England.
C)   promised to acquire Texas and Oregon.
D)   lost the presidency to Henry Clay.
E)   opposed slavery.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

"Popular sovereignty" was the belief that

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A)   the United States was destined to control the entire continent.
B)   the American Indian was the ward of the U.S.government.
C)   settlers to a territory should decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery.
D)   the federal government had the final authority on slavery in the territories.
E)   citizens should be free to choose their own reading material.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Wilmot Proviso

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A)   was passed by the House of Representatives, but failed in the Senate.
B)   won the support of southern Whigs.
C)   was passed in the Senate, but failed in the House of Representatives.
D)   was passed by Congress, but vetoed by the President.
E)   none of these choicesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The primary goal of President John Tyler was to

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A)   establish a strong national bank.
B)   impose higher tariffs on English textiles.
C)   abolish slavery.
D)   build a transcontinental railroad.
E)   annex Texas.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ____________________ president of their new republic.

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Question 18

The U.S.commander who took Mexico City in the Mexican War was ____________________.

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The answer of The U.S.commander who took Mexico City in...

Question 19

Stephen Kearny's campaign to occupy Santa Fe was long and bloody.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the U.S.were known as ____________________.

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

The U.S.commander who took Mexico City in the Mexican War was ____________________.

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Approximately how many of the 3 million slaves actually escaped to freedom each year?

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The primary goal of President John Tyler was to

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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.

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"Popular sovereignty" was the belief that

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____________________ led a revolt in Cuba in 1849.

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The Wilmot Proviso

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President William Henry Harrison caught pneumonia on his inauguration day and died one month later.

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Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the U.S.were known as ____________________.

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In the election of 1844, James K.Polk

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After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ____________________ president of their new republic.

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What was manifest destiny? In what ways did it shape American history during the 1840s?

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The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was

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The president who completed the annexation of Texas to the United States was ____________________.

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The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.

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Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.

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William Walker had a degree in ____________________.

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Stephen Kearny's campaign to occupy Santa Fe was long and bloody.

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

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