Manifest Destiny Mexican War Practice

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Democratic campaign slogan in the presidential election of 1844, urging that the northern border of Oregon be fixed at 54 40' north latitude.

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"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"

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Proposal to prohibit slavery in land acquired from the Mexican Cession. It passed the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate.

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Wilmot Proviso

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The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:

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was focused largely on the sole issue of preventing the expansion of slavery into new territory

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A significant result of the Mexican-American war was that the United States

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experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery

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Whihch factor best explains the territorial expansion of slavery in the mid-1800s? Options: The belief in Manifest Destiny encouraged settlers to move to the West, The growing nativist movement that sought to restrict the behavior of immigrants, The Mexican-American War incorporated extensive new lands into the US, The rise of industry in the South prompted a population shift to the West

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The Mexican-American War incorporated extensive new lands into the US

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny

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What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land? Options: Indian Removal Act, Civilization Act, Manifest Destiny Act, Indian Territory Act

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Indian Removal Act

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Why did President Jackson refuse to annex Texas at first?

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upset the balance between free and slave states.

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Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present-day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and 1852? Options: Gold was found, Fresh water was found, War with Native-Americans, farmers moved there to grow their crops.

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Gold was found.