FIP USH Unit 4 Test

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What was one provision of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 regarding Maine's admission to the Union?

Back

To keep a balance of free states and slave states.

Front

What statement about the Missouri Compromise of 1820 is correct?

Back

It was an attempt to preserve the balance between the number of free and slave states in Congress.

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What role did Manifest Destiny play in the westward expansion of the United States?

Back

Settlers believed it to be the destiny of the United States to expand west to the Pacific Ocean, justifying their actions at the expense of American Indians.

Front

Did James K. Polk achieve his goal of fulfilling the manifest destiny of the United States by the end of his term?

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Yes, Polk expanded US territory and the country spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific by the end of his term.

Front

Why did James K. Polk link the annexation of Texas with acquiring the Oregon Country in his 1844 presidential campaign?

Back

It would allow the country to maintain a balance between free and slave states in Congress.

Front

What was one cause of the tensions that led to the Mexican-American War?

Back

the disputed border between Texas and Mexico

Front

What domestic development was caused by the Mexican-American War?

Back

Tensions between antislavery and proslavery activists increased.

Front

What did the Compromise of 1850 aim to settle?

Back

the conflict over the balance of free and slaveholding states in the United States

Front

How did gaining new states from the Mexican War lead to the Compromise of 1850?

Back

The compromise was a way to settle disagreements about permitting slavery in those states.

Front

What was John Brown's ultimate goal at Harpers Ferry?

Back

to steal weapons to be used in a potential slave rebellion