Antebellum America, Civil War, and Reconstruction Quiz 6

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the United States was initially reluctant to annex Texas?

• It did not want another slave state.

• It feared disapproval from European countries.

• It feared war with Mexico

• It did not want another cotton-producing state

Which of the following events led to heightened tensions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery in the late 1840s?

• the Mexican-American War

• the Missouri Compromise

• the Bear Flag Revolt

• the New Mexico Cession

One provision of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was that Maine be admitted to the Union as a free state. What was the reason for this?

• to keep slavery from being legal in Northern states

• to keep a balance of free states and slave states

• to encourage Southern states to abolish slavery

• to create a majority of free states in Congress

In the Compromise of 1850, Texas sold land to the United States that eventually became parts of

• New Mexico, Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado.

• New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

• New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Colorado

• New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nevada

At the close of the Mexican-American War, what territory did the United States receive?

• Nebraska

• California

• Oregon

• Arkansas