Unit 4, 5, 6 Review

What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?

• War of 1850

• WW2

• Mexican American War

• Cold War

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• James K. Polk

The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsen Purchase

Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War

• Texas Annexation

• Manifest Destiny

• Texas/Mexico Border attacks/disputes

• Personal grudge held by President Polk

What was the cause of the Monroe Doctrine?

• United States and Britain were concerned over the possibility of European colonial expansion in the Americas

• Just cause they felt like it

• Promoted U.S interests

• It was interesting

Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.

• northern
• southern
• western
• eastern

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

1) Limited government interference in business

2) Prices determined by supply and demand

3) Private owners receive the profits

Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?

• Subsistence farming

• Free enterprise

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

Which president is associated with expanding suffrage and therefore increasing the number of voters showing up at the polls?

• Washington

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Jackson

What country owned Florida before the US?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• Italy