APUSH PERIOD 5 1844-1877

Who was the President of the United States during the Mexican American War?

• John C. Fremont

• John Tyler

• Winfield Scott

• James Polk

What was the main principle behind 'Manifest Destiny'?

• Expansion of slavery

• Abolition of tariffs

• Westward territorial expansion of the US

• Establishment of a central bank

Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?

• The establishment of the California Bear Flag Republic

• The annexation of Texas

• The reduction of tariffs

• The prohibition of slavery in territories acquired from Mexico

What slogan was associated with the boundary dispute between the United States and Britain over Oregon?

• Liberty or Death

• Fifty-Four Forty or Fight

• E Pluribus Unum

• Remember the Alamo

What was Harriet Beecher Stowe's primary objective in writing Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• To promote the abolitionist movement

• To document the history of the American South

• To support the expansion of slavery to the West

• To argue for women's rights

How did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin impact public opinion in the United States?

• It had little to no impact on public opinion

• It polarized opinions further between the North and South

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery

• It encouraged the expansion of slavery

What was the main goal of the New England Emigrant Aid Company?

• To assist slaves in escaping to the North

• To promote the settlement of anti-slavery settlers in Kansas

• To fund the establishment of textile mills in New England

• To support the British in the American Revolution

What was the primary purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• To establish the territories of Kansas and Nebraska with the principle of popular sovereignty

• To admit Kansas and Nebraska as free states

• To resolve disputes over the transcontinental railroad's route

• To abolish slavery in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska

What was the significance of the Lecompton Constitution in the history of Kansas?

• It marked Kansas's admission to the Union as a free state

• It was a pro-slavery constitution proposed for Kansas's admission to the Union

• It established Kansas as an independent country

• It was the first constitution in the United States to grant women the right to vote