FIP USH Unit 4 Test

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

What statement about the Missouri Compromise of 1820 is correct?

• It began the process of emancipating slaves in the Upper South.

• It effectively abolished the slave trade in the District of Columbia.

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

• It allowed residents of each state to decide for themselves via a referendum if slavery would be allowed.

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

• Settlers believed that the true destiny of the United States could only be realized by eliminating the influence of American Indian culture within its borders.

• 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.

• Settlers feared that Great Britain was destined to retake land in North America, and only by conquering the land for the United States could this be prevented.

• Settlers feared that American Indian communities were growing in the western territories and would challenge the US government if they were not removed.

One of James K. Polk's goals as president was to fulfill the manifest destiny of the United States. Did he achieve this goal by the end of his term?

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

• Yes, Polk expanded US territory to the northern coast of North America by completing the purchase of Alaska.

• No, Polk agreed to cede territory to Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after fighting Mexico to a stalemate.

• No, Polk failed to bring an end to the Mexican-American War before the end of this term and the US did not gain territory.

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

• It would increase his support among northeastern industrialists seeking new markets for their goods.

• Taking land from both Spain and Great Britain would prove he was willing to stand up to world powers.

• Potential voters in Texas and Oregon would help his reelection chances if both became states.

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

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

• the expansion of slavery into the American West

• the treatment of American Indians by Mexico

• the impressment of Mexicans into the US Navy

• the disputed border between Texas and Mexico

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

• The United States annexed Texas.

• Congress enacted the Indian Removal Act.

• Tensions between antislavery and proslavery activists increased.

• The United States took control of Mexican territory in present-day Canada.

What did the Compromise of 1850 aim to settle?

• uproar over the impact of protective tariffs on the Southern economy

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

• disputes between the United States and Mexico over ownership and control of Texas

• the disputed results of the presidential race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden

The United States won California and other new states as a result of the Mexican War. How did gaining these states bring about the Compromise of 1850?

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

• The compromise provided a way to pay the war's expenses.

• Some of the new states felt California had too much territory.

• The new territory caused disagreements about the route for the transcontinental railroad.

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

• to help escaping slaves on their journey to the North

• to steal weapons to be used in a potential slave rebellion

• to build a community in which African Americans could live freely

• to inspire others to create social change using nonviolent protests