U.S. History Quiz

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To end slavery in all states

• To balance slave and free states in the Senate

• To annex Texas into the Union

• To start the Mexican War

Who was nominated by the Democrats in 1844 for the presidency?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

What event did Texas's entry into the Union lead to?

• The Civil War

• The Mexican War

• The War of 1812

• The American Revolution

The decision whether to allow slavery in the new territories was a heated issue that __________ the nation.

• united

• divided

• ignored

• celebrated

True or False: Slavery was a new and short-lived debate in the United States.

• True

• False

The 1820 Missouri Compromise preserved balance between slave and free states in the __________.

• North

• South

• Senate

• West

True or False: The Missouri Compromise permanently stopped the debate over slavery.

• True

• False

Who was elected president in 1844?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Quincy Adams

Polk called for the annexation of what state?

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• Oregon

Look up the word “annex.” Which option is the best synonym for “annex?”

• Separate

• Add to

• Destroy

• Ignore