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Manifest Destiny 3
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1) Who was the Whig candidate in the 1848 election?
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Martin Van Buren
C
Zachary Taylor
D
William Henry Harrison
2) What does the word popular sovereignty mean?
A
slavery is not permitted in the new territory
B
people vote to decide the issue of slavery in states
C
slavery is legal in all US states
D
people of a state have no input in the issue of slavery
3) What document introduced by a Pennsylvania congress banned slavery in the newly acquired land?
A
popular sovereignty
B
Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
Compromise of 1850
D
Wilmont Priviso
4) Which statement is FALSE?
A
The Free Soil Party won the Presidential Election of 1848
B
President Zachary Taylor owned a large plantation with more than 100 slaves
C
President Zachary Taylor was against the southern position regarding slavery
D
Slavery was the key issue in the Presidential Election of 1848
5) Who proposed the idea of popular sovereignty?
A
Lewis Cass
B
David Wilmont
C
Martin Van Buren
D
Henry Clay
6) Which of the following statements if FALSE?
A
The US added Texas as a state immediately after they gained independence from Mexico in 1836.
B
If Texas was admitted as a slave state, it would have upset the balance between the North and South.
C
Texas did not become a US state for 10 years.
D
Both Presidents Adams and Jackson offered to purchase Texas from Mexico, but refused.
7) What cause the US to declare war on Mexico?
A
the Mexican Army crossed the Nueces River
B
the US Army crossed the Nueces River
C
the Mexican Army crossed the Rio Grande River
D
the US Army crossed the Rio Grande River
8) What is the reason the US wanted to go to war with Mexico?
A
The US government was angry with Mexico for their attacks against the Texans
B
No reason, the US knew they would win because the Mexican Army was weak
C
The US wanted the country to grow, but the Mexican government refused to sell land to the US
D
If attacked the US would fight!
9) Which of the following is NOT a part of the Treaty of Guadalupe HIdalgo?
A
US and Mexican border was established at the Rio Grande River
B
US gained more than a million square miles of territory
C
US would pay 15 million dollars to Mexico and assume another 3.5 million in debt owed to the US
D
US government made Texas an official state
10) How much did the US pay for the strip of land known as the Gadsden Purchase?
A
10 million dollars
B
25 million dollars
C
nothing, it was given to the US after the War with Mexico
D
180,000 dollars
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