APUSH Topics 5.2-5.6 Review

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__ __ was the belief that America had a divine mission to spread its control and values across North America.

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Many of the American settlers who moved to Mexican Texas were from the American ____.

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South

Front

Tensions rose between American settlers in Texas and the Mexican government when Mexico banned __.

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slavery

Front

Which Mexican leader attempted (unsuccessfully) to crush the Texas Revolution?

Back

Santa Anna

Front

Texas claimed the ___ as the border between itself and Mexico.

Back

Rio Grande

Front

James K. Polk especially wanted US control of this California port city:

Back

San Francisco

Front

As a sign of support for Manifest Destiny, many Southern Democrats cried "___ ___ ___!" during the Election of 1844.

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Texas or Disunion

Front

The Treaty of ____ ____ ended the Mexican War and granted northern Mexico to the US.

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Guadalupe Hidalgo

Front

__ __ was the political strategy of allowing people in new territories / states to decide the issue of slavery themselves.

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Popular Sovereignty

Front

Which issue hung over the admission of California as a state?

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slavery