SSUSH 8 Flashcard Review

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Why was the admission of Maine into the Union at the same time as Missouri a significant provision of the Missouri Compromise?

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The slave-holding states and the free states of the Union wanted to maintain a balance of power in the representation in the U.S. Congress.

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Sullivan is suggesting that the United States

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is meant to expand across the continent and become extraordinary.

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was significant because it

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balanced the number of free and slave states.

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Which of these statements BEST describes what happened to Texas after they won independence from Mexico in 1836? Within a year of gaining independence Texas became a part of the United States as a slave state., Texas made an alliance with Spain that would last over 20 years because both Spain and Texas had fought against Mexico., Texas created its own government and remained an independent state until it joined the U.S. through annexation in 1845., Texas was still considered a part of Mexico until the 1850s, but they were free to govern themselves until they were annexed by the United States.

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Texas created its own government and remained an independent state until it joined the U.S. through annexation in 1845.

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Which is the BEST description of the historical impact of James K. Polk's presidency?

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Polk's administration was notable for territorial expansion, including the Oregon Territory and the Mexican Cession.

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Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's 'Manifest Destiny'?

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James K. Polk

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Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of 'Manifest Destiny? Options: whether labor unions would be allowed to form, whether states would allow women the right to vote, whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina, whether slavery would spread across the United States

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whether slavery would spread across the United States

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How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery?

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It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri.

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was a major victory for

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United States

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Which legislation replaced the Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery north of the 36°30' parallel?

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act