Unit 4 Review

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Which of the following is BEST represented by the map? Options: the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, the Gadsden Purchase, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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the Missouri Compromise of 1820

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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? Options: 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

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to keep a balance of free states and slave states

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Which of the following became a state during the presidency of James K. Polk? California, Nevada, Oregon, Texas

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Texas

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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?

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

Front

Under which president did the United States gain the territory highlighted on the map?

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James K. Polk

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

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the disputed border between Texas and Mexico

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What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

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the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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What was the purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

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to ban slavery in the Mexican Cession territory

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Which region was acquired as a result of the Mexican Cession in 1848?

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Region 3

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Which of the following was part of the agreement known as the Compromise of 1850? Settlers in the New Mexico and Utah would be allowed to vote on whether slavery would be legal in the territories.

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Settlers in the New Mexico and Utah would be allowed to vote on whether slavery would be legal in the territories.