Unit 4 (AKS 37,38,39) Review

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Term from the 1840s used to describe the idea that the United States should possess the entire continent.

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manifest destiny

Front

Term used to describe the idea that citizens, not the national government, should be able to vote on major ideas affecting their state, such as the legality of slavery.

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popular sovereignty

Front

The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) all dealt with which major issue?

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Spread of slavery in the west

Front

Which amendment abolished slavery?

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13th

Front

Which amendment made all people born in America citizens with equal protections of the laws?

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14th

Front

Which amendment gave black males the right to vote because voting rights could not be denied due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

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15th

Front

The use of "slave catchers" being able to go North and retrieve runaway slaves was part of which legislation?

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Compromise of 1850

Front

How did Texas benefit from the Compromise of 1850? Options: Texans were allowed to sell slaves to farmers in Washington DC, Popular sovereignty allowed the state to settle the question of slavery, Texas was able to divide into smaller territories, Financial aid was offered if Texas gave up its claims in the New Mexico Territory

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Financial aid was offered if Texas gave up its claims in the New Mexico Territory

Front

The annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession go best with which effort?

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fulfilling manifest destiny

Front

Which is correct about the Missouri Compromise? Options: Equal balance in the House of Representatives, Maine is a free state, Missouri is a slave state; Equal balance in the House of Representatives, Maine is a slave state, Missouri is a free state; Equal balance in the Senate, Maine is a free state, Missouri is a slave state; Equal balance in the Senate, Maine is a slave state, Missouri is a free state

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Equal balance in the Senate, Maine is a free state, Missouri is a slave state