SSUSH8

Front

Why did the Tallmadge Amendment fail in the Senate despite passing in the House of Representatives?

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Representation in the house was based on population and dominated by the North, while representation in the Senate was more evenly divided between slave and free states.

Front

The ___________ allowed Maine to enter the union as a free state and involved the creation of a line that defined slavery and antislavery territories.

Back

Missouri Compromise

Front

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

Back

the Missouri Compromise of 1820

Front

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?

Back

to keep a balance of free states and slave states

Front

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

Back

Texas

Front

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?

Back

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?

Back

James K. Polk

Front

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

Back

the disputed border between Texas and Mexico

Front

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

Back

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Front

What was the purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

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to ban slavery in the Mexican Cession territory