APUSH Ch 13: Causes of the Civil War

As a result of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was permitted to enter the Union as a _____ state, and Maine was permitted to enter the Union as a _____ state.

• slave / free
• free / free
• free / slave
• slave / slave

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
•  Monroe Doctrine 
•  Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe
• George Washington

Why did some in Congress want to stop California from becoming a state?

• If California were a free state, the slave states would be outnumbered.
• Native Americans and Californios rebelled against the US.
• African Americans were fighting the Native Americans and the Californios.
• All of the above are true.

California was permitted to enter the Union as a free state, new territories were permitted to vote on the issue of slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed as a result of...

• States' Rights
• The Missouri Compromise
• The Compromise of 1850
• 3/5 Compromise

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They all brought about a war with Spain.
• They all increased the territory of the United States.
• They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
• They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Jefferson
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
• Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
• Oregon, Washington, Idaho
• California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

What is the Wilmot Proviso

• Treaty between Texas and Mexico
• Plan to reimburse John Wilmot for the losses he took during the Mexican War
• Bill designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican-American war
• Name of a famous speech written by James K. Polk

Although the Wilmot Proviso never became law, it added to the conflict between North and South, and it led to 

• the creation of a new political party, the "Free Soil Party"
• the capture of many runaway slaves
• the demise of several cotton plantations
• Charlie Brown's "The Great Pumpkin"