APUSH Period 5 Pt1

The belief that the United States had a special mission to expand over the entire North American continent was known as

• divine providence
  
• Manifest Destiny
• nullification.
• American exceptionalism.

With regard to the Oregon Territory, in 1846, the United States

• provoked a shooting war to acquire the lands it sought.
• concluded a peace treaty with Britain which established the United States’ northern border at 54°40’ north latitude.
• hammered out a compromise agreement with the British Empire.
• denied any further Asian immigration into the region.

The Wilmot Proviso

• encouraged slavery’s expansion westward.
• called for American annexation of lands conquered from Mexico as free territory.
• successfully postponed the outbreak of the Civil War for 10 years.
• proclaimed that western territories would be open to slavery if their citizens voted to allow it.

In terms of politics, the 1850s were noteworthy because they witnessed the

• decline in the power of the free-soil movement.
• dissolution of national political parties over sectional concerns.
• South gradually extend its control over both the Presidency and Congress.
• Supreme Court distance itself from the slavery issue.

As a result of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852,

• calls for political compromise over the issue of slavery increased.
• the American Colonization Society began transporting ex-slaves back to Africa.
• the Underground Railroad was formed.
• abolitionism gained ground in the North.
  

The theory that individual states do not necessarily have to carry out any federal laws with which they disagree is known as

• popular sovereignty.
• federalism.
• nullification.
• the reserved powers clause of the Constitution.

What became the most controversial element of the Compromise of 1850?

• The admission of California as a free state
• The Fugitive Slave Act
  
• The banning of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
• The potential opening up of Utah and New Mexico territories to slavery

Which of the following was NOT a result or consequence of the Dred Scott decision of 1857?

• Free states in the North saw the need to speak politically with one voice.
• Congress had no right to restrict slavery in the territories.
• The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed.
  
• The Democratic Party became divided along sectional lines.

The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:

• feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.
  
• cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.
  
• was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
  
• strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
  

An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?

• Transportation in the South
  
• Popular sovereignty
  
• Fugitive Slave Act
  
• Representation in Congress