A Nation Divided

Who was the 11th President of the United States and was a firm believer in Manifest Destiny?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Quincy Adams

• James K. Polk

• Jefferson Davis

The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast.

• Manifest Destiny

• Coastal Expansion

• Territorial Takeover

• Divine Right

What compromise allowed Missouri to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state?

• Balance Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Maine Compromise

• 36'30' Compromise

What country was the Oregon Territory aquired from?

• Mexico

• France

• Russia

• Great Britain

What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?

• War of 1850
• WW2
• Mexican American War
• Cold War

What event directly caused the Mexican- American War?

• Illegal Immigration
• The annexation of Texas
• Embargos
• Border disputes

What state would be added to the Union as a free state according to the Compromise of 1850?

• Oregon

• California

• Michigan

• Iowa

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• Being popular in the world
• People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
• People voting
• The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character.
• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

Formally withdrawing from the United States

• To Confederate

• Leaving

• Sectionalism

• Secession