American History Unit 5 Review

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory in 1846, and after a war with Mexico, the United States acquired the Mexican Cession in 1848. Which concept relates to the expansion of the U.S. from coast to coast?

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Federalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Free Soil

Which of the following was one contributing factor to the outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico?

• The United States claimed the Nueces River as the southern border of Texas.

• The United States outlawed trade between the two countries.

• Mexico was opposed to the annexation of Texas by the United States.

• Mexico sought to regain shipping ports along the Gulf Coast.

Which event resulted from the U.S. victory in the Mexican War?

• California entered the Union as a free state with the Compromise of 1850.

• Texas gained its independence and became a republic.

• Native American tribes were removed from the southeastern states.

• The Transcontinental Railroad was completed.

Religious persecution led to the large-scale settlement of which religious community in Utah beginning in the 1840s?

• Mormons

• Catholics

• Quakers

• Muslims

What was one result of the arrival of large numbers of immigrants during the 19th century?

• Businesses had access to large pools of cheap labor.

• Rural areas saw dramatic population growth.

• The government initiated strict immigration quotas.

• The number of slaves began to decline in the South.

People mainly moved west during the California Gold Rush in 1849 because

• they wanted religious freedom.

• they were interested in fishing.

• they had hopes of getting rich.

• they wanted to trade with Native Americans.

Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their territory?

• nullification

• sectionalism

• popular sovereignty

• southern secession

The slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!” was used to advocate which of the following United States foreign policies?

• Preventing further attempts at European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• Enforcing the return of enslaved people who escaped to northern states

• Acquiring all of Texas, not just the area north of the Nueces River

• Obtaining control of all the Oregon Territory from Great Britain

Why was the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision a threat to northern regions of the country?

• The Supreme Court ruled that limiting slavery to slave-states was not legal.

• The decision meant that northern business owners could not use slave labor.

• The Supreme Court determined that Black Codes in northern states were illegal.

• The decision meant that slaves had to be paid the same wages as other workers.

Which factor contributed MOST to the delay in Texas becoming a state?

• increasing debt from the purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• lack of a long-distance transportation system

• the outbreak of the Civil War

• the national debate over the spread of slavery