Standard 8-10 Test

How did the Missouri Compromise maintain the balance of power between northern and southern states in the United States?

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

Which politician was instrumental in forging the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• Henry Clay

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Tallmadge

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?

• Yes, Polk expanded US territory and the country spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific by the end of his term.

• Yes, Polk expanded US territory to the northern coast of North America by completing the purchase of Alaska.

• No, Polk agreed to cede territory to Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after fighting Mexico to a stalemate.

• No, Polk failed to bring an end to the MexicanAmerican War before the end of this term and the US did not gain territory.

Under which president did the United States gain the territory labeled the Mexican Cession?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Martin Van Buren

What role did Manifest Destiny play in the westward expansion of the United States?

• Settlers believed that the true destiny of the United States could only be realized by eliminating the influence of American Indian culture within its borders.

• Settlers believed it to be the destiny of the United States to expand west to the Pacific Ocean, justifying their actions at the expense of American Indians.

• Settlers feared that Great Britain was destined to retake land in North America, and only by conquering the land for the United States could this be prevented.

• Settlers feared that American Indian communities were growing in the western territories and would challenge the US government if they were not removed.

Which candidate's presidential campaign was associated with the slogan “Fifty-four Forty or Fight”?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• John Tyler

Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is NOT correct?

• It effectively ended the Mexican-American War.

• The United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million.

• Mexico abandoned all of its claims to territory in Texas.

• Mexico gave the United States control over the entire Oregon Territory.

Which region was acquired as a result of the Mexican Cession in 1848?

• Region 1

• Region 2

• Region 3

• Region 4

What was one cause of the tensions that led to the Mexican-American War?

• 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

What did southern states' reaction to the proposed Compromise of 1850 illustrate about their concerns about westward expansion?

• The southern states rejected the compromise, because despite allowing Texas to become a slave state, it weakened federal fugitive slave laws, indicating that they were most concerned about the status of slavery at the federal level.

• The southern states accepted the compromise because, despite allowing California to become a free state, it strengthened federal fugitive slave laws, indicating that they were most concerned about the status of slavery at the federal level.

• The southern states accepted the compromise because, despite weakening federal fugitive slave laws, it allowed Texas to become a slave state, indicating that they were most concerned about the status of slavery at the state level.

• The southern states rejected the compromise because, despite strengthening federal fugitive slave laws, it allowed California to become a free state, indicating that they were most concerned about the status of slavery at the state level.