Manifest Destiny-Civil War

Which title best completes this list?

• Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance

• Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine

• Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

• Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

Which of the following occurred as a result of these events?

• The president of Mexico refused to withdraw troops from Texas

• Parts of southern Texas were returned to Mexico

• Mexico was forced to sell Florida to the United States

• The United States acquired several territories from Mexico

Manifest Destiny allowed the United States to stretch from Sea to Sea. What does that mean?

• Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico to Atlantic Ocean

• Rio Grande to Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico to Pacific Ocean

After the Mexican-American War what was the main Issue? After annexing the Territories?

• Slavery

• Taxes

• Population Control

• Tariffs

What were the difficulties pioneers faced while travelling Westward on the Oregon Trail?

• raids by Native American tribes

• Disease

• extreme weather conditions

• All of the above

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin Van Buren

• George Washington

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests and loyalty of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secession

This compromise banned slavery North of the 36°30′ border

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Wilmot Proviso

• Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...

• avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.

• ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.

• ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property and not US citizens

• ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.

A radical abolitionist supported

• the immediate end of slavery, with violence if necessary

• limiting slavery to southern states

• ending slavery

• ending women's suffrage