During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny favored

• closing the frontier to settlement

• ceding the Oregon territory to Russia

• acquiring Texas and California

• ending the American System

Which constitutional principle was the main focus of the North–South conflicts that led to the Civil War?

• presidential veto power

• separation of powers

• due process of law

• States rights

Slavery throughout the United States was permanently abolished by the

• ratification of the Constitution of the United States

• issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

• adoption of the 13th amendment to the Constitution

• approval of the Republican Party platform of 1860 (

• Publication of The Liberator • Kansas-Nebraska Act • Dred Scott decision The events listed above all contributed to the

• annexation of Texas

• passage of the Missouri Compromise

• formation of the policy of Manifest Destiny

• outbreak of the Civil War

… In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … — President Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to

• persuade Americans that war between the North and South was unavoidable

• offer to compromise his position regarding territorial expansion of slavery

• convince Southerners that he posed no threat to their way of life

• urge Congress to spend money to buy the freedom of slaves

When President Lincoln made this speech, which step toward civil war had already taken place?

• General Robert E. Lee had led an attack on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

• Union troops had invaded several Southern states.

• The Emancipation Proclamation had been issued.

• Several Southern states had seceded from the Union.

Which event led directly to the secession of several Southern states from the Union?

• raid by John Brown at Harpers Ferry

• publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• election of Abraham Lincoln as president

• violence in Kansas over the spread of slavery

Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. __________________________________ A. Suspension of habeas corpus B. Signing of Emancipation Proclamation C. Election of President Lincoln to second term

• Wartime Propaganda Campaigns

• Decreased Rights of Minorities

• Limits on Civil Liberties During Wartime

• Events During the Civil War

Which action is most closely associated with the term Manifest Destiny? (1) (2) (3) (4)

• declaring independence from Great Britain

• deciding to end the War of 1812

• acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848

• annexing Hawaii and the Philippines

Most Southern political leaders praised the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) because it

• protected the property rights of slave owners in the territories

• supported the right of a state to secede from the Union

• upheld the principle of popular sovereignty

• granted citizenship to all enslaved persons