The Road to War

The idea that the U.S. was destined to control all of the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean is known as ______.

• manifest destiny

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• popular sovereignty

Which country owned Texas before the U.S.?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Mexico

How did the Mexican-American War affect S.C.?

• reinforced the slavery question

• a major battle was fought in S.C.

• helped the economy

• none of the above

The entire West Coast was considered the Oregon Territory.

• true

• false

What was found in California after the Mexican-American War?

• silver

• diamonds

• gold

• all of the above

The admission of California as a state posed a problem because it would upset the balance in the Senate.

• true

• false

S.C. was against the Compromise of 1850.

• true

• false

The South Carolinians in favor of secession were called ______.

• fire-eaters

• martyrs

• fugitives

• aresenals

Uncle Tom's Cabin helped the cause of slavery in the South.

• true

• false

Who was elected president of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry CLay