Unit 2 American

Which of the following best explains the westward expansion of the United States during the 1840s and 1850s?

• Slave owners wanted more land for growing cotton

• political parties meeded something to debate in elections

• most Americans believed it was their Manifest Destiny to expand to the PAcific

• business owners wanted to exploit mineral resources of the new region

Why did the Adams-Onis Treaty prove to be beneficial to the United States?

• Spain ceded the territory of Florida to the United States

• The United States purchased Cuba

• it gave the United States the right to use the port of New Orleans

• it gave the United States Oregon

How did President James K. Polk contribute to nationalism during the mid 1800s?

• he approved Utopian societies

• he supported Manifest Destiny and went to war with Mexico

• introduced the Declaration of rights and Sentiments

• rejected the idea of going to war with Mexico

Why did many Americans support the concept of Manifest Destiny?

• they thought God wanted them to settle the western lands

• they thought God looked poorly on American Indians

• they thought God indicated that gold would be found in the west

• they thought God protected the newly found trails leading west

Which two ethnic groups most likely suffered as a result of westward expansion during the mid 1800s?

• the French and American Indians

• American Indians and Mexicans

• English settlers and most women

• American Indians and Russian Settlers

By b1828, the tariff had become a sectional issue. High tariffs harmed what section of the United States the most?

• West

• South

• Mid-Atlantic

• North

What social issue created the greatest amount of unrest by 1850?

• the push for women's rights

• slavery and its extension west of the Mississippi River

• the growth of new religious movements

• the temperance movement

Which economic issue led to the greatest amount of tension between the North and South during the early 1830s?

• property qualifiaction for white males

• high protective tariffs

• taking American Indian land by force

• building new railroads and canals in the South

How was the Monroe Doctrine an example of nationalism and the growing American confidence?

• it warned Napoleon to withdraw his occupation of Spain

• it told Mexico and Cuba that the United States intended to take over their countries

• it warned europe not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere (N. & S. America)

• it took control of the isthmus of Panama in order to build a canal

What concept was the foundation upon which nullification was based?

• nationalism

• states' rights

• judicial review

• territorial expansion