Unit 4A: Sectionalism Review US History

Which of the following terms is best described as a God-given right for America to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean?

• Perfect Equilibrium

• Sectionalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Expansionism

Which two were major concerns about Missouri entering the Union?

• It would disrupt the balance in the Senate and it would lead to the secession of the North

• It would lead to the secession of the North and would create a precedent of slavery in the Louisiana Purchase

• It would disrupt the balance in the Senate and would create a precedent of slavery in the Louisiana Purchase

• It would disrupt the balance in the House of Representatives and would create a precedent of slavery in the Louisiana Purchase

The presidency of James Polk is BEST known for...

• The precedent of the Missouri Compromise

• The fulfillment of Manifest Destiny

• The breakup of the United States with the secession of South Carolina

• The purchase of Louisiana from France

The 36-30 line is BEST described as...

• The northernmost boundary of Oregon claimed by both Britain and the United States

• The line created by the Compromise of 1850 to determine the slave status of new states

• It established the idea of popular sovereignty for any state north of the line

• The line created by the Missouri Compromise to determine the slave status of new states

The phrase "54-40 or Fight" is MOST associated with...

• James Polk's election promise to claim all of Oregon Territory for the United States

• The argument with Mexico over the border with Texas

• Opposition to Manifest Destiny in the United States

• Southern support for slavery being allowed up to the 54-40 line of latitude

Based on the map, which territory would have been free upon entering the United States?

• Arkansas Territory

• Unorganized Territory

• Florida Territory

• Missouri

What was the PRIMARY cause of the Mexican-American War?

• Attempts by the United States to annex territory all the way up to 54-40 line of latitude

• Mexico's invasion of Texas and California

• Arguments over the border of Texas and the land between the Nueces and Rio Grande

• America invades Texas and California in an attempt to annex them from Mexico

After the end of the Mexican-American War, what led to increased sectionalism in the United States?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The annexation of Mexican territory

• The issue of the slave trade in former Mexican territories

• The Wilmot Proviso

Which of the following was NOT part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Mexico would receive $15 million in reparations for the war

• California and New Mexico would become part of the United States

• The Nueces River would be the border between Texas and Mexico

• The Rio Grande would be the border between Texas and Mexico

Which of the following options would the North have supported in the Compromise of 1850?

• The admission of California as a free state

• The strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law

• New Mexico and Utah territories determining slave status by popular sovereignty

• The continuation of slavery in Washington, DC