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What belief was justified by Manifest Destiny?

 

• The need to limit the number of immigrants entering the country

• The need to control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains

• The need to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean

• The need to warn European countries against colonizing Latin America

Which region during the Antebellum Period would benefit LEAST from Henry Clay's American System?

 

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which of the following would an abolitionist during the Antebellum Period MOST likely support?

 

• The removal of the Cherokee from Georgia

• The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

• The activities of the Underground Railroad

• The use of popular sovereignty in the territories

• Publication of the North Starr and the Liberator

Which document BEST lays the groundwork for the justification for the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

 

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Why did the United States use protective tariffs during the Antebellum Period?

 

• To encourage foreign trade

• To help the nation's manufacturers

• To reduce the cost of consumer goods

• To improve the quality of goods

What was a result of Henry Clay’s American System?

 

• It strengthened economic ties between the North and the West.

• It prevented the South from seceding and beginning the Civil War.

• It united the North, South, and West economically and politically.

• It strengthened economic ties between the South and the West.

What would be the best title for the map?

 

• British North America Before 1850

• United States Territorial Expansion

• Colonial North America

• Wartime Land Acquisitions

Which event led to the acquisition of the territories shown in red and tan on the map?

 

• Spanish American War

• Oregon Purchase

• Mexican-American War

• Louisiana Purchase

In 1823, which region did the Monroe Doctrine intend to protect from further European expansion?

 

• Middle East

• North Africa

• Southeast Asia

• Latin America

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” ...

 Which abolitionist leader is best associated with the quote above?

 

• John Brown

• David Walker

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Tubman