Unit 5 Quiz 1

Explain the difference between the Democrats and the Whigs

Answer explanation

The Democrats and the Whigs were two major political parties in the United States during the early to mid-1800s. The Democrats, led by Andrew Jackson, favored a limited federal government, states' rights, and agrarian interests. The Whigs, on the other hand, supported a strong federal government, modernization, and economic protectionism. The key difference between the two parties was their stance on the role of the federal government in the nation's development.

Which of these states was not included in the Oregon Treaty?

• Wyoming

• Montana

• Washington

• Texas

Answer explanation

The Oregon Treaty, signed in 1846, established the boundary between the United States and British North America at the 49th parallel. This treaty primarily affected the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. Texas, on the other hand, was not included in the Oregon Treaty as it was annexed by the United States in 1845, prior to the treaty, and is located far south of the affected region.

In 1846 the Mexican- American war broke out, Why was this war not widely supported by Northerners?

• Fear of Slavery expansion

• Fear of Spanish Conflict

• The country's financial crisis could not support the war

• Fear to lose slave states

Answer explanation

The Mexican-American War was not widely supported by Northerners due to their fear of slavery expansion. They believed that the acquisition of new territories from Mexico would lead to the spread of slavery, which they opposed. This concern outweighed other potential reasons for opposition, such as fear of Spanish conflict, financial crisis, or losing slave states.

Explain the difference between conscience Whigs and Cotton Whigs

Answer explanation

Conscience Whigs and Cotton Whigs were two factions within the Whig Party in the mid-19th century United States. Conscience Whigs, primarily from the North, opposed slavery on moral grounds, while Cotton Whigs, largely from the South, supported slavery because it was integral to the cotton industry. The key difference between them was their stance on the issue of slavery.

The free soil party was largely opposed to the expansion of slavery... why?

• They were abolitionists

• Their moral conscience opposed the practice of slavery

• They wanted to avoid white settlers to compete against slave labor in new territories

• They wanted to industrialize new territories

Match the following

• U.S paid 15 mill. to Mexico for SW

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• US paid 10 Mil to Mexico for RR land

• Gadsden Purchase

• US paid France 15 mill

• Louisiana Purchase

Define Popular Sovereignty

After the failure of the Compromise of 1850, what did Douglass do?

Describe the similarity between the book Uncle Tom's Cabin and Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Discuss Bleeding Kansas