US History Quiz

What is the belief that the United States should expand Westward to the Pacific Ocean and Mexican territory called?

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Spoils System

• Fugitive Slave Act

What was the journey of the Cherokee Indians' removal from their lands to Oklahoma called?

• Trail of Tears

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which amendment stated that none of the territory gained from the war with Mexico would be open to slavery?

• Manifest Destiny

• Wilmot Proviso

• Spoils System

• Fugitive Slave Act

What is the system where President Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs called?

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Spoils System

• Fugitive Slave Act

What did the Compromise of 1850 establish?

• California as a free state and two territories with Popular Sovereignty

• Texas, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah

• Placing one's regional interests above the nation

• Escaped slaves would be returned back to slave owners

What did the end of the Mexican-American War give the United States?

• Manifest Destiny

• Wilmot Proviso

• Spoils System

• Texas, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah

What is the belief in placing one's regional interests above the nation called?

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Spoils System

• Fugitive Slave Act

What was the part of the Compromise of 1850 where escaped slaves would be returned back to slave owners called?

• Trail of Tears

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Act

What was the temporary solution to slavery called?

• Manifest Destiny

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine

• Frederick Douglas

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Uncle Tom's Cabin