On the Brink of War

On the Brink of War

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History

8th - 12th Grade

Easy

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Angela Zorn

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to

limit the number of immigrants entering the country
control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains
expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean
warn European countries against colonizing Latin America

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The foreign policies of President James Polk involving Texas, California, and the Oregon Territory were all efforts to

remain neutral toward western territories
continue traditional American isolationism
weaken the Monroe Doctrine
fulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which famous overland route was used by migrants to the West during the westward expansion?

Oregon Trail

Mormon Trail

Santa Fe Trail

California Trail

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because they

feared the admission of new slave states
wanted to limit the power of the national government
were concerned with the legal rights of Native American Indians
supported an isolationist foreign policy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Mexican-American War (1846–1848) resulted in

the annexation of Florida

the acquisition of the Oregon Territory

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding vast territories to the U.S.

a formal alliance between Mexico and the United States

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Wilmot Proviso attempted to

ban slavery in all new territories gained from the Mexican-American War

extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean

prohibit the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

protect Southern states' rights to own slaves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The California Gold Rush of 1849 led to all of the following EXCEPT

rapid population growth in California

admission of California as a free state

widespread equality for all prospectors

increased tensions over slavery in the West

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