Unit 12 Quiz USH

Why was the Mexican Cession a significant event?

• It united different cultural groups living in western areas.

• It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.

• It created a temporary southern border.

• It led to the development of canal systems to move goods.

The differences between these two maps resulted from the —

• Missouri Compromise

• Treaty of Ghent

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onís Treaty

Which statement explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny?

• These are the times that try men’s souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country. . . .

• I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free. . . .

• And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .

• That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.

Which effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo have on the United States?

• It decreased the debate over civil disobedience.

• It increased the debate over the spoils system.

• It decreased the debate over immigration.

• It increased the debate over slavery.

How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X?

• By purchasing the land from Spain

• By winning a war against Great Britain

• By purchasing the land from France

• By winning a war against Mexico

Why did President Thomas Jefferson approve the negotiations that led to the Louisiana Purchase?

• He wanted to settle boundary disputes with Great Britain.

• He wanted to take control of the Mississippi River.

• He wanted to obtain land to limit Russian colonization.

• He wanted to take control of the Appalachian Mountains.

Which event was one cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.

• The U.S. Congress debated statehood for New Mexico.

• U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.

• The United States acquired the Mexican Cession.

Which title best completes this list? - The potential for new markets - An abundance of inexpensive farmland - The discovery of gold

• Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance

• Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine

• Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

• Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

• To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory

• To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico

• To preserve religious freedom within Texas

• To ensure slavery would continue in Texas

Which of the following occurred as a result of these events?

• The president of Mexico refused to withdraw troops from Texas.

• Parts of southern Texas were returned to Mexico.

• The United States acquired several territories from Mexico.

• Mexico was forced to sell Florida to the United States.