4 Expansion & Sectionalism

What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Texas Annexation

• Alamo victory

What famous battle was waged by a band of Texans that fought a vastly superior force led by Sam Houston?

• The Alamo

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

• Battle of Lone Creek

Which document stated that European countries should stay away from the Americas in regards to colonization?

• Constitution of the United States

• Monroe Doctrine

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

Which statement best describes a cause of the War of 1812?

• British interference in shipping and expansionism

• Peace agreements with Indian tribes were signed

• Spanish warships began a blockade

• French troops arrived in Canada

Who personified the democratic sprit during the “age of the common man” by challenging the economic elite?

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Martin Van Buren

• Andrew Johnson

Which political party disappeared as they were viewed as unpatriotic and treasonous due to their opposition to the War of 1812?

• Know-Nothings

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Whigs

Andrew Jackson’s Spoils System was a -

• policy to remove Indians from land

• way to address an agricultural surplus

• strategy to create the national bank

• way of rewarding campaign supporters with public

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59. Which compromise established the 36’30’ line as the boundary for whether states could have slave status?

• Compromise of 1850

• Great Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Three/Fifths Compromise

What two states were associated with an Act starting the concept of popular sovereignty?

• Alabama and Missouri

• Kansas and Nebraska

• Virginia and Maryland

• California and Iowa