Mexican Cession

What major issue did the acquisition of the Mexican Cession raise anew in the United States?

• The right to vote

• Extending slavery into the territories

• Women's suffrage

• Taxation without representation

The debate over the issue of slavery in the Mexican Cession threatened to split which two political parties along sectional lines?

• Whigs and Democrats

• Republicans and Federalists

• Libertarians and Greens

• Socialists and Populists

The acquisition of the Mexican Cession raised anew the burning issue of extending _______ into the territories.

• slavery

• democracy

• railroads

• statehood

Who was the Democratic candidate in the Election of 1848?

• Martin Van Buren

• Lewis Cass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

Define Popular Sovereignty as described in the context of the Election of 1848.

• The sovereign people of a territory, under the general principles of the Constitution, should determine the status of slavery in that territory.

• The federal government should decide the status of slavery in all territories.

• Only the President can determine the status of slavery in new territories.

• Slavery should be immediately abolished in all territories regardless of local opinion.

Which party favored the Wilmot Proviso and was against slavery in the territories?

• Democrats

• Free Soil Party

• Whigs

• Republicans

Who was the candidate for the Free Soil Party in the Election of 1848?

• Martin Van Buren

• Lewis Cass

• Zachary Taylor

• Millard Fillmore

Who was the Whig candidate in the Election of 1848?

• Martin Van Buren

• Zachary Taylor

• Lewis Cass

• Millard Fillmore

Zachary Taylor was known as the "Hero of _________."

• Buena Vista

• Gettysburg

• Yorktown

• Antietam

The Whigs avoided the slavery issue during the Election of 1848.

• True

• False