Manifest Destiny and U.S. Expansion

What was the belief that the United States had a God-given right to expand its territory across North America?

• American Exceptionalism

• Westward Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Continentalism

What was a primary reason for the Texans' revolt against Mexico?

• Mexico's refusal to sell land to American settlers.

• Mexico's ban on further American immigration and its stance on slavery.

• The desire of Tejanos to join the United States.

• The discovery of gold in Texas.

Why did the United States initially hesitate to annex Texas after it gained independence from Mexico?

• The U.S. did not want to upset its trade relations with Mexico.

• Texas was too small to be a significant addition to the Union.

• Annexing Texas as a slave state would disrupt the balance of power in the Senate.

• The U.S. government feared a war with Great Britain over the territory.

What was a significant outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War?

• Mexico gained control of the Oregon Territory.

• The United States acquired California and other territories from Mexico.

• Texas became an independent nation once again.

• The U.S. agreed to pay Mexico for all its previous land claims.

What was the name of the political party that emerged in the Eastern United States, dedicated to anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant sentiments?

• The Whig Party

• The Democratic Party

• The Know-Nothing Party

• The Free Soil Party

What event in 1848 significantly increased the non-Indian population in California, leading to its rapid growth?

• The Mexican-American War

• The discovery of gold

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The California Constitution of 1850 limited civil participation to which group of people?

• All residents of California

• White residents only

• Native Americans and Mexicans

• Men who owned property

Which of the following was NOT one of the four main provisions of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted as a free state.

• Slavery was completely outlawed in Washington D.C.

• A new, harsher Fugitive Slave Law was enacted.

• Popular sovereignty would decide the slave status in remaining territories.