The purpose of the Wilmot Proviso

bar slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico

What is Manifest Destiny?

The idea that the United States should expand westward

What was the most common practice among some slaveholders to increase their profits?

Reliance on natural reproduction

How did the acquisition of new territory following war with Mex. shape political life in America in the mid-19th cent.?

Sectional conflicts over slavery and values increased

The excerpt is best understood as a response to which of the following historical developments?

Abolitionist criticism of the treatment of enslaved people in the South

What caused most slave owners to refuse to emancipate their slaves in the 1790s?

The expansion of cotton production

How did slavery stunt the development of other important industries and institutions in the South?

Wealthy people invested all of their money in slavery & ignored industry

What was the position of the group of Americans who took the name "Nativists" in the 1840s?

Immigration should be stopped, especially of Irish people

What is meant by "Manifest Destiny" as touted by politicians during the 1840s?

The United States has a God-given right to expand its borders

The sentiments expressed in the excerpt can best be understood as

a belief that slavery was part of the Southern way of life

The Wilmot Proviso which passed in the House in 1846, proposed that

slavery be abolished in the territory acquired from Mexico

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Origins of the Civil War, 1820-61 Quiz #1

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1
The purpose of the Wilmot Proviso
permit Southern states to ignore federal laws on slavery
bar slavery in any territory
permit Southern states to import more slaves
bar slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
2
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that all people should be free from bondage
The idea that every man should own land
The idea that immigrants cam make a life in the United States
The idea that the United States should expand westward
3
What was the most common practice among some slaveholders to increase their profits?
Smuggling from Africa and the Caribbean
Enslavement of free blacks
Trade with France and Spain
Reliance on natural reproduction
4
How did the acquisition of new territory following war with Mex. shape political life in America in the mid-19th cent.?
Northerners found themselves with newfound power and authority
A temporary period of peace and prosperity resulted
Sectional conflicts over slavery and values increased
It raised quesitons about the treatment of Indians
5
What development pushed the issue of slavery to the center of national debate?
The invention of the cotton gin
The expansion westward
The dedication and fervor of abolitionists
The end of the international slave trade
6
The excerpt is best understood as a response to which of the following historical developments?
Abolitionist criticism of the treatment of enslaved people in the South
The emergence of a temporary national truce over the issue of slavery
The creation of free African American communities
Outlawing of the international slave trade
7
What caused most slave owners to refuse to emancipate their slaves in the 1790s?
The expansion of cotton production
A decrease in available immigrant workers
The upcoming end of the international slave trade
A weak market for slaves
8
How did slavery stunt the development of other important industries and institutions in the South?
Southerners agreed to rely on the North for manufacturing and education
Plantation economy required rural settlements & deterred dev't of cities
It was so controversial that Northerners didnt want to do business in the S
Wealthy people invested all of their money in slavery & ignored industry
9
What was the position of the group of Americans who took the name "Nativists" in the 1840s?
Native Americans should work in factories, not those of European descent
Immigration should be stopped, especially of Irish people
Only those who were at least third-generation Americans should hold office
Immigration should be restricted only to Irish people and those from Europe
10
The invention of the cotton gin
increased the need for female labor
increased the need for slaves
quickened the end of slavery
put an end to indentured servitude
11
What is meant by "Manifest Destiny" as touted by politicians during the 1840s?
The right of opposing legislative parties to debate is vital to democracy
The United States has proven its destiny as the most powerful country
Political parties must agree to a "manifest" before each campaign cycle
The United States has a God-given right to expand its borders
12
Which of the following divisive issues is Thomas Jefferson warning about in this excerpt?
States' rights questions that were sitting before Congress
The Protective Tariff
The economic panic that began in 1819
This issue of slavery
13
The sentiments expressed in the excerpt can best be understood as
an argument for the gradual emanicpation of enslaved people
supportive of the continuation of the international slave trade
opposed to restrictions against citizenship for enslaved people
a belief that slavery was part of the Southern way of life
14
The Wilmot Proviso which passed in the House in 1846, proposed that
the territory acquired from Mexico be divided between Indians & free blacks
slavery be protected in the territory acquired from Mexico
slavery be abolished in the territory acquired from Mexico
the territory acquired from Mexico be partly divided among Indian tribes

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