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Manifest Destiny and Causes of the Civil War
Manifest Destiny and Causes of the Civil War
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Why did northerners call the Kansas/Nebraska act a violation of the
Missouri Compromise
of 1820?
Kansas is North of the slave line so slavery should be illegal
None of the above
Kansas did not have enough population to apply for statehood
The violence that took place in the state
2
The idea and values that where you live affects how you live. Viewing your world through the lense of your location.
Imperialism
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Militarism
3
After the Mexican-American War, the US got a LOT of new land. How does that affect the nation
Residents in Western territories can vote on slave or free states
Creates and unbalance of free and slave states
Opens more territory to the possibility of slavery
All the above
4
The Wilmot Proviso tried to do what?
Prevent the expansion of slavery into new western territory
End slavery only in the northern states
End slavery all together in the United States
Increase slavery in the new territories of the west
5
The belief that God gave Americans the country to conquer and develop in their own style from ocean to ocean...
Nationalism
Manifest Destiny
Sectionalism
Oregon Trail
6
Explain Lincoln’s position on the issue of slavery.
North and South should split
Abolish slavery where it exists and NO expansion
Allow slavery where it is, but slavery will NOT expand
Remove slavery only in the West
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What was the direct result the Election of 1860?
The south seceded from the union lead by South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Slavery was abolished
The nation became united as one
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The Fugitive Slave Act only impacted Southern states.
False
True
9
Why was the south so unhappy with the election of 1860 (besides the anti slavery idea)
Lincoln outlawed plantations
slavery ended in the western territories
None of the above
Lincoln received not a single vote in the south
10
As the US gained all the territory in the Southwest, What was the major question in congress over the territories?
How will the US afford it?
Is the territory open to slavery or not?
All the above
Was this Constitutionally legal to do?
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What can be said about the U.S. slave trade in the years leading up to the Civil War?
stayed the same since the colonies
It was declining by 1860
It increased dramatically from 1800-1860
12
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book that had what effect on Sectionalism?
Showed the north the horrors of slavery
Showed the south how factory production works
Allowed for the north and south to agree on slavery
Gave Abraham Lincoln unlimited power in goverment
13
Which of the following is NOT a rule given to American settlers in Texas by the Mexican government?
Must adhere to Mexican citizenship
Catholocism official religion
Only cotton is allowed to be grown in the territory
No slavery whatsoever
14
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago of 1848 .
resulted in the European take over of Mexico
None of the Above
took Alaska from Russia and gave it to the US
Ended the Mexican American War
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The Compromise of 1850 allowed for slave trade in Washington DC to continue.
False
True
16
The painting represents what American idea?
Give me libery or give me death
Taxation without Representation
Remember the Alamo
Manifest Destiny
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The American System was the idea that all of the states had to work together to keeo the country alive.
True
False
18
The policy that permitted the territorial citizens to decide whether or not they wanted slavery or not, is called…
3/5 Compromise
manifest destiny
popular sovereignty
taxation without representation
19
Which of the following best describes "Bleeding Kansas"?
The violence caused by northern and southern conflict over voting
Bleeding the land for all of its resources
Slaves were treated the worst in Kansas over any other state
The color of the soil in Kansas is blood red
20
All of the following are true about the Dred Scott Decision as it comes to the issue of slavery EXCEPT
Foreign slave trade sales came to an end around the world
Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional
Slavery can expand anywhere in the country
Congress cannot limit the expansion of slavery in states or territories
21
Within the United States, conflicts over what delayed the annexation of Texas?
Manufacturing vs. Agriculture
The boundry dispute between US and Mexico
the price of Texas
The balance of free and slave states
22
The Dred Scott decision held that a slave . . .
was private property even in free territory and could not sue in the courts
was a citizen when in a free territory
became free when transported to a free territory
lost all rights as soon as they crossed state lines
23
Although the country experienced Sectionalism, both the North and South relied on eachother to fuel their economy.
False
True
24
After the Mexican-American War, which state was added as a free state to the Union?
Texas
California
Oklahoma
New Mexico
25
Andrew Jackson did not get along with the National Bank because it...
Paid Mexico for the Mex-Am War
Only funded slave states in the west
Refused to fund states in westward expansion
Gave money to Native American's on the Trail of Tears
