Question 1

Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The notion that people should be able to vote on the matter of slavery in the territories was called ________.

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Question 3

The Lecompton constitution was a pro-slavery document.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1845, the immediate cause of war with Mexico was

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A)   a dispute over territory.
B)   tariffs.
C)   Mexico's debt to the United States.
D)   the issue of slavery.
E)   the Alamo.

Question 5

The presidential election of 1844 was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Kansas-Nebraska Act included an explicit repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT that

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A)   the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size.
B)   the United States should create a vast new "empire of liberty."
C)   United States expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada.
D)   the growth of the United States was not selfish but altruistic.
E)   None of these answers is correct, as all of these were beliefs encompassed by the ideology of Manifest Destiny.

Question 8

Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner were on opposite sides in the battle over "Bleeding Kansas."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the 1850s, in an effort to undercut the Fugitive Slave Act, some northern states

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A)   called for secession from the South.
B)   proposed a national referendum on the slave issue.
C)   passed laws preventing the deportation of fugitive slaves.
D)   forbid fugitive slave hunters from traveling in their state.
E)   began actively funding the underground railroad.

Question 10

In 1844, the Democratic Party was more pro-expansionist than was the Whig Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the characteristics one would expect of a party of migrants on the western overland trail. What would a typical journey be like?

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Question 12

In the 1820s, the United States and Britain jointly occupied Oregon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

California's population was very homogeneous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The presidential election of 1844

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A)   was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.
B)   was a contest between two solidly pro-expansionists.
C)   was won by a Democrat.
D)   saw a northerner win the presidency.
E)   was primarily a referendum on the leadership of John Tyler.

Question 15

The "Young America" movement sought to unite the nation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Mexican War resulted in large part from

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A)   the United States provoking Mexico to fight.
B)   Mexico provoking the United States to fight.
C)   Texas citizens attacking Mexican forces.
D)   Mexican forces attacking Americans in California.
E)   Texas citizens staging an attack by Mexican forces.

Question 17

The first Republican candidate for president was

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A)   James Buchanan.
B)   Stephen Douglas.
C)   Abraham Lincoln.
D)   Millard Fillmore.
E)   John C. Frémont.

Question 18

The Wilmot Proviso

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A)   banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
B)   passed in the House and was signed into law.
C)   overturned the Missouri Compromise.
D)   was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
E)   prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.

Question 19

In 1844, President James K. Polk supported the acquisition of

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A)   Oregon.
B)   Texas.
C)   Cuba.
D)   Oregon and Texas.
E)   Cuba and Texas.

Question 20

In 1856, the Republican Party deliberately selected a candidate directly connected to the issue of "Bleeding Kansas."

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A) True 
 B)False

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