Chapter 7 APES
Which of the following states the principle of Manifest Destiny?
America's Expansion to the West Coast was inevitable and divinely sanctioned
The person who held an office before the present occupant is known as --
a predecessor
Harriet Tubman gained fame--
by helping slaves to escape to Canada
Which of the following most likely increased Mexican suspicion of United States territorial objectives in the 1830s and 1840s?
rhetoric on "Manifest Destiny" in the American Press
Which of the following is true of the debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession?
It threatened to split national politics along North- South lines
What was one argument against annexing Texas to the United States?
It would extend slavery further west
In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was --
to be decided by popular sovereignty
Which of the following is most closely associated with the president of James K. Polk?
Manifest Destiny
The man who opened Japan to the United States was --
Matthew Perry
To Northerners, which was the most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850?
The new Fugitive Slave Law
The Escape route north to Canada for runaway slaves was referred to as --
The underground railroad
