AMSCO 9-12

Which period was the peak of the Manifest Destiny?

1842-1853

Which of the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt?

Kentucky and Virginia resolutions

by going to war, the US gained the territory labeled as the

Mexican Cession

Winthrop suggests that Polk's slogan of "54'40 or Fight!" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes?

Polk needed to get political benefit

President Polk accepted a compromise with Britain on the Oregon dispute because

The US was facing problems with Mexico

On attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the

Wilmt Proviso

Based on the excerpt, which of the following groups was President Jackson trying to help?

common indiviuals

Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?

go to jail for his beliefs

Thoreau challenged the government because

he opposed war in all cases

Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and

the anti slavery movement

Which of the following groups provided the greatest support for Jackson's veto of the Bank?

westerners

Which of the following caused the movement described in the excerpt?

Immigration

As described in this excerpt, which of the following would be a benefit to business owners from having a union?

Individuals develop better skills

President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico for which of the following reasons?

Many southerners wanted the US o get larger gains in territory

According to the diary entry, Pol felt pressure to accept the treaty with Mexico for which reason?

Many southerners wanted the US to get larger gains in territory

The first free public education system in the US began in which of the following colonies?

Massachusetts

Which of the following did Winthrop offer as a final way to settle the Oregon question?

The two countries should submit their claims to arbitration

Which of the following groups help views out similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt?

Transcendentalists

Workers in the 1820s faced difficulty because of problems with

Transportation

President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to

a financial panic

The development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid 19th century?

political parties

As described in the excerpt, which individual or body makes the final decision on whether a law is valid in a state?

states

Sojourner Truth strongly rejects the criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?

the teaching of religions

Stevens believes public education would provide support for

Democratic government

The opposition to foreigners is most similar to the view that many had toward which of the following in America at this time?

Free African Americans

Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?

Henry Clay

One of the primary reasons to form a union during this period was to

Improve working conditions

Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication if the statement of this excerpt?

an increase in the tariff passed by congress

Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on

farmers or planters

Stevens agrees with those who oppose free public education because

it will result in an increase of taxes