APUSH Chapter 17 test

Which period was the peak of manifest destiny?

1842-1853

Which of the following served as a major cause of the war with Mexico

Annexation of Texas

How did the Mexican war cause a high level of controversy in the United states

The role of the executive branch in encouraging war was debated in the government, in the press, and among the people

Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the

rich soil of the Willamette River Valley

the Wilmont Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican war, declared that

slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the U.S.

The wilmont proviso

symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories

In the oregan treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the United States was established to the Pacific Ocean along the line of

49°

The arostook war was

A small scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine and canada

Those people most opposed to President James K. Polk's expansionist program in Texas and the Southwest were the

Abolitionists

During the debate in congress over president polk's requested congressional declaration of war against mexico, the Polk administration was frequently called on by ____ to respond to "spot resolutions"

Abraham lincoln

The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was

Daniel Webster

The earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was in 1845 by

John L. O'Sullivan

All of the following were legacies of the US war with Mexico except

Latin America solidified their friendly relations with the U.S. government

In the 1840s, the view God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

Manifest destiny

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

Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory

_____ represented the group in North America that expressed the most vigorous support for the United States gaining political control of all of the oregan country.

Northern democrats

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

Rio Grande

All of the following were reasons why Britain was intensely interested in promoted an independent republic of Texas except

Texas could become a location for the settlement of undesirable British emigrants

The primary reason that the British government decided to compromise with the United States on oregan country border was

The British government's belief that the oregan country was neither politically nor economically critical to British foreign policy interests

By going to war with Mexico, the United States gained territory labeled as

The Mexican cession

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

The United States was facing problems with Mexico

Which of the following statements most accurately portrays the effect of the Mexican War on the national political climate?

The possibility of slavery expanding with the country exacerbated long existing tensions and hostilities within the country

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, ending the Mexican war, included

United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico

One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the

Wilmot Proviso

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of

a joint resolution enacted by a simple majority in the House and the Senate rather than the two-thirds constitutional supermajority required of all treaties with foreign nations.

In his quest for California, President James K. Polk

first advocated buying the area from Mexico

When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk

hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California

The major opposition to the Mexican War was based on the belief that

it would expand slavery

As a result of the panic of 1837

several states defaulted on their bonds or repudiated them openly

In 1846, the United States went to war with Mexico for all the following reasons except

the impulse to satisfy those asking for "spot" resolutions