American History 1 chapter 11 (2)

Approximately how many slaves joined Christian denominations by 1860?

20 percent

Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860?

4 million

Among the vocal opponents of the Mexican War was:

Abraham Lincoln

Why was Whig leader Daniel Webster opposed to the Mexican War?

He was convinced that the war was part of a Democratic scheme to add more slave states to the union.

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

Sam Houston

President Tyler infuriated Henry Clay by vetoing his bill in support of:

a new national bank

Before slavery became institutionalized in the South, enslaved workers were initially treated like:

indentured servants

By the antebellum period, all of the following remained significant staple crops in the South EXCEPT:

indigo

With the onset of the California gold rush in 1849, many Plains Indians, led by the Cheyenne:

supplied buffalo meat and skins to the white pioneers

During the 1844 campaign, Henry Clay changed his position on the annexation of Texas to one of:

support so long as it proceeded honorably and without war

The main reason that the Donner Party became stranded on the Oregon Trail was:

the consequences of a succession of their own mistakes and poor decisions

All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness EXCEPT:

the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population

Most of those who traveled westward in wagon trains:

traveled in family groups

A black overseer on a plantation was known as a driver.

true

Agricultural diversity in the Old South was practically nonexistent

true

Free blacks were usually wealthy and highly educated.

true

The operation of the domestic slave trade often meant separating families from each other.

true

The slave-holding planter class made up only a very small portion of the overall Southern society.

true

The Mexican ban on American immigration to Texas:

was ineffective

The societies of the Plains Indians encountered by Americans migrating westward:

were highly dependent on horses and buffalo

In the election of 1844:

Liberty party votes in New York cost Clay the White House

The phrase "fifty-four forty or fight!" referred to:

Oregon

What effect did Mexico's winning its independence from Spain have on American settlement in the Southwest?

American settlement and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained independence.

Which of the following statements about the Mexican War is NOT true?

In terms of the percentage of combatants killed, it had the lowest death rate of any war in American history.

The Mexican War erupted when:

Mexican and U.S. troops clashed north of the Rio Grande

In the antebellum period, which of the following was in the Old Southwest?

Mississippi

The majority of Spanish-speaking people in the Southwest lived in:

New Mexico

Why did the Spanish establish missions in California?

They were tools to turn Indians into hard-working Christians.

All of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo EXCEPT:

U.S. troops continued to occupy Mexico

By the late 1820s, American ships had begun to arrive in California seeking especially to acquire:

cow hides and tallow

The legal prohibition that denied slaves the right to marry:

did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life

By 1840, ______ accounted for 40 percent of the population in the Old Southwest:

enslaved blacks

The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South:

ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers

Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin:

exposed the dark side of southern culture

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner:

killed more than 50 whites before its suppression

A typical form of resistance pursued by slaves entailed:

malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage

Slave religion:

mixed African and Christian elements

All of the following statements about southern free blacks are true EXCEPT:

no women were among them

As president, James Polk's top priority was to

secure geographic expansion of the U.S., especially through the acquisition of Texas, California, and New Mexico

The impact of African culture on slave culture:

remained evident in African American culture long after slavery ended