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