history final

which president had to deal with the scandalous consequences of the pacific railway act

Abraham Lincoln

arrange in chronological order: the united states acquisition of (A) texas (B) louisiana (C) Oregon (D) california

BACD

one place the united stated didn't try to expand to

China

the cause of madbury vs Madison involved the question of who had the right to

declare act of congress unconstitutional

as a result of white southerners brutal treatment of their slaves and their fear of potential slave rebellions the south

developed a theory of biological racial superiority

an event which helped the cause of compromise in 1850 was when president taylor

died suddenly and Millard fillmore became president

the call for urgent congressional action on Missouri's 1818 application for statehood came as a result of

fear that the balance of slavery would be tipped towards pro slavery interests

this speech and platform would be taken up by which party in 1850

free soil party

in 1649 Maryland's act of toleration

guaranteed toleration to all Christians

Why was John tyler kicked out of the Whig Party?

he vetoed henry clay's bill for a new national bank

of those people going to california during the gold rush

high proportions were lawless men

the election of 1844 was notable because

it brought issue of slavery into politics

the free soldiers condemned slavery because

it destroyed the chance for free white workers to rise to self employment

the wilmot proviso didn't become law because

it failed to gain the necessary vote in the senate

what did the "old Guard" want to accomplish when it came to slavery in 1850?

make sure the union stay together

One of the arguments against annexing Texas to the united states was the annexation

might give slavery more power

the great increase in the slave population in the first half of the 19th century was largely due to

national reproduction

the most alarming aspect of the compromise of 1850 to the northerners was the decision concerning

new fugitive slave laws

a scheme to acquire Cuba from Spain in the 1850's was known as the

ostend manifesto

Ireland greatest export

people

Douglas proposed that the question of slavery in the Kansas-Nebraska territory be decided by

popular sovereignty

one goal of mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the US was to

regain control of texas

whigs placed john tyler on the 1840 election ticket as vice president to?

reward him for his strong support of the whig party platform

The main supporters behind Polk's presidential nomination in 1844 were

southern expansion

the wilmot proviso

symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories

what was not included in the compromise of 1850

the admittance of state to balance slave/free states in the senate

why would southerners agree and support the Kansas-Nebraska act if the wanted the transcontinental railroad to go through the south

the chance to gain one more slave state

why did the democrats support expansionism

the democrats wanted more land, so more cotton/ slavery could expand

what was not part of polks 4 point program

the final part of his program was to win the presidency

how did the wilmot proviso alter political landscape for the 1848 presidential election

the free soil party emerged as a national party with its final presidential candidate

in 1846 the us went to war with mexico for all of the following except

the impulse to satisfy those asking for "spot" revolutions

why were the San Francisco 49ers called the 49ers

the mascot is the 49ers because of all the people migrating to california in 1849

how did California become a state so quickly

the massive population growth

the wilmot proviso was patterned after which of the following documents

the northwest ordinence 1787

President polk claimed that american blood had been shed on american soil referred to the news of an armed clash between mexican and american troops near

the nueces river

Henry Clay Author of the Missouri Compromise displayed his negotiating skills in which other instance

the nullification crisis precipitated by South Carolina

all of the following played a direct role in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise except

the passage of personal liberty laws in many norther states

according to popular sovereignty slavery in the territory would be decided by

the people in any given territory

the fugitive slave law included all of the following provisions except

the requirement to fugitive slaves be returned from Canada

the debate over slavery in the mexican secession

threatened to split national polotics against north-south lines

in the compromise of 1850 congress determined that slavery in the new mexico and utah territory was

to be decided by popular sovereignty

most american leaders believed that the only way to keep the new pacific coast territories from breaking away from US control was

to construct a transcontinental railroad

which statement best explains why the US government gave land to railroad companies

to ensure the completion the the transcontinental railroad

one of Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska act was

underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery

why was Douglas pushing for Kansas-Nebraska act

wanted a railroad built so he could become rich

what two territories came under the umbrella of popular sovereignty

Kansas and Nebraska

in the 1840's, the view that god had ordained the growth of an american nation stretching across northern america was called

Manifest Destiny

the man who opened japan to the united states was

Mathew perry

Stephan a Douglas's plan for deciding slavery in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Missouri compromise

in 1850 some southern adventures up took to shake the tree of manifest destiny by attempting to seize

Nicaragua

a southern route for the transcontinental railroad seemed the best because

a railroad would be easier to build in this area

why was it important the Fillmore take over for Taylor

able to listen to issue of slavery

for his position in his 7th of march speech Danial Webster was viciously condemned by

abolitionists

In his quest for california james k polk

advocated the buying of the area from mexico

After president tyler's vetoe of the bill to establish a new bank of the uniter states

all of the above

how was the US able to secure trading rights in China

all of the above

the united states victory in the Mexican american war resulted in

all of the above

in order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders

avoided public discussion of slavery

large state plan put forward in the constitutional convension

based on representation in the house and senate on population

Harriet Tubman gained fame

by helping slaves escape to canada