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
