APUSH AMSCO 10-12

Which period was the peak of manufest destiny?

1842 to 1853

Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and

the antislavery movement.

Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt?

An increase in the tariff passed by Congress.

Which of the following groups provided the greatest support for Jackson's veto of the Bank?

Westerners

One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the

Wilmot Proviso

Based on the excerpt, which of the following groups was President Jackson trying to help?

Common Individuals

Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?

Go to jail for his beliefs.

According to his diary entry, President Polk felt pressure to accept the treaty with Mexico for which of the following reasons?

He believed the Whigs would not support more aggressive expansion.

Which of the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt?

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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

Many Southerners wanted tge United States to get larger gains in territory.

The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?

Massachusetts

By going to war, the United States gained the territory labled as the

Mexican Cession

Winthrop suggests that Polk's slogan of "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes?

Polk hoped to get political benefit.

As described in the excerpt, which individual or body makes the final decision on whether a law is valid is a state?

States

Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?

The teachings of religion.

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 held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt?

Transcendentalists

President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to

a financial panic.

Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because

it will result in increased taxes.

Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?

Henry Clay

Stevens believes public education would provide support for

democratic government.

Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was

farmers and planters.

Thoreau challenged the government because

he opposed war in all cases.

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

the United States was facing problems with Mexico.