Manifest Destiny Riotto

11. In the 1846 Oregon Treaty, the U.S.-British Canada border was set at which line?

49

14. The Spot Resolution was introduced by

Abraham Lincoln

7. Which group was most influential in strengthening American claims to Oregon?

American missionaries

20. The Mexican War resulted in all of the following except

Friendlier relations between the US and Latin American countries

Which of the following best describes the policy of the government of Mexico toward Texas?

It encouraged American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and early 1830s

2. Which of the following would most likely have expressed opposition to the idea of Manifest Destiny?

Members of the Whig Party in Congress during the Mexican War

19. The 1842 border dispute with British Canada was resolved by the

None of the Above

8. Most Americans who migrated to Oregon Country were attracted by the

Rich soil of the Willamette Valley

16. The Wilmot Proviso declared that

Slavery should be banned in all territory acquired from Mexico

9. Polk's 1844 candidacy was most supported by

Southern expansionists

15. The Wilmot Proviso

Symbolized the divisive issue of slavery in the territories

18. The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo included

US payment to Mexico in the amount of $15 million

17. Which group was most opposed to Polk's expansionist program?

Whigs

5. The British American dispute over the border of Maine was resolved

by compromise

3. President Jackson resisted the admission of Texas into the Union in 1836 primarily because he

feared that debate over the admission of Texas would ignite controversy about slavery

6. One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that annexation

might give more power to slavery supporters

10. The area in dispute between the U.S. and England in 1845-46 lay between

the 49th parallel and the 54 40 line

13. In his war message to Congress, President Polk referred to an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near

the Rio Grande

4. The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for

the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

12. The US went to war with Mexico in 1846 for all of the following reasons except

the spot resolution