social studies chapter 9 manifest destiny

According to the Compromise of 1850, which state was admitted to the Union as a free state?

California

Which of the following did Tyler accomplish as president?

Establishing Maine's border with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Which of the following countries has NOT had control over Texas

Great Britain

The War with Mexico, along with the annexation of Texas, is greatly cause by which of the following?

Manifest destiny

Prior to the Mexican - American war, Mexico considered Texas to be an integral part of _____ territory?

Mexican

Who successfully located the Northwest passage, water route, to the Pacific

Ronald Amundsen

The United States supported Texas regarding their border with Mexico. President Polk sent a diplomat, John Slidell to Mexico, hoping to negotiate which of the following:

That exchange for forgiving the Mexican deck, the border with Mexico would be settled at the Rio Grande river

Why was Stephen Douglas relevant to the legacy of Henry Clay in the 1850 compromise?

because he championed the act when Clay and other old leaders could not attend

Why was John Tyler called "his Accidency"?

Because he filled two federal offices after the incumbent died.

Why was California statehood controversial?

Because there was no slave state to add as a pair with it to preserve the balance.

Why did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in the area of North-east Mexico after 1821, known today as Texas?

Because they wanted a stable populace

A large quantity of gold was discovered in Sutter's Mill in ____, causing a gold rush in 1849 and mass migrations toward there

California

The Gadsden Purchase in 1853 is the completion of the so called 'lower 48' with the purchase of a strip of land at the southern border of the New Mexico territory for $10 million during the presidency of

Franklin Pierce

A controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 made it legal for slavers to retrieve runaway slaves from the North. This act also established that runaway slaves are not free and that citizens are required by the law to help slavers retrieve them. This act is called

Fugitive Slave Act

The only territory that was an independent republic before joining the United States was

The Republic of Texas

Which of the following may be considered a definition of Manifest destiny?

The belief of 19th century Americans that their nation would stretch across the entire North American continent from Atlantic to Pacific

Following the Mexican - American war, a majority of the territory of California and New Mexico, as well as significant parts of what would latter become Nevada, Arizona and Utah, required by the United States based on the _____

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The annexation of Oregon during the Presidency of James K Polk was prompted with the popular slogan:

'50-40 or fight!'

How did the leak of the Ostend Manifesto in 1854 impact President Pierce's policy?

he declared to give up on the annexation of Cuba or potential military action against Spain due to strong public pressure

Which of the following was NOT accomplished by President James K. Polk?

he supported a joint resolution in congress that allowed for the annexation in Texas in 1844

Why did many northerners protest against the Fugitive Slave Act?

because it required hem to help catch runaways

Tyler's attempt to annex Texas during his presidency ___.

failed; the Senate refused to ratify his annexation treaty

Why was there so much popular support for expansionism?

the belief that America should expand across the continent

Which of the following is FALSE regarding John Sutter's and James Marshall's role in the California Gold Rush?

the federal government seized Sutter's land and all of their gold

Which of the following did the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 complete?

the lower 48

How did California become a state free of slavery in 1850?

its newly-formed government skipped the territorial stage by declaring California slave free in its constitution