Manifest Destiny Quiz

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

A. Rich soil of the Willamette Valley

15. The Wilmot Proviso

A. Symbolized the divisive issue of slavery in the territories

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

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

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

B. by compromise

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

B. 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

B. might give more power to slavery supporters

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

C. 49

14. The Spot Resolution was introduced by

C. Abraham Lincoln

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

C. American missionaries

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

D. Friendlier relations between the US and Latin American countries

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

D. Members of the Whig Party in Congress during the Mexican War

16. The Wilmot Proviso declared that

D. Slavery should be banned in all territory acquired from Mexico

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

D. Whigs

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

D. the 49th parallel and the 54 40 line

4. The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for

D. 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

D. the spot resolution

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

E. None of the Above

9. Polk's 1844 candidacy was most supported by

E. Southern expansionists

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

E. US payment to Mexico in the amount of $15 million

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

E. the Rio Grande