US History: Chapter 13
When he won the presidency, Abraham Lincoln carried ___________ slave states in the Electoral College.
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The Mexican-American War offi cially ended in
1848
Zachary Taylor was all of the following except
An abolitionist
Which statement regarding the settlement of California in the 19th century is true?
As whites moved into California the native population dropped drastically.
Which of the following statements about the American military during the Mexican-American War is correct?
Blacks were banned from military service.
The gold rush to ___________________ in ________________ was the greatest mass migration in American history.
California, 1848
Manifest destiny was based on the notion of the United States spreading both _____________________ and _______________ westward.
Christianity, capitalism
In the presidential election of 1848, a third party called the ________________ ran _______________.
Democrats, Lewis Cass
In response to the secession of South Carolina, James Buchanan
Did nothing
David Crockett was not a real person but purely a fictional character.
False
During his senatorial run against Douglas, Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality.
False
Henry Clay was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1844.
False
James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.
False
John Tyler favored Henry Clay's American System
False
Mexico initially banned all American settlement in Texas.
False
Mexico's winning of independence from Spain slowed American expansion westward.
False
Support for the Mexican-American War was strongest in New England.
False
The Crittenden Compromise would simply guarantee the preservation of slavery in the states in which it already existed.
False
The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.
False
The outbreak of the Mexican-American War was caused by the dispute over Oregon.
False
The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state.
False
The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office.
False
Zachary Taylor's decisive victory at the Battle of Buena Vista led to an immediate Mexican surrender.
False
After the end of the Mexican-American War, Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina made the claim that _____________________ protected the institution of slavery.
Fifth amendment
John Brown's Raid was an attack on _________________ in _____________.
Harper's Ferry, Virginia; 1859
Which statement regarding President James K. Polk is not true?
He opposed western expansion into California
On January 9, 1861, the unarmed ship, the Star of the West, was attacked by Confederate cannons while it was attempting to resupply Fort Sumter. Buchanan responded by
Ignoring the challenge and hoping to ride out the remaining weeks of his term.
Lincoln's home state, ___________________ was a ____________ state.
Illinois, free
Which statement regarding the presidency of James Buchanan is incorrect?
James Buchanan did not believe in westward expansion.
The president of the United States at the time both Oregon and California were officially acquired was
James K. Polk
Which president acquired the most territory in the history of the United States?
James K. Polk.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
The first man to run for president under the banner of the Republican party was
John C. Fremont
_______________________ coined the term manifest destiny in ________.
John L. O'Sullivan, 1845
____ became a free state in 1861
Kansas
Due to the actions of President James K. Polk, the immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was
Mexican troops attacking U.S. soldiers in disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.
Which of the following statements regarding the Mexican-American War is incorrect?
More American soldiers died in battle than from disease.
As a result of the Mexican-American War the United States acquired all of the following future states except
North Dakota
Abraham Lincoln was elected in _______________ 1860 and took office in ______________________ 1861.
November, March
The "Oregon Country" that Americans coveted included all what would become the following states except
Oklahoma
All of the following were fronts during the Mexican-American War except
Oregon
During Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address he promised all of these things BUT?
Promised to abolish slavery immediately.
The majority of those who chose to emigrate to Texas in the first half of the19th century were
Southerners and their slaves
Which of the following statements regarding westward expansion after 1830 is not accurate?
Southerners were not in the least bit interested in moving west.
What two new parties filled the gap left by the death of the Whigs in the 1850s?
The American party and the Republicans
Which statement regarding the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford is incorrect?
The Court said Scott should go free.
What party split in the presidential election of 1860?
The Democrats
Which of the following statements regarding the Mexican-American War is most accurate?
The Mexican-American War was imperialistic.
Which statement regarding the Crittenden compromise is untrue?
The compromise passed the Senate
Which statement regarding "Bleeding Kansas" is correct?
The people of Kansas killed each other over whether the state would be free or slave.
Which of the following statements regarding the Wilmot Proviso is untrue?
The proviso passed the Senate.
The final version of the Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except which?
The sale of slaves would end in the state of Washington
All the western Indian tribes eventually felt the unrelenting pressure of white expansion and conquest.
True
California entered the Union as a free state.
True
During the 1860 election Lincoln would not even be on the ballot in the South.
True
In his first inaugural address, President Lincoln said: "I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection."
True
James K. Polk won the 1844 election without a majority of the popular vote.
True
On December 20, 1860, a special convention made up of mainly white slave owners unanimously approved an Ordinance of Secession. Thereby removing South Carolina from the union and proclaiming the State of South Carolina an Independent Commonwealth.
True
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Confederate troops began to shell Fort Sumter. After 34 hours, General Anderson for the Union forces would lower the American Flag. This official began the Civil War.
True
President Martin Van Buren failed to win the Democratic party's nomination to run for a second term due to his position in Texas.
True
The Republican party was created in 1854 by the merger of several anti-slavery groups.
True
There were more than 200 different Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River in 1840.
True
Through his execution, John Brown became a martyr for the anti-slavery cause.
True
William Henry Harrison died one month after his inauguration as president.
True
The United States army under __________________ captured ________________ in March 1847.
Winfield Scott, Mexico City
The Mexican-American War was opposed by all of the following except?
Zachary Taylor
The Battle of the Alamo in Texas was
a defeat for the Texians
According to your textbook "Bleeding Kansas" was
a series of violent conflicts in the Kansas Territory and was a rehearsal for civil war.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
could be used to punish those who helped runaway slaves.
In his inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln
declared secession illegal
_____________________ is the notion that citizens of a territory should regulate the existence of slavery just like the citizens of a state.
popular sovereignty
The Free-Soil coalition believed
slavery should be excluded from the western territories.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
supported the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
All of the following groups suffered as a result of manifest destiny except
the French
The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War was
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The first shots of the Civil War
were fired by South Carolinians.
