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- 1. Multiple ChoiceManifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire tolimit the number of immigrants entering the countrycontrol the area located east of the Appalachian Mountainsexpand the United States to the Pacific Oceanwarn European countries against colonizing Latin America
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe foreign policies of President James Polk involving Texas, California, and the Oregon Territory were all efforts toremain neutral toward western territoriescontinue traditional American isolationismweaken the Monroe Doctrinefulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which famous overland route was used by migrants to the West during the westward expansion?
Oregon Trail
Mormon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because theyfeared the admission of new slave stateswanted to limit the power of the national governmentwere concerned with the legal rights of Native American Indianssupported an isolationist foreign policy
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Mexican-American War (1846–1848) resulted in
the annexation of Florida
the acquisition of the Oregon Territory
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding vast territories to the U.S.
a formal alliance between Mexico and the United States
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Wilmot Proviso attempted to
ban slavery in all new territories gained from the Mexican-American War
extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean
prohibit the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
protect Southern states' rights to own slaves
- 7. Multiple Choice
The California Gold Rush of 1849 led to all of the following EXCEPT
rapid population growth in California
admission of California as a free state
widespread equality for all prospectors
increased tensions over slavery in the West
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, popular sovereignty was proposed as a way toallow northern states the power to ban slaverydeny southern states the legal right to own slavesallow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slaveryoverturn previous Supreme Court decisions on slavery
- 9. Multiple Choice
In what way did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 impact the abolition movement?
It strengthened the Underground Railroad as abolitionists increased their efforts.
It ended the Underground Railroad by criminalizing abolitionist activities.
It reduced tensions between the North and South.
It resulted in the freeing of many enslaved individuals.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Underground Railroad was
a network of safe houses and routes used to help enslaved people escape to freedom
a system of underground tunnels used to smuggle goods into the South
a secret society advocating for Southern secession
a campaign to expand railroads in the Western territories
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, contributed to the start of the Civil War byexposing the dangers of cotton manufacturingintensifying Northern dislike of slaverypressuring the president to support emancipationconvincing Congress to ban the importation of slaves
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), and how did it lead to Bleeding Kansas?
It banned slavery in Kansas, angering pro-slavery settlers.
It allowed for popular sovereignty, leading to clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.
It mandated that all new states enter as free states.
It divided the Missouri Compromise line in half, confusing settlers about the status of slavery.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The violent events in Kansas were partly caused by
federal troops attempting to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act in Kansas
the decision to divide Kansas into two separate states
Northern abolitionists and Southern pro-slavery forces flooding into the territory to influence the vote
the abolition of the Missouri Compromise
- 14. Multiple Choice
Charles Sumner's speech, "The Crime Against Kansas," led to
the beating of Sumner on the Senate floor by pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks
the arrest of abolitionists in Kansas
the withdrawal of Southern senators from Congress
the drafting of a new constitution for Kansas
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was significant because itallowed slavery in Californiaoutlawed slavery in the Southern Statesupheld the actions of the Underground Railroadruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories
- 16. Multiple Choice
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)
successfully liberated a significant number of enslaved people
was a key victory for the abolitionist movement
deepened sectional tensions by inciting fear of slave rebellions
resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery in Virginia
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency in1860?Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states.A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery.Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.Several Southern States seceded from the Union.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAs the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was toend slaveryset new national boundariesincrease congressional powerspreserve the Union
- 19. Reorder
Put the following events into chronological order:
Mexican American War
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott Decision
Raid on Harpers Ferry
- 20. Match
Match each of the following to their most significant accomplishment in this era:
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas
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