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1) which president fulfilled manifest destiny and fought a war with mexico over expansion?
abraham lincoln, andrew jackson, james k. polk, henry clay
2) manifest destiny is a belief that america was only to expand to the mississippi river
true, false
3) what territory was polk referring to in his campaign slogan when he said, "fifty-four forty or fight! "?
texas, california, oregón, lousiana
4)whats territory was annexed in 1844 that méxico viewed as their territory?
new york, florida, lousiana, texas
5)this was created by henry clay where maine and missouri would both enter the unión tour preseve the balance of free and slave states in debate?
kansas nebraskan active, missouri compromise, compromise of 1850, the great compromise
6) this increased after the mexicano american war as tensión rose between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
unity, nonviolent protests, sectionalism, all of the above
7) río grande new borde between use and méxico, california and new méxico are new territories of us, us paid $15 million todo mexicano government
all of the above describes whats?
treaty of parís of 1783, treaty of parís of 1763, missouri compromise, treaty of guadalupe -hidalgo
8)a swift and decisive war where the us gained texas, california, and new mexico
war of 1812,spanish american war, civil war, mexican war
9)who all faught for confederacy in the civil war?
william t. sherman, thomas stonewall jackson, robert e. lee, ulysses s. grant
10) president of confederate states of america?
robert e. lee, jefferson davis, ulysses s. grant, abraham lincoln
11) this 1854 law repealed missouri compromise and compromise of 1850 by settlers deciding first themselves whether their state would be free or slave state
habeas corpus, kansas-nebraskan act, emanicipation proclomation, scott vs. sanford
12) not true regarding compromise of 1850?
california would be admitted as a slave state. slave trade abolished in district of columbia. citizens required to return runaway slaves to their owners. new mexico voters could decide to be a free or slave state
13) who became president in 1860 leading the southern states to secede?
johnson, lincoln, jackson, hayes
14) popular soverieghty is when voters get to determine whether their state will permit or prohibit slavery
true. false.
15) the ruling of this case was that no enslaved or free black could be a citizen of the united states
marbury v. madison
v. ferguson
brown v. board of education
scott v. sanford