APUSH AMSCO Quiz Chapters 12-15 with complete solutions

APUSH AMSCO Quiz Chapters 12-15 with complete solutions Winthrop suggests that Polk's slogan of "Fifty -four Forty or Fight!" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes? - Polk held strong anti-British sentiments - Polk believed the country needed more free land - Polk hoped to get political benefit - Polk felt pressure from Southerners - Answer️️ -Polk hoped to get political benefit Which of the following served as a major cause of the war with Mexico? - The annexation of Texas - The Monroe Doctrine - The Louisiana Purchase - The election of 1844 - Answer️️ -The annexation of Texas President Polk accepted a compromise with Britain on the Oregon dispute because - the United States was facing problems with Mexico - the British offered a large payment - the Russians were becoming involved - the people who settled in California were successful - Answer️️ -the United States was facing problems with Mexico ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR 7:59 PM Page | 2 Which period was the peak of manifest destiny? - 1776 to 1783 - 1803 to 1810 - 1819 to 1841 - 1842 to 1853 - Answer️️ -1842 to 1853 One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the - Webster-Ashburton Agreement - Clayton-Bulwer Treaty - Ostend Manifesto - Wilmot Proviso - Answer️️ -Wilmot Proviso By going to war, the United States gained the territory labeled as the - Louisiana Purchase - Oregon Country - Annexation of Texas - Mexican Cession - Answer️️ -Mexican Cession The major opposition to the Mexican War was based on the belief that - Thoreau's ideas about non-violence were correct - it would expand slavery - the nation could not pay for a war - the British would intervene - Answer️️ -it would expand slavery President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico because of which of the following? - Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR 7:59 PM Page | 3 - Many Whigs opposed the treaty and were willing to continue the war - The United States was in a dispute with Great Britain over the Canadian border - The treaty called for the United States to give up the territories known as Upper California and New Mexico - Answer️️ -Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt? - Southerners who were threatening to secede - Senators such as Daniel Webster who rejected any compromise - Advocates of popular sovereignty - The president, Zachary Taylor - Answer️️ -Southerner