APUSH AMSCO Quiz Chapters 12-15
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 – correct answer 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 - correct answer 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 - correct answer the United States
was facing problems with Mexico
Which period was the peak of manifest destiny?
- 1776 to 1783
- 1803 to 1810
- 1819 to 1841
- 1842 to 1853 - correct answer 1842 to 1853
One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the
- Webster-Ashburton Agreement
- Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
- Ostend Manifesto
- Wilmot Proviso - correct answer Wilmot Proviso
By going to war, the United States gained the territory labeled as the
- Louisiana Purchase
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 – correct answer 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 - correct answer 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 - correct answer the United States
was facing problems with Mexico
Which period was the peak of manifest destiny?
- 1776 to 1783
- 1803 to 1810
- 1819 to 1841
- 1842 to 1853 - correct answer 1842 to 1853
One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the
- Webster-Ashburton Agreement
- Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
- Ostend Manifesto
- Wilmot Proviso - correct answer Wilmot Proviso
By going to war, the United States gained the territory labeled as the
- Louisiana Purchase
