WGU Academy US History 1 Quiz 4
The presidential election of 1844 - answer was won by a Democrat.
In the 1820s and 1830s, the government of Mexico - answer moved from favoring to
opposing American immigration into Texas.
Between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails - answer
found the journey to be a very collective experience
In 1836, Texas did not immediately join the United States, in part because - answer
President Andrew Jackson thought it would add to sectional tensions
President James K. Polk - answer helped his candidacy for office by expressing a
desire to re-annex Texas
The key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was - answerWinfield
Scott's seizure of Mexico City
During the Mexican War, - answerAmerican settlers in California staged a revolt with the
help of the United States navy
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States - answeragreed
to pay millions to Mexico
The Wilmot Proviso - answerprohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico
In 1844, President James K. Polk supported the acquisition of - answerOregon and
Texas
In the 1850s, in an effort to undercut the Fugitive Slave Act, some norther states -
answerpassed laws preventing deportation of fugitive slaves
In the 1840s, regional critics of President James K. Polk claimed his policies favored the
- answerSouth
In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the -
answerDemocratic Party
In the election of 1852, - answerthe Free-Soil Party gained strength
In the 1850s, the "Young America" movement - answersupported the expansion of
American democracy throughout the world
, In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates, - answerLincoln argued
slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor
In The Pro-Slavery Argument (1837), John C. Calhoun stated that slavery was -
answera "positive good"
In 1861, the so-called Trent affair - answercreated an international diplomatic crisis for
Abraham Lincoln
During the Civil War, "greenbacks" issued by the federal government - answerfluctuated
in value depending on the fortunes of the Northern armies
In the Battle of Gettysburg, in order to reach dug-in Union forces, General George
Pickett's division had to cross - answeropen country
Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership? - answerDavis spent
more time paying strict adherence to legal and constitutional requirements than on
providing genuine national leadership
The most important Union military commander was - answerAbraham Lincoln
At the end of the Civil War, the number of slaves that emerged from bondage was -
answerabout 3.5 million
In 1865, Southern blacks defined "freedom" as - answerindependence from white
control
During the Johnson administration, the United States acquired - answerAlaska
In the South, the crop-lien system along with the burdensome credit system -
answerencouraged the planting of cash crops
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, - answerinvolved a larger conspiracy
to kill other members of the administration
After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from - answercountry
stores
The Panic of 1873 - answerwas the nation's worst economic depression to that time.
During Reconstruction, regarding land ownership in the South - answerownership by
whites declined, while ownership by blacks increased
The presidential election of 1844 - answer was won by a Democrat.
In the 1820s and 1830s, the government of Mexico - answer moved from favoring to
opposing American immigration into Texas.
Between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails - answer
found the journey to be a very collective experience
In 1836, Texas did not immediately join the United States, in part because - answer
President Andrew Jackson thought it would add to sectional tensions
President James K. Polk - answer helped his candidacy for office by expressing a
desire to re-annex Texas
The key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was - answerWinfield
Scott's seizure of Mexico City
During the Mexican War, - answerAmerican settlers in California staged a revolt with the
help of the United States navy
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States - answeragreed
to pay millions to Mexico
The Wilmot Proviso - answerprohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico
In 1844, President James K. Polk supported the acquisition of - answerOregon and
Texas
In the 1850s, in an effort to undercut the Fugitive Slave Act, some norther states -
answerpassed laws preventing deportation of fugitive slaves
In the 1840s, regional critics of President James K. Polk claimed his policies favored the
- answerSouth
In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the -
answerDemocratic Party
In the election of 1852, - answerthe Free-Soil Party gained strength
In the 1850s, the "Young America" movement - answersupported the expansion of
American democracy throughout the world
, In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates, - answerLincoln argued
slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor
In The Pro-Slavery Argument (1837), John C. Calhoun stated that slavery was -
answera "positive good"
In 1861, the so-called Trent affair - answercreated an international diplomatic crisis for
Abraham Lincoln
During the Civil War, "greenbacks" issued by the federal government - answerfluctuated
in value depending on the fortunes of the Northern armies
In the Battle of Gettysburg, in order to reach dug-in Union forces, General George
Pickett's division had to cross - answeropen country
Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership? - answerDavis spent
more time paying strict adherence to legal and constitutional requirements than on
providing genuine national leadership
The most important Union military commander was - answerAbraham Lincoln
At the end of the Civil War, the number of slaves that emerged from bondage was -
answerabout 3.5 million
In 1865, Southern blacks defined "freedom" as - answerindependence from white
control
During the Johnson administration, the United States acquired - answerAlaska
In the South, the crop-lien system along with the burdensome credit system -
answerencouraged the planting of cash crops
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, - answerinvolved a larger conspiracy
to kill other members of the administration
After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from - answercountry
stores
The Panic of 1873 - answerwas the nation's worst economic depression to that time.
During Reconstruction, regarding land ownership in the South - answerownership by
whites declined, while ownership by blacks increased
