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Mexican-American War 1846-1848
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The Nation just before the Annexation of Texas & the Mexican-American War
According to the map, could you legally own slaves in Missouri?
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Yes
No
How many free and slave states existed in 1837?
8 slave and 5 free states
12 slave and 12 free states
13 slave and 13 free states
9 slave and 8 free states
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watch this short video to answer the following questions.
American Progress-John Gast 1872
Who is the figure in the middle of the picture?
Lady Liberty
An angel
A ghost
A demon
Who is fleeing the left side of the painting?
Farmers
Settlers
Native Americans
Railroads
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What direction are they moving symbolically?
North
South
East
West
What is woman in the painting doing?
bringing war
bringing civilization
bringing disease
bringing money
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The darkness symbolizes all of the following but...
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lack of civilization
native american control of the west
American progress
lack of settlement
James K. Polk's nickname was...
Old Hickory
Young Hickory
Old Rough and Ready
The Bull Moose
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Polk was....
a Democrat in favor of Texas Annexation
a Whig in favor of Texas Annexation
a Whig not in favor of Texas Annexation
a Democrat opposed to Texas Annexation
After Texas Annexation the dispute between Mexico and the US was over...
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The border between Mexico and the State of Texas
the slave trade
California gold mines
Mexican claims to the Oregon Country
Why did Lincoln want to know where the exact spot was that the war was supposed to have started?
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He was suspicious of the war
He was just curious
use the map to answer the following questions
What color reflects territory claimed by both sides?
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Orange
Yellow
Brown
Green
What is the name of the northernmost river on this map?
Rio Grande
Arkansas River
Nueces River
Red River
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Zachery Taylor
Zachery Taylor held what position during the Mexican-American War
Lieutenant
General
Secretary of War
President
Following the war Zachery Taylor became...
Lieutenant
General
Secretary of War
President
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Nueces
Medicine Lodge Treaty
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The Mexican Cession
What did the Mexican Cession do for American territorial growth?
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increased it's size by half
increased it's size by a third
The Mexican Cession...
created more problems between the US and Canda
eliminated the nation of Mexico
fulfilled Manifest Destiny
allowed Oregon to become part of America
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A major outcome of the Mexican-American war was that many generals gained experience they would use in the Civil War.
True
False
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The Wilmot Proviso...
failed but attempted to keep slavery from spreading after the war.
passed and kept slavery from spreading.
tried to expand slavery.
Southerners...
loved the Wilmot Proviso
hated the Wilmot Proviso
were neutral
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The Golden Circle (proposed country)
The Golden Circle was the idea of an empire based on cotton and sugar production. Who would this empire have benefited?
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Northern Abolitionist
Southern Plantation Owners
Mexican Traders
Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani
What was the "dream" of some Southerners?
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to expand slavery into the North & Canada
to end slavery
to expand slavery south into Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
to expand slavery into Europe
The Compromise of 1850 will...
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reverse the Missouri Compromise and allow the slave question to be settled by popular sovereignty
end slavery all together
use the Missouri Compromise line to determine slave and free states
allow slavery to exist in California but nowhere else
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