Sectionalism/Manifest Destiny/Mexican War

APUSH Civil War Questions/ Answers

What three things did the Missouri Compromise do?

Admitted Maine as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and made free soil all western territories north of Missouri's southern border

This was a plan for federal support of internal improvements, a strong tariff and a national bank? 

Henry Clay American System

He wrote The Liberator, was the first major abolitionist.

William Loyad Garrison

These two sisters were the only white southerners to become abolitionist leaders.

Sarah Grimke and Angelina Grimke Weld

What coordinates were a campaign slogan regarding the boundary of Oregon?

54 40.

Who was considered a “dark horse” candidate in the 1844 election?

James K. Polk.

Who was president when Texas was annexed?

James K. Polk.

What was the final dividing line of Oregon?

the 49th parallel

What war took place from 1846 to 1848?

Mexican American War

Who was the American Captain that moved for California’s independence?

Captain John C. Frémont

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do?

This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory.

What four states became part of the US because of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? 

California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona

When was gold discovered in CA?

1848

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Allowed slave hunters to catch escapees anywhere in the North

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.

The Republican Party was formed in response to what?

Formed in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and opposition to the expansion of slavery.

What was the Ostend Manifesto?

A secret proposal urging the U.S. to buy or, if necessary, take Cuba from Spain to expand slavery.

What was the Dred Scott decision?

The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans, enslaved or free, were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court, and that Congress couldn’t prohibit slavery in the territories.

What was the Gadsden Purchase?

The U.S. bought land from Mexico (present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico) in 1853 to build a southern transcontinental railroad.

What was the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty?

An 1850 agreement between the U.S. and Britain to avoid control over any future canal across Central America, ensuring neutrality.

What did Commodore Perry do?

Led a U.S. naval expedition to Japan in 1853-1854, opening Japanese ports to American trade with the Treaty of Kanagawa.

What main issue arose quickly between Texans and the Mexican government?

SLAVEHOLDING PROTESTANTS VS CATHOLIC ANTI SLAVERY MEXICAN GOV, later Annexation of Texas to the US

What is the name that God wants America to move west?

Manifest Destiny.