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Expansion and Compromise Answers

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In the early 1800s, at the time the Missouri Territory requested statehood,

A
there were more slave states than free states.
B
there were more free states than slave states.
C
there was an equal number of slave and free states.
D
there was no longer a division over slavery.
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How did the concept of Manifest Destiny create the need for the Missouri Compromise?

A
As the US expanded, there needed to be a balance of power between the North and the South, which led to the Missouri Compromise.
B
As the US expanded, slavery would be necessary to encourage agricultural growth, which led to the Missouri Compromise.
C
As the US expanded, Northern and Southern states sought a way to eliminate their differences, which led to the Missouri Compromise.
D
As the US expanded, there needed to be a way to prevent territories from becoming states to avoid conflict, which led to the Missouri Compromise.
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Which of the following best describes Sam Houston?

A
Houston thought Texas should stay independent.
B
Houston believed Texas should re-join Mexico.
C
Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas.
D
Houston brought American settlers to Texas in the 1820s.
4

When Texas joined the United States in 1845, Texas was

A
a Mexican state.
B
a US territory.
C
a Spanish colony.
D
an independent nation.
5

When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was

A
a Spanish colony.
B
owned by the United States.
C
an independent nation.
D
a province of Mexico.
6

What was one effect of the Missouri Compromise?

A
It permanently solved the slavery issue and ended any conflicts.
B
It became the inspiration for the Tallmadge Amendment.
C
It was a temporary solution that did not fix the problem of slavery.
D
It revealed that differences between the North and South were insignificant.
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One consequence of the US Congress voting to annex Texas was that

A
Mexico decided to grant Texas its independence to stop the annexation.
B
the United States gained debt and border problems that Texas already had.
C
there were no more disputes over the balance of slave states and free states.
D
Mexico settled its border dispute with Texas to avoid a war with the US.
8

In the 1830s, who became the dictator of Mexico?

A
Santa Anna
B
Stephen Austin
C
Sam Houston
D
Mirabeau Lamar
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What would have happened if Missouri had joined the Union as a slave state?

A
States in the North would have been forced to legalize slavery.
B
No other territory would have been granted statehood.
C
The balance of power in Congress would have shifted.
D
There would have been fewer slave states than free states.
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It was difficult for the United States to annex Texas because

A
Texas was an independent nation.
B
Texas did not want to be annexed.
C
Texas was already a US territory.
D
Texas was governed by Mexico.

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