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In the 1840s, what was the significance of the territory disputed over by Mexico and Texas?

A
It became a source of conflict once Texas became a part of the United States.
B
It was valuable land that would enable Mexico to expand across the continent.
C
It caused Mexico to break off diplomatic relations with the Spanish government.
D
It caused Mexico to break off diplomatic relations with the British government.
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What was the main reason why many white Southerners hoped to become slave owners?

A
They saw slavery as a sign of privilege.
B
They needed help in their textile mills.
C
They needed help in their factories.
D
They wanted to help enslaved people.
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Why was US acquisition of the Louisiana Territory significant?

A
It was the first US annexation of an independent nation.
B
It nearly doubled the size of the United States.
C
It was the first US territory acquired through war.
D
It extended the United States to the West Coast.
4

In the late 1700s, the American West began

A
beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
B
along the Mississippi River.
C
beyond the Rocky Mountains.
D
along the Pacific coast.
5

What started the First Seminole War in 1817?

A
American settlement in the Ohio River Valley
B
a defeat of US forces by Little Turtle’s troops
C
attempts to capture enslaved people who escaped
D
the Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana Territory
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In the late 1700s, as a result of mass production in the United States,

A
factory workers became more highly skilled.
B
increased income enabled factories to pay higher wages.
C
goods became less expensive to manufacture and buy.
D
Britain began to use water-powered machines in factories.
7

Which of the following men thought the Republic of Texas should remain independent?

A
Sam Houston
B
John Tyler
C
Mirabeau Lamar
D
Stephen Austin
8

Who was the driving force behind the US Indian Removal policy?

A
Daniel Boone
B
William Henry Harrison
C
Andrew Jackson
D
Thomas Jefferson
9

In 1832, the Ordinance of Nullification declared that one state would

A
not allow the construction of the national road.
B
support the Force Bill to preserve the Union.
C
not collect tariffs imposed by the federal government.
D
secede from the Union and no longer be part of the US.
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In the 1840s, the United States and Mexico fought over

A
land in the Northwest.
B
land in the Southwest.
C
Mexican independence.
D
payment for California.
11

At the end of the Mexican-American War, the United States obtained

A
the Mexican Cession.
B
the Louisiana Territory.
C
three new slave states.
D
the city of Veracruz.
12

Which of the following emerged in opposition to the Missouri Compromise?

A
the National Road
B
the Calhoun Doctrine
C
the American System
D
the Tariff of 1828
13

According to the US Constitution, a state can create legislation on issues that

A
are not assigned to states and are delegated to the federal government.
B
relate to currency or the regulation of trade with a foreign nation.
C
are neither assigned to the federal government nor denied to states.
D
relate to the declaration of war or establishing a military.
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Americans who supported Manifest Destiny primarily believed that the United States should

A
acquire colonies in other parts of the world.
B
develop the nation’s existing territory.
C
spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
D
share territory peacefully with Indigenous people.
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As a result of Manifest Destiny, westward expansion in the mid-1800s

A
increased dramatically.
B
slowed significantly.
C
neither increased nor decreased.
D
first decreased, then increased.

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