Expansion and Compromise Answers

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3

Which responses below correctly describe the North. Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
many towns and cities
B
agricultural economy
C
antislavery
D
proslavery
E
industrial economy
F
few towns and cities
5

Which of the following statements reflect Jefferson's views on the Compromise and the slavery issue? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
He was opposed to it.
B
He believed that slavery could destroy the union.
C
He believed the slavery issue would come up again.
D
He believed a geographic line separating slave and nonslave states was a good idea.
6

Which of the following did you include in your response?

A
A firebell is an alarm, and he is raising the alarm about slavery.
B
He believed the slavery issue could destroy the union.
C
He believed the slavery issue would come up again.
D
He believed a geographic line separating slave and nonslave states would lead to conflict.
7

Prior to Missouri's request to join the Union, which of the following describes the US Senate?

A
There were more slave states than free states.
B
There were more free states than slave states.
C
There were the same number of free and slave states.
8

Which of the following did you include in your answer?

A
Maine entered the Union as a free state.
B
Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.
C
Slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana territory north of 36'30", Missouri's southern border.
D
Slaveholders could pursue escaped enslaved persons in free areas.
10

What did the empresario system prevent settlers in Texas from doing?

A
farming on Mexican soil
B
living in Texas more than three years
C
trading enslaved people in Texas
D
bringing their enslaved persons to Texas
11

Which of the following describes the battle at the Alamo in 1836?

A
A large Mexican army attacked a small force of Texans.
B
A large Texan army attacked a small force of Mexicans.
C
Two large armies fought each other.
D
A small Mexican force raided a settlement of Texas farmers.
12

What do the Declaration's writers find shameful?

A
the strength of the Mexican military
B
the behavior of settlers in Texas
C
the weakness and corruption of the Mexican government
13

What happened at the Battle of San Jacinto?

A
Sam Houston's men captured Santa Anna.
B
Santa Anna's men captured Sam Houston.
C
Sam Houston surrendered to US troops.
D
Santa Anna surrendered to US troops.
14

When the United States annexed Texas, what border dispute did it inherit?

A
Texas's border dispute with Spain
B
Texas's border dispute with Mexico
C
Texas's border dispute with the United States
D
Texas's border dispute with Britain
15

Which responses below correctly describe the South. Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
many towns and cities
B
agricultural economy
C
antislavery
D
proslavery
E
industrial economy
F
few towns and cities
16

Admitting Missouri to the Union would have

A
maintained the balance of power in Congress.
B
tipped power in Congress in favor of the free states.
C
tipped power in Congress in favor of the slave states.
18

What was the long-term significance of the battle at the Alamo?

A
The Mexican victory demoralized Texans and weakened the revolution.
B
The defenders' courage provided a battle cry for the Texas revolutionaries.
C
The Texans' successful defense convinced Mexico to grant them independence.
19

Which issue delayed the US annexation of Texas?

A
a border dispute
B
American Indian raids
C
Texas's debt
D
slavery

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