Explore pivotal moments in U. S. History with the 'Mexico and Arizona' quiz. Assess your understanding of historical territories, legislative actions, and influential figures shaping America's 19th-century expansion and political landscape.
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
Popular Territory
Roger Taney
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Wilmot Proviso
Oregon Territory
Compromise of 1850
Popular Sovereignty
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John Brown
WIlmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
Zachary Taylor
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Stephen Douglas
Daniel Webster
Martin Van Buren
John Brown
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Protective Tariffs
Spoils System
Merit System
Specie Circular
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Protective Tariffs
Merit System
Compromise of 1850
Civil Service System
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John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Martin Van Buren
Daniel Webster
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Worcester v. Georgia
Sale of Western Land
Cherokee Nation v. the U.S.
Georgia v. Jackson
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National Republican
Civil Service system
Whig
Democratic
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
American Temperance Society
Tariff of Abominations
Iowa-Missouri Act
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Oregon Territory Treaty
Nullification Controversy
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Gadsen Purchase
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American Temperance Society
Benevolent Empire
Compromise of 1850
Freeport Doctrine
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Trail of Tears
Worcester v. Georgia
Battle of San Jacinto
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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Battle of San Jacinto
“Bleeding/Bloody Kansas”
Trail of Tears
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Freeport Doctrine
Gadsden Purchase
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Manifest Destiny
Nullification Controversy
Seneca Falls Convention
Popular sovereignty
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Specie Circular
Spoils system
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
“Tariff of Abominations”
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Freeport Doctrine
Specie Circular
Seneca Falls Convention
Spoils system
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Ostend Manifesto
Nullification Controversy
Freeport Doctrine
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Republican Party
Whigs
Democrat
SC Exposition and Protest
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Benevolent Empire
Trail of Tears
Fugitive Salve Act
Harper's Ferry
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Dred Scott Case
Henry Clay Case
Abraham Lincoln Case
Andrew Jackson Act
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True
False
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True
False
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Limiting the power of the president as the national leader
The representation of the common man's interest
The military reputation of Andrew Jackson
The republican principles of Thomas Jefferson
A hatred of centralized power
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Called for local option laws so each community could decide
Advocated the perfectionist ideal of total abstinence
Was representative of the reform spirit during the antebellum period
Argued alcoholism was a disease, not a moral failure
Set personal moderation as its goal
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He rejected political patronage as corruptive
Jackson believed that administrative experts were needed for good government
Jackson's followers thought the government was corrupt
Jackson thought rewarding political supporters with government offices would cause corruption
The Democrats believed the Republicans had been in power too long
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Unconstitutional
Influenced by foreign investors
Catering only to the wealthiest members of society
A dangerous monopoly
All are correct
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An attack on the Second Bank of the United States
A doctrine of nullification
A defense of protective tariff legislation
A justification for Indian removal
Called for the gradual abolition of slavery
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Original sin
Social reform
Plenary indulgences
Individual salvation
Predestination
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Henry Clay Road Veto
Maysville Road Veto
Kentucky Road Veto
South Carolina Road Veto
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Mississippi Removal Act
Worcester Removal Act
Georgia Removal Act
Indian Removal Act
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Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Daniel Webster
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Webster-Ashburton treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Oregon Territory Treaty
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Oregon Territory Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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John Fremont
John Brown
John C. Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
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Zachery Taylor
John Brown
Nicholas Biddle
Roger Taney
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Rio Grande dispute
The Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
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Henry Clay
John Brown
Zachery Taylor
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
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SC Exposition and Protest
Nullification Controversy
Benevolent Empire
Freeport Doctrine
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John Brown
Andrew Jackson
Nicolas Biddle
Henry Clay
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Ostend manifesto
Freeport Doctrine
Benevolent Empire
Preston Brooks
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henry Ward Beecher
Elizabeth Cady Staton
Lucretia Mott
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Winfield Scott, Scott
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Henry Ward Beecher, Beecher
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John Brown
James Buchanan
Henry Clay
John. C. Calhoun
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Benevolent Empire
Ostend Manifesto
Freeport Doctrine
Wilmot Proviso
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Specie Circular
Lawrence, KS
Pottawatomie Creek, KS
Harper's Ferry, VA
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