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The concept that the ultimate sovereignty of thefederal government rests with the people is mostexplicitly stated inMembers of the Whig Party organized in the1830s agreed most on which of the following?The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of thefollowing EXCEPT the belief that(A) commerce and industry would decline as thenation expanded its agricultural base(B) the use of land for settled agriculture waspreferable to its use for nomadic hunting(C) westward expansion was both inevitable andbeneficial(D) the Creator selected America as a chosenland populated by a chosen people(E) the ultimate extent of the American domainwas to be from the Atlantic to thePacific OceanWhich of the following was NOT a consequenceof the Great Awakening in the American coloniesduring the mid-eighteenth century?(A) More accessible, democratized piety causedseparatism and secession from establishedchurches(B) Heightened interest in the supernaturalcaused the renewed persecution of peoplefor witchcraft(C) The growth of institutions of higher learningto fill the need for more ministers to spreadthe gospel(D) More intensive religious devotion caused themissionary spirit to flourish(E) The lessening of doctrinal rigor and aconcomitant appreciation for more directexperiences of faith"The present King of Great Britain . . . hascombined with others to subject us to a jurisdictionforeign to our constitution, and unacknowledged byour laws."The protest that the king had "combined withothers to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign toour constitution" referred to George III'sWhich of the following is true of White womenin the British North American colonies?(A) They were allowed to be ordained asministers.(B) They were considered politically andsocially equal to their husbands.(C) They were eligible to work as teachers inpublic schools.(D) They were eligible to run for political office.(E) They were restricted in holding property andmaking legal contracts after marriage.All of the following were commoncharacteristics of many colonial New Englandfamilies EXCEPT(A) a hierarchical institution in which the fatherrepresented the source of authority(B) a place that sheltered men from theworkplace(C) a social institution that cared for the needyand the poor(D) a social institution that provided vocationaltraining(E) a basic farming unitWhich of the following is a correct statementabout the use of slave labor in colonial Virginia?(A) It was forced on reluctant White Virginiansby proÿt-minded English merchants and themercantilist ofÿcials of the Crown.(B) It was the ÿrst time Europeans enslavedAfrican people.(C) It fulÿlled the original plans of the VirginiaCompany.(D) It ÿrst occurred after the invention ofEli Whitney's cotton gin, which greatlystimulated the demand for low-cost labor.(E) It spread rapidly in the late-seventeenthcentury, as enslaved Africans replacedEuropean indentured servants in thetobacco ÿelds.WHO IS IT? Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, or Bell?Believed that the existence of slavery in the territories should be determined by popular sovereignty.WHO IS IT? Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, or Bell?Democrat whose political strength was in the South.The California Republic, also called the , is the name used for a revolt against Mexico proclaimed by California settlers on June 14, 1846, in Sonoma in the then-Mexican province of California.11th US President (1845-1849) was a slave owning southerner dedicated to Democratic party. In 1844, he was a "dark horse" candidate for president, and he won the election. favored American expansion, especially advocating the annexation of Texas, California, and Oregon. He was a friend and follower of Andrew Jackson. He opposed Clay's American System, instead advocating lower tariffs, separation the treasury and the federal government from the banking system. He was a nationalist who believed in Manifest Destiny.WHO IS IT? Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, or Bell?Won the electoral votes of the Northern states by expressing his opposition to slavery in the territories.WHO IS IT? Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, or Bell?Said that slavery should be permitted in any U.S. territory.Dispute over whether any Mexican territory that America won during the Mexican War should be free or a slave territory. A representative named David Wilmot introduced an amendment stating that any territory acquired from Mexico would be free. This amendment passed the House twice, but failed to ever pass in Senate. The "Wilmot Proviso", as it became known as, became a symbol of how intense dispute over slavery was in the U.S.Treaty that ended the Mexican War; under its terms Mexico gave up all claims to Texas north of the Rio Grande and ceded California and the Utah and New Mexico territories to the United States. The United States paid Mexico fifteen million dollars for the land, but the land cession amounted to nearly half that nation's territory.Commodore of the U.S. Navy who was sent by federal government to pursuade Japan to open up a port for trade. Succeeded in 1854.an undeclared confrontation in 1838-39 between the United States and Great Britain (lumbermen) over the international boundary between British North America (Canada) and Maine. The dispute resulted in a mutually accepted border between the state of Maine and the provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec.Mexico thought this was the border they claimed itA Mexican general and dictator, who dominated Mexican politics for a quarter of a century. He was elected president, but didn't serve; instead he overthrew the government and established himself as a dictator. He commanded the Mexican army that stormed The Alamo during the Texas Revolution of 1835 and 1836 and killed all 187 defenders, but he was shortly afterward defeated and captured by Sam Houston's Texans.
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