Chapter 12 Flashcards
The idea of Manifest Destiny meant which of the following?
All of the above
Seminole Indians were aided by what group during the Second Seminole War?
Free blacks and escaped slaves
Why did Andrew Jackson, and most Americans, support Indian Removal?
Make it easier for Indians to convert to Christianity
Tribal nations west of the Mississippi blended traditional cultural practices, including
common land systems, with western practices including which of the following?
All of the above
Which of the following Native American groups most troubled Mexican authorities?
Comanche
What was the “cult of true womanhood?”
Social standards that emphasized piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness
What was Mexico’s position on slavery immediately prior to the Texas Revolution?
Mexico abolished slavery in 1829
Why didn’t the United States immediately annex Texas?
Both because of concerns regarding war with Mexico and imbalance of adding a
large slave state
What was the specific spark that ignited the Mexican-American War?
Mexican cavalrymen attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory of the Nueces
Strip
What term best describes newspaper coverage of the Mexican-American War?
Divided
What were the consequences of the Mexican-American War?
All of the above
The discovery of gold caused San Francisco’s population to grow from about 500 in 1848 to
almost ______ by 1853?
50,000
The Monroe Doctrine was created partially as a response to which of the following
international threats?
All of the above
What was the primary goal of American foreign policy in the antebellum era?
Expansion of economic opportunity
Which of the following nations experienced the most successful filibustering endeavor?
Nicaragua
