sectional crisis Flashcards
John Tyler _____ the annexation of Texas
Supported
“Southern Rights” refers to which of the following? (select all that apply)
Southern fears of the North, Southern anger at abolitionists, Southern support for the expansion of slavery , Southern concerns of becoming a minority
Abolitionists opposed the annexation of Texas because
It was a slave state
The Compromise of 1850 was intended to resolve the crisis over
California statehood
If it had passed, the Wilmot Proviso would have
Prohibited slavery in the Mexican Cession
Manifest Destiny was related to
Westward expansion
The Wilmot Proviso was generally ______ by the South.
Opposed
By 1850s, a majority of northerners opposed the expansion of slavery into the West.
True
Northern Democrats were generally open to the expansion of slavery.
True
The economy of Texas was essentially the same as in the US Deep South.
True
By the 1850s, culturally, economically, and politically, Texas was mostly similar to the
South
Which TWO were Mormon leaders?
Joseph Smith & Brigham Young
The Nashville Convention
Supported the expansion of slavery into parts of the Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession included all of the following EXCEPT
Texas
Fire-eaters were
Extreme southerners
Most Texas settlers moved from the southern states.
True
A majority of northerners by the 1850s were politically motivated to abolish slavery in the southern states.
False
Polk was
Pro-expansion
Abolitionists were angry at the annexation of Texas because (select two)
They opposed another slave state, They thought the process was illegal
Architect of the Compromise of 1850
Clay
The Compromise of 1850 provided for all of the following EXCEPT
Annexation of Texas as a free state
The Free Soil movement called for the immediate abolition of slavery in the southern states.
False
By 1850, extreme southerners and northerners both called for secession.
True
Led the Mormons across the Rocky Mountains
Brigham Young
