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US Hist exam IIII
Question | Answer |
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In the 1840s, critics of territorial expansion by the United States | Warned it would increase the controversy over slavery |
In 1836, an attack by Mexican forces on the Alamo mission | Saw the death of Davy Crockett |
In 1836, the battle of San Jacinto | Led to independence for Texas |
In 1844, President James K. Polk supported the acquisition of | Oregon and Texas |
In 1845, the immediate cause of war with Mexico was | A dispute over territory |
The Wilmot Proviso | Prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico |
In the 1848 elections, the new party that emerged as a political force was the | Free-Soil Party |
In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the | Democratic Party |
As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln | Gained may new supporters outside of Illinois |
The first Republican candidate for president was | John C. Fremont |