- Southern men were overrepresented throughout the antebellum period owing to which constitutional provision?
- Thomas Jefferson considered slavery to be a temporary problem for the United States, and one that would eventually die out.
- Confederate Rose O'Neal Greenhow and Union-supporter Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew took part in the war as which of the following?
- Disease killed seven times the number of American soldiers as compared to combat in the U.S.-Mexican War.
- Vicksburg was the bloodiest battle of the war.
- As quoted in 1841, Horace Greeley's call for Americans to migrate westward presented an exciting life beyond the Mississippi River as an alternative to work in which of the following settings?
- Filibustering efforts by U.S. citizens like William Walker sought to annex all but which of the following territories?
- Following Indian removal, which Europeans moved into the Upper Mississippi watershed (especially Minnesota and Wisconsin)?
- The growth of Cherokee raids into Mexico proved a persistent threat to order along the U.S.-Mexico borderlands afte
- Which political party was most vocal in its opposition to the cause of manifest destiny?
- Who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. election of 1860?
- Which person was not involved in the War of 1812?
- Which of the following was the first state to succeed from the Union?
- The start of the U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) hinged on a disputed zone of land known as the Nueces Strip, located between the Nueces River and what body of water?
- The United States in 1800 had grown in what ways?
- U.S. President Andrew Jackson falsely propagated "the belief that the government was acting in the best interest of Native peoples." What term best describes this policy?
- Women were expected to remain in the home in adherence with which of the following social ideals?
- In 1829, Mexican officials attempted to limit the influence of former Americans in Texas by doing which of the following?
- This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be...?
- What political organization controlled New York politics during this time period?