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  1. Q1. The ideology of Manifest Destiny was most commonly used to justify which of the following?
  2. Q2. Which of the following slogans best represents the 1844 presidential campaign of James K. Polk regarding the Oregon Territory?
  3. Q3. The Wilmot Proviso, though it never passed the Senate, was significant because it:
  4. Q4. What was the primary cause of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)?
  5. Q5. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:
  6. Q6. The concept of 'popular sovereignty' during the 1850s suggested that:
  7. Q7. How did the California Gold Rush of 1849 affect the sectional crisis?
  8. Q8. The Gadsden Purchase (1853) was primarily intended to:
  9. Q9. American settlers in Texas during the 1820s and 1830s came into conflict with the Mexican government over which issue?
  10. Q10. Which group was most likely to oppose the Mexican-American War?
  11. Q11. What did the 'Spot Resolutions' introduced by Abraham Lincoln demand?
  12. Q12. The 'Manifest Destiny' paintings of the era, such as John Gast's 'American Progress,' typically depicted:
  13. Q13. The Ostend Manifesto (1854) was a secret document that suggested the United States should:
  14. Q14. The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was a compromise with Great Britain that set the boundary at:
  15. Q15. What was a major consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) regarding territorial expansion?
  16. Q16. Which of the following best describes the 'Free Soil' ideology of the late 1840s?
  17. Q17. The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty primarily resolved a dispute over:
  18. Q18. Why did the United States hesitate to annex Texas immediately after it won independence in 1836?
  19. Q19. In the mid-19th century, the 'Mormon Trek' led by Brigham Young resulted in the settlement of:
  20. Q20. The Bear Flag Revolt was a short-lived independence movement in which territory?