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Inquisitive Chapter 13 APUSHSenator Stephen Douglas hoped to apply the principle of popular sovereignty to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Identify what "popular sovereignty" means and how it was used in Douglas's reasoning. - correct answer Correct answers: -Popular sovereignty is the principle that people should rule, and as such the status of slavery should be determined by the votes of local settlers and not Congress -Popular sovereignty was seen as a political middle ground on the issue of sl...

John Tyler elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died 1841-1845, President responsible for annexation of Mexico after receiving mandate from Polk, opposed many parts of the Whig program for economic recovery James Polk 11th President of the United States, Election of 1844, believed in "Manifest Destiny", invited Texas to be 28th State, called "Young Hickory" Caroline and Creole Incidents Caroline was a ship that was raided By...

US History Regents 11th Grade Questions and Answers Latest Update Gadsden Purchase - US purchased some land from Mexico in order to build the TCRR Louisiana Purchase - US purchased land from France in order to acquire the port at New Orleans Mexican Cession - Mexico ceded a lot of land to the US and US gets a lot of territory including Texas Missouri Compromise - admission of Missouri as a slave state compromising Maine to enter as a free state 2) Louisiana Purchase - In the earl...

Lewis Cass Democratic Candidate selected for the election of 1848. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and an experienced senator and diplomat. Popular Sovereignty The doctrine that stated that it was up to each individual state on the issue of slavery--the federal government should not decide that for them. This was established by Lewis Cass, making his views on slavery well-known, even though his party did not officially have any views. Brainpower Read More Previous Play ...

CBP EXAM 1. Top Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Graded A+ What was The U.S. Customs Service primary responsibility? - -Revenue Collection What year was the Louisiana Purchase? - -1803 What year was the Mexican Cession? - -1848 What year was the Gadsden Purchase? - -1853 What year was the Alaska Purchase? - -1867 What were the early challenges of The U.S. Customs Service - -Small number of inspectors for the thousand miles of border, Prohibition, Bribery, Organized Crime...

US History Regents Review Virginia House of Burgesses - Early attempts at colonial democracy Salutary Neglect - An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies Navigation Acts - Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade French and Indian Wars - Great Britain vs. France. France lost, giving control of America to the British (Seven Years War) Indirect Tax - a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations Direct Tax - a tax tha...

Hernan Cortes Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and conquered the aztecs - from spain Hernando de Soto -explored deep in USA -first to cross and disocer Miss. River -claimed for Spain Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking for gold and land James Edward Oglethorpe The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony James Wright Georgia's third, and final, royal governor Jamestown -First permanent English sett...

In 1836, Texas did not immediately join the US in part because... - Answer- President Andrew Jackson thought it would add to sectional tensions. Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling West on the overland trails? - Answer- Independence, Missouri In the 1820's and 1830's, the government of Mexico... - Answer- moved from favoring to opposing American immigration into Texas. As a result of the Gold Rush, by 1850... - Answer- California's po...

I. Gadsden Purchase II. Annexation of Texas III. Mexican Cessation IV. Louisiana Purchase V. Treaty with Britain, 1846 Which of the above added the largest blocks of land to the United States? A. II, IV, V B. II, III, IV C. II, III, V D. II, V, I - ANSWER-B. II, III, IV The Era of Good Feelings, which followed the War of 1812, was characterized by - A. Increased cooperation between the United States and Native Americans B. The rise of the Federalist Party as a major political...

TExES 4-8 Social Studies Practice Test (2022/2023) Graded A+ Anthropologists The social scientist most likely to study the role of kinship relationships within a cultural group. The economy of colonial New England focused on manufacture and trade mainly because? Soil and climate conditions in New England were not conducive to year-round farming -The development of more accurate navigation instruments -The introduction of new foods and other goods to Europe The Discovery of new lands where peo...