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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the 19th century American belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent?
(a) Sovereign Duty.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) Congressional Duty.
(d) Colonialism.

2. The focus in the 1840s was not the abolition of slavery, but was what?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Agricultural rights.
(c) Curbing the spread of slavery.
(d) Universal health care.

3. There are well documented trips Lincoln made down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in both 1828 and what year?
(a) 1831.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1840.

4. The Dred Scott Decision was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants) were what?
(a) Freed men.
(b) Free to vote.
(c) Not protected by the Constitution.
(d) Protected by the Constitution.

5. When was James K. Polk elected President of the United States?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1759.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Mexican-American War begin?

2. When did the Mexican-American War end?

3. What refers to a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group?

4. What was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816?

5. What is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States?

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