Significance of the Missouri Compromise Quiz
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Which event triggered a massive migration in search of wealth during the 1800s?

  • Gold Rush (correct)
  • Texas annexation
  • Manifest Destiny
  • Homestead Act
  • What was a key provision of the Compromise of 1850 that upset the South?

  • Popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico
  • California as a free state (correct)
  • Fugitive Slave Act
  • Slave trade ban in D.C.
  • Which legislation offered cheap or free land for farming and ranching in the 1800s?

  • Compromise of 1850
  • Homestead Act (correct)
  • Gold Rush
  • Mexican Cession
  • What motivated some religious groups, like Mormons, to migrate westward?

    <p>Religious freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main objective of the Missouri Compromise?

    <p>To maintain a balance of power between free and slave states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Southern states view Texas as an attractive option for annexation?

    <p>To expand slave territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What belief fueled support for the annexation of Texas?

    <p>Annexation aligned with Manifest Destiny</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the annexation of Texas contribute to the Mexican-American War?

    <p>It angered Mexico and helped precipitate the war</p> Signup and view all the answers

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