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Chapter 12
American History
Question | Answer |
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Most immigrants who followed missionaries to Oregon Territory were | Farm families of modest means |
What kind of economy developed rapidly in Texas in the 1820s | A cotton economy dependent on slavery |
The completion of the last of the eastern Indian "removals" marked the beginning of a federal policy toward | Reservations |
Following the battle at San Jacinto, Texans made Sam Houston their first president and | Called for Texas to be annexed to the United States |
Why did the presidency of John Tyler throw the Whig party into chaos? | He reverted back to his Democratic roots |
Which of the following did not play a role in the Panic of 1837? | Excessive government debt |
What was a major consequence of each new stage of American expansion? | It reignited the controversy over slavery |
For what purposed did Whigs want to enhance the strength of the federal government? | For economic development |
What term suggests the belief of white Americans that by right they should occupy the North American continent? | Manifest Destiny |
What stood at the center of the economy for all Plains Indians? | Bison |