Mex American War

The Missouri Compromise

Allowed Maine to come in as a freed state

Allowed Missouri to come in as a slave state

Set the boundary for slave states as below the 36'30" parallel

All of the Above

Which of these is NOT a reason Texas wanted independence from Mexico?

Many Texans were culturally American

Mexico didn't allow slavery

Mexico insisted on Catholic Supremacy

Mexico wouldn't allow trade to the Caribean

The Texans wanted the border of their new country to be

The Gadston Purchase Zone

The 36'30" parallel

The Wabash River

The Rio Grande River

This was the Loss that inspired Texans to Victory

The Battle of Gonzales

The Battle of The Alamo

The Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of Veracruz

This is the battle that ended the Texas War for Independence:

Battle of the Alamo

Battle of San Jacinto

Battle of Gonzales

Battle of San Juan Hill

A year after the Texas War for Independence, the US annexed Texas.

True

False

The President during the Mexican-American War was

Jackson

Polk

Taylor

Harrison

Which of the following contributed to the Mexican-American War

The Annexation of Texas

Balancing free and slave states

Manifest Destiny

All of the Above

Which of these did NOT happen during the Mexican American War?

Santa Ana Double Cross

Gold Discovered in California

Strong Opposition from New England

Battle of Mexico City

The treaty that ended the Mexican American War was called

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The Treaties of Velasco

The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo transferred about 1/3 of Mexican Land to the United States

True

False

Who was the military genius behind the taking of Mexico City?

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

Winfield Scott

Zachary Taylor

Many of the generals in the Civil War served together during the Mexican-American War.

True

False

Thoreau believes that the majority

Have the right to rule

Tend to be the most virtuous

Are often supressed

Have power but not justice

Thoreau compares soldiers who perform their duty without question to

Machines, not men

The Spartan armies who fought the Persians

The high priests of valor

The moral foundations for a country

Thoreau summarizes a position by theologian Albert Pally. Pally's position is

People need to be blindly obedient to the state

People need to resist the unjust state at all costs

The unjust state should only be resisted if it is likely to change

People should live apart from the state

What issues push Thoreau to write Civil Disobedience?

Taxes and Slavery

Slavery and the Mexican American War

The Mexican American War and taxes

Social unrest and slavery

What is Thoreau's belief about money?

It should be abolished

It tends to corrupt a person's moral sense

The more you have, the more good you can do

Has no problem with money

Thoreau advocates that citizens gather together to try and change the unjust state.

True

False

What does Thoreau say is "like gaming... With a slight moral tinge to it"?

Attending court

Fighting in war

Voting

Arguing

Thoreau makes a strong distinction between knowing what is right and doing what is right.

True

False

When Thoreau's friend bails him out of jail, Thoreau believes he owes him a great debt.

True

False

Thoreau implies that the following should be considered when deciding on an action EXCEPT

Its effect on others

Its effect on your conscience

Its effect on your safety

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