// 13-15?


// question: 1274  name: "Popular sovereignty" was the belief that 
::"Popular sovereignty" was the belief that::"Popular sovereignty" was the belief that{
	~the United States was destined to control the entire continent.#Incorrect
	~the American Indian was the ward of the U.S. government.#Incorrect
	=settlers to a territory should decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery.#Correct
	~the federal government had the final authority on slavery in the territories.#Incorrect
	~citizens should be free to choose their own reading material.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1307  name: All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true except they 
::All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true except they::All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true except they{
	~were antislavery.#Incorrect
	=hoped to convince their party to renounce the expansion of slavery.#Correct
	~condemned their party's decision to nominate Zachary Taylor for president.#Incorrect
	~eventually forged a coalition with the Liberty Party and antislavery Democrats.#Incorrect
	~formed the basis of the Free Soil Party.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1277  name: In 1850, southerners were most upset by the 
::In 1850, southerners were most upset by the::In 1850, southerners were most upset by the{
	=admission of California as a free state.#Correct
	~presidency of Zachary Taylor.#Incorrect
	~power of the abolitionists.#Incorrect
	~failure to annex Cuba.#Incorrect
	~settlement of the Texas boundary with New Mexico.#Incorrect
}


// question: 1275  name: In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many "conscience Whigs" fled the party, joined with antislavery Democrats, and formed the 
::In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many "conscience Whigs" fled the party, joined with antislavery Democrats, and formed the::In response to the Whig Party nomination of Zachary Taylor in 1848, many "conscience Whigs" fled the party, joined with antislavery Democrats, and formed the{
	~Liberty Party.#Incorrect
	~Republican Party.#Incorrect
	=Free Soil Party.#Correct
	~Know-Nothing Party.#Incorrect
	~Socialist Party.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1294  name: In the Mexican War, 
::In the Mexican War,::In the Mexican War,{
	~U.S. soldiers outnumbered the Mexicans in every battle.#Incorrect
	=the United States won every battle due to its superior leadership and weapons.#Correct
	~General Zachary Taylor arrested and executed the president of Mexico.#Incorrect
	~U.S. troops were humiliated by their failure to take Mexico City.#Incorrect
	~Texans refused to fight.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1295  name: On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that 
::On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that::On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that{
	~Congress could and should prohibit slavery there.#Incorrect
	~the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean.#Incorrect
	=the Constitution protected the right of citizens to move from place to place and to take their property with them.#Correct
	~the topic should be ignored for a few years in order to let congressional tempers cool down.#Incorrect
	~the South should secede and take the western territories with them.#Incorrect
}


// question: 1298  name: Opponents of the Mexican War 
::Opponents of the Mexican War::Opponents of the Mexican War{
	~were mostly merchants who feared the war would disrupt their profitable trade with Mexico.#Incorrect
	~were arrested and tried for treason.#Incorrect
	=claimed the war was a plot to expand slavery into new territories.#Correct
	~convinced the public that the war was a terrible mistake.#Incorrect
	~came primarily from the southern states.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1314  name: President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty 
::President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty::President Polk's compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty{
	~united the Democratic Party.#Incorrect
	~angered Southern Democrats.#Incorrect
	=angered Democrats from the Old Northwest.#Correct
	~alienated Whigs.#Incorrect
	~started war with Mexico.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1272  name: The congressional proposal that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the 
::The congressional proposal that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the::The congressional proposal that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the{
	~Ostend Manifesto.#Incorrect
	~Popular Sovereignty Act.#Incorrect
	~Crittenden Compromise.#Incorrect
	~Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.#Incorrect
	=Wilmot Proviso.#Correct
}


// question: 1280  name: The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was 
::The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was::The one issue in the Compromise of 1850 that clearly favored the South was{
	~resolution of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute.#Incorrect
	=the Fugitive Slave Act.#Correct
	~the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.#Incorrect
	~the settlement of Texas war debt.#Incorrect
	~the admission of California.#Incorrect
}


// question: 1296  name: The Ostend Manifesto was 
::The Ostend Manifesto was::The Ostend Manifesto was{
	=a document in which the United States threatened to seize control of Cuba.#Correct
	~the treaty that gave Cuba its independence.#Incorrect
	~an attempted Spanish invasion of Louisiana.#Incorrect
	~the antislavery newspaper that published Uncle Tom's Cabin.#Incorrect
	~the U.S. demand for Texas.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1267  name: The term manifest destiny refers to the belief that 
::The term manifest destiny refers to the belief that::The term manifest destiny refers to the belief that{
	=Providence had destined the American continent to be dominated by the United States.#Correct
	~war between the United States and Mexico was inevitable.#Incorrect
	~American Indians were to be driven from the continent.#Incorrect
	~the U.S. would defeat the British and become the leading world power.#Incorrect
	~all of the above.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1273  name: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 
::The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo::The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo{
	~authorized the United States to pay $15 million to Mexico.#Incorrect
	~fixed the Texas border at the Rio Grande.#Incorrect
	~ended the United States' war with Mexico.#Incorrect
	~ceded the Northwestern section of Mexico to the U.S.#Incorrect
	=all of the above.#Correct
}

// question: 1315  name: The Wilmot Proviso 
::The Wilmot Proviso::The Wilmot Proviso{
	=was passed by the House of Representatives, but failed in the Senate.#Correct
	~won the support of southern Whigs.#Incorrect
	~was passed in the Senate, but failed in the House of Representatives.#Incorrect
	~was passed by Congress, but vetoed by the President.#Incorrect
	~none of the above.#Incorrect
}

// question: 1303  name: Which of the following statements is not true? 
::Which of the following statements is not true?::Which of the following statements is not true?{
	~The United States went to war against Mexico with a regular army of fewer than 8,000 men.#Incorrect
	~American soldiers had higher morale than Mexican soldiers during the Mexican War.#Incorrect
	~Most Whigs opposed the Mexican War.#Incorrect
	~U.S. forces won every battle of the Mexican War.#Incorrect
	=American soldiers outnumbered Mexican soldiers in most of the battles of the Mexican War.#Correct
}