Question 1
Why did the Democrats refuse to nominate Martin Van Buren in 1844?
A) He was outspoken in his opposition to slavery.
B) He was outspoken in his opposition to the annexation of Texas.
C) He was outspoken in his support for the Bank of the United States.
D) He was outspoken in his support for Clays American system.
Question 2
Supporters of manifest destiny believed that _____________.
A) white Americans were a superior and exceptional race
B) one day Native Americans would be assimilated into white society
C) slavery was a stain on the American soul
D) one day the entire world would be ruled by democratic governments
Question 3
The Wilmot Proviso __________.
A) banned slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico
B) sought to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law
C) provoked outrage in the North
D) secured easy passage in Congress
Question 4
The 1844 the Democrats nominated__________
.
A) Martin Van Buren
B) William Henry Harrison
C) James K. Polk
D) Henry Clay
Martin Lichtenstein
Martin Rodbell
The Nightmare, 1781, by Henry Fuseli, Swiss, 1741–1825
Martin Molin of the Swedish band Wintergatan
Henry Fox Talbot, The Open Door.
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