HIST 101: Chapter 13 Reading Guide

Give Me Liberty! An American History

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Review Question 2

On Page 372, find the sentence beginning with the words: "But a significant..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Why did many Americans criticize the Mexican War? How did they see expansion as a threat to American liberties?

Review Question 1

On Page 374, find the sentence beginning with the words: "American leaders claimed..."

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Explain the justifications for the doctrine of manifest destiny, including material and idealistic motivations.

Review Question 3

On Page 375, find the sentence beginning with the words: "During the 1840s,..."

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How did the concept of "race" develop by the mid-nineteenth century? How did it enter into the manifest destiny debate?

Review Question 10

On Page 377, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The Mexican War..."

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What do the California gold rush and the opening of Japan reveal about the United States' involvement in a global economic system?

Review Question 4

On Page 378, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The divisive potential..."

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How did western expansion affect the sectional tensions between the North and South?

Review Question 8

On Page 381, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Douglas hoped to..."

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Why did Stephen Douglas, among others, believe that "popular sovereignty" could resolve sectional divisions of the 1850s? Why did the idea not work out?

Review Question 5

On Page 383, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The economic integration..."

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How did the market revolution contribute to the rise of the Republican Party? How did those economic and political factors serve to unite groups in the Northeast and in the Northwest, and why was that unity significant?

Review Question 6

On Page 389, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The Dred Scott..."

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How did the Dred Scott decision spark new debates over citizenship for African Americans?

Review Question 7

On Page 390, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Douglas argued, on..."

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Based on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, how did the two differ on the expansion of slavery, equal rights, and the role of the national government?

Review Question 9

On Page 396, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Rather than accept..."

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Explain how sectional voting patterns in the 1860 presidential election allowed southern "fire-eaters" to justify secession.