Question 1

In addition to the specifics of its conditions, what was the lasting significance of the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  It won the support even of extremists on both sides of the debate and would serve as an ideal model for settlements through the modern era. 
B)  The word "compromise" proved ironic, for the Civil War erupted almost immediately due to its passage and the divisions it initiated. 
C)  Rather than a true example of factions making concessions, it was an evasive truce that postponed secession and civil war for a time. 
D)  Although anti-slavery groups failed to find it to be adequate, it greatly altered the position of the group known as the fire-eaters or Ultras on the issue of slavery. 
E)  It would make South Carolina far less likely to secede from the Union than other southern states and, thus, delay the onset of civil war. 
A)  It won the support even of extremists on both sides of the debate and would serve as an ideal model for settlements through the modern era. 
B)  The word "compromise" proved ironic, for the Civil War erupted almost immediately due to its passage and the divisions it initiated. 
C)  Rather than a true example of factions making concessions, it was an evasive truce that postponed secession and civil war for a time. 
D)  Although anti-slavery groups failed to find it to be adequate, it greatly altered the position of the group known as the fire-eaters or Ultras on the issue of slavery. 
E)  It would make South Carolina far less likely to secede from the Union than other southern states and, thus, delay the onset of civil war.

Question 2

At what point (if any) did the Civil War become inevitable? If you could change historical events, what would you do at that point to avoid war?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War became inevitable when the

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of John Brown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although a staunch abolitionist, he refused to engage in bloodshed for any cause. 
B)  He wrote the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. 
C)  He sympathized with slave owners and worried about the southern economy. 
D)  He led a massacre against pro-slavery groups, which led to guerrilla warfare in Kansas. 
E)  He was fanatically committed to fight to protect the institution of slavery. 
A)  Although a staunch abolitionist, he refused to engage in bloodshed for any cause. 
B)  He wrote the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. 
C)  He sympathized with slave owners and worried about the southern economy. 
D)  He led a massacre against pro-slavery groups, which led to guerrilla warfare in Kansas. 
E)  He was fanatically committed to fight to protect the institution of slavery.

Question 4

Why did so many northern Whigs oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act admitted both territories as states. 
B)  The act repealed the fugitive slave law. 
C)  The act would bring about immediate abolition. 
D)  The act repealed the Missouri Compromise. 
E)  The act failed to embrace "popular sovereignty." 
A)  The act admitted both territories as states. 
B)  The act repealed the fugitive slave law. 
C)  The act would bring about immediate abolition. 
D)  The act repealed the Missouri Compromise. 
E)  The act failed to embrace "popular sovereignty."

Question 5

What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves who were taken to free states would be considered free. 
B)  Slaves who were taken to free territories would be considered free. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise was still legally binding. 
D)  Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing. 
E)  State bans on slavery did not violate the property rights of masters. 
A)  Slaves who were taken to free states would be considered free. 
B)  Slaves who were taken to free territories would be considered free. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise was still legally binding. 
D)  Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing. 
E)  State bans on slavery did not violate the property rights of masters.

Question 6

Explain how the Mexican-American War opened wounds between the North and the South as it spurred controversy over slavery in the acquired territories. Discuss whether the war could be blamed for causing the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The Mexican-American War, which took pla

In addition to the specifics of its conditions, what was the lasting significance of the Compromise of 1850?

At what point (if any) did the Civil War become inevitable? If you could change historical events, what would you do at that point to avoid war?

Which of the following statements is true of John Brown?

Why did so many northern Whigs oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

Explain how the Mexican-American War opened wounds between the North and the South as it spurred controversy over slavery in the acquired territories. Discuss whether the war could be blamed for causing the Civil War.

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

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Exam 14: The Gathering Storm

In addition to the specifics of its conditions, what was the lasting significance of the Compromise of 1850?

At what point (if any) did the Civil War become inevitable? If you could change historical events, what would you do at that point to avoid war?

Which of the following statements is true of John Brown?

Why did so many northern Whigs oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

Explain how the Mexican-American War opened wounds between the North and the South as it spurred controversy over slavery in the acquired territories. Discuss whether the war could be blamed for causing the Civil War.

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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