Question 1

In the election of 1852,

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A)  neither party endorsed the Compromise of 1850. 
B)  the Free-Soil Party gained strength. 
C)  the Democrats selected a war hero as their candidate. 
D)  the Whigs were united. 
E)  the Free-Soil Party endorsed the Compromise of 1850. 
A)  neither party endorsed the Compromise of 1850. 
B)  the Free-Soil Party gained strength. 
C)  the Democrats selected a war hero as their candidate. 
D)  the Whigs were united. 
E)  the Free-Soil Party endorsed the Compromise of 1850. B

Question 2

Most travelers going west found the experience both exhilarating and solitary.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

During the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates, it became clear that Lincoln

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A)  believed slavery was morally acceptable under certain conditions. 
B)  was an abolitionist 
C)  believed racial equality was feasible at the time if certain concessions were made to southern elites. 
D)  believed slavery was morally wrong, but was not an abolitionist. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  believed slavery was morally acceptable under certain conditions. 
B)  was an abolitionist 
C)  believed racial equality was feasible at the time if certain concessions were made to southern elites. 
D)  believed slavery was morally wrong, but was not an abolitionist. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. D

Question 4

To broaden its appeal in 1860, the Republicans endorsed a number of traditionally Whig Party ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When it came to the issue of the extension of slavery, President James K. Polk favored

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A)  an extension of the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  popular sovereignty. 
C)  free soil. 
D)  abolitionism. 
E)  the Wilmot Proviso. 
A)  an extension of the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  popular sovereignty. 
C)  free soil. 
D)  abolitionism. 
E)  the Wilmot Proviso.

Question 6

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was supported by the Republican Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?

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A)  Independence, Missouri 
B)  Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
C)  Ames, Iowa 
D)  St. Louis, Missouri 
E)  Kansas City, Missouri 
A)  Independence, Missouri 
B)  Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
C)  Ames, Iowa 
D)  St. Louis, Missouri 
E)  Kansas City, Missouri

Question 8

The political party that came into being largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act was the

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A)  Republican Party. 
B)  Know-Nothings. 
C)  Populist Party. 
D)  Abolitionist Party. 
E)  Jayhawk Party. 
A)  Republican Party. 
B)  Know-Nothings. 
C)  Populist Party. 
D)  Abolitionist Party. 
E)  Jayhawk Party.

Question 9

The Chinese who came to California during the gold rush

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A)  typically planned to remain permanently in the state. 
B)  usually came with their families. 
C)  more often worked as merchants than miners. 
D)  had aspirations similar to those of American participants. 
E)  found themselves banned from working in the mines. 
A)  typically planned to remain permanently in the state. 
B)  usually came with their families. 
C)  more often worked as merchants than miners. 
D)  had aspirations similar to those of American participants. 
E)  found themselves banned from working in the mines.

Question 10

Since 1800, what were the factors in the regional development of the United States that made civil war more likely?

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There were several factors in the region

Question 11

The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

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A)  intensified the debate over slavery. 
B)  upset southerners as much as northerners. 
C)  was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise. 
D)  upset southerners as much as northerners, but was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  intensified the debate over slavery. 
B)  upset southerners as much as northerners. 
C)  was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise. 
D)  upset southerners as much as northerners, but was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico in 1846?

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The United States went to war with Mexic

Question 13

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States

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A)  officially acquired only Texas. 
B)  gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas. 
C)  established an open border with Mexico. 
D)  established an American protectorate over Mexico. 
E)  agreed to pay millions to Mexico. 
A)  officially acquired only Texas. 
B)  gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas. 
C)  established an open border with Mexico. 
D)  established an American protectorate over Mexico. 
E)  agreed to pay millions to Mexico.

Question 14

In the mid-1850s, the struggle over Kansas saw

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A)  President Franklin Pierce oppose pro-slavery settlers in the territory. 
B)  John Brown murder several pro-slavery settlers. 
C)  the Missouri legislature ban its own citizens from entering Kansas. 
D)  federal troops take military control of the region. 
E)  a large antislavery posse sack the pro-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. 
A)  President Franklin Pierce oppose pro-slavery settlers in the territory. 
B)  John Brown murder several pro-slavery settlers. 
C)  the Missouri legislature ban its own citizens from entering Kansas. 
D)  federal troops take military control of the region. 
E)  a large antislavery posse sack the pro-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.

Question 15

The Democratic platform of 1844 called for the reoccupation of ________ and the re-annexation of Texas.

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The answer of The Democratic platform of 1844 called for...

Question 16

As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln

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A)  gained many new supporters outside of Illinois. 
B)  won election to the United States Senate. 
C)  came to be regarded by southerners as an antislavery fanatic. 
D)  was appointed to the leadership of the Republican Party. 
E)  was appointed to an open House seat by the Republican governor of Illinois. 
A)  gained many new supporters outside of Illinois. 
B)  won election to the United States Senate. 
C)  came to be regarded by southerners as an antislavery fanatic. 
D)  was appointed to the leadership of the Republican Party. 
E)  was appointed to an open House seat by the Republican governor of Illinois.

Question 17

The Compromise of 1850 was the product of broad agreement on common national ideals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Dred Scott decision endorsed the Missouri Compromise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Advocates of Manifest Destiny conceived of an American "empire of ________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Advocates of Manifest Destiny conceived of an...

Question 20

Assess the ideology known as Manifest Destiny. Looking back, was it more helpful or hurtful?

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that the

Exam 13: The Impending Crisis

In the election of 1852,

Most travelers going west found the experience both exhilarating and solitary.

During the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates, it became clear that Lincoln

To broaden its appeal in 1860, the Republicans endorsed a number of traditionally Whig Party ideas.

When it came to the issue of the extension of slavery, President James K. Polk favored

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was supported by the Republican Party.

Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?

The political party that came into being largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act was the

The Chinese who came to California during the gold rush

Since 1800, what were the factors in the regional development of the United States that made civil war more likely?

The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico in 1846?

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States

In the mid-1850s, the struggle over Kansas saw

The Democratic platform of 1844 called for the reoccupation of ________ and the re-annexation of Texas.

As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln

The Compromise of 1850 was the product of broad agreement on common national ideals.

The Dred Scott decision endorsed the Missouri Compromise.

Advocates of Manifest Destiny conceived of an American "empire of ________."

Assess the ideology known as Manifest Destiny. Looking back, was it more helpful or hurtful?

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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