Question 1

During the debate on the Compromise of 1850,

Accepted Answer

A)  Daniel Webster managed to forge a successful compromise. 
B)  John C. Calhoun called for southern secession if California were admitted as a free state. 
C)  Stephen 
D)  Jefferson Davis resigned from the Senate. 
E)  President Zachary Taylor suddenly died. 
A)  Daniel Webster managed to forge a successful compromise. 
B)  John C. Calhoun called for southern secession if California were admitted as a free state. 
C)  Stephen 
D)  Jefferson Davis resigned from the Senate. 
E)  President Zachary Taylor suddenly died.

Question 2

________ stated that southerners should stop apologizing for slavery and defend it as "a good-a positive good."

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ stated that southerners should stop apologizing...

Question 3

As a result of the gold rush, by 1850,

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A)  Californian Indians saw their social conditions improve. 
B)  California had a large surplus of labor. 
C)  California had a very diverse population. 
D)  California had a population larger than any state in the Union. 
E)  California became virulently antislavery. 
A)  Californian Indians saw their social conditions improve. 
B)  California had a large surplus of labor. 
C)  California had a very diverse population. 
D)  California had a population larger than any state in the Union. 
E)  California became virulently antislavery.

Question 4

Between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails

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A)  experienced frequent Indian attacks, which was a leading cause of death. 
B)  usually faced trips that lasted between two to three months. 
C)  rode in wagons much more than they walked on foot. 
D)  found the journey to be a very collective experience. 
E)  saw men generally working harder during the trip than women. 
A)  experienced frequent Indian attacks, which was a leading cause of death. 
B)  usually faced trips that lasted between two to three months. 
C)  rode in wagons much more than they walked on foot. 
D)  found the journey to be a very collective experience. 
E)  saw men generally working harder during the trip than women.

Question 5

In 1836, an attack by Mexican forces on the Alamo mission

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A)  saw the American garrison executed after it had surrendered. 
B)  saw the death of Davy Crockett. 
C)  began the Mexican War. 
D)  led Americans in Texas to proclaim their independence from Mexico. 
E)  was a surprising victory for American forces in Texas. 
A)  saw the American garrison executed after it had surrendered. 
B)  saw the death of Davy Crockett. 
C)  began the Mexican War. 
D)  led Americans in Texas to proclaim their independence from Mexico. 
E)  was a surprising victory for American forces in Texas.

Question 6

The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Southern defenders of slavery made all the following arguments EXCEPT that

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A)  southern slaves enjoyed better conditions than northern industrial workers. 
B)  blacks were inherently unfit to take care of themselves. 
C)  slavery allowed whites and blacks to live together peacefully. 
D)  black codes protected slaves from abuse. 
E)  the southern way of life was superior to any other in the world. 
A)  southern slaves enjoyed better conditions than northern industrial workers. 
B)  blacks were inherently unfit to take care of themselves. 
C)  slavery allowed whites and blacks to live together peacefully. 
D)  black codes protected slaves from abuse. 
E)  the southern way of life was superior to any other in the world.

Question 8

Indian attacks on white migrants as they traveled west were rare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

President Polk used the American victory over Mexico to secure his reelection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 1854 Ostend Manifesto

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A)  enraged southern slaveowners. 
B)  was directed at limiting England's influence in the Caribbean. 
C)  was part of an attempt by the United States to acquire Cuba. 
D)  saw several European powers denounce American slavery. 
E)  prohibited slavery in the Hawaiian Islands. 
A)  enraged southern slaveowners. 
B)  was directed at limiting England's influence in the Caribbean. 
C)  was part of an attempt by the United States to acquire Cuba. 
D)  saw several European powers denounce American slavery. 
E)  prohibited slavery in the Hawaiian Islands.

Question 11

Could the Civil War have been avoided?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether the American Civ

Question 12

President Taylor favored admitting California to the Union as a free state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate sectional rivalry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

John Brown was executed following his raid on ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of John Brown was executed following his raid...

Question 15

In the 1848 elections, the new party that emerged as a political force was the

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A)  Liberty Party. 
B)  Know-Nothing Party. 
C)  Free-Soil Party. 
D)  Republican Party. 
E)  Whig Party. 
A)  Liberty Party. 
B)  Know-Nothing Party. 
C)  Free-Soil Party. 
D)  Republican Party. 
E)  Whig Party.

Question 16

President James Buchanan opposed the Dred Scott decision.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Kansas entered the United States

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A)  after several southern states had left the Union. 
B)  as a slave state. 
C)  well after the Civil War ended. 
D)  during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union. 
A)  after several southern states had left the Union. 
B)  as a slave state. 
C)  well after the Civil War ended. 
D)  during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union.

Question 18

The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because

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A)  westerners in other territories believed they deserved statehood before California. 
B)  California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states. 
C)  most Californians opposed entry into the United States. 
D)  California adopted a constitution that allowed slavery. 
E)  lawmakers believed California gold would upset the currency and cause inflation. 
A)  westerners in other territories believed they deserved statehood before California. 
B)  California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states. 
C)  most Californians opposed entry into the United States. 
D)  California adopted a constitution that allowed slavery. 
E)  lawmakers believed California gold would upset the currency and cause inflation.

Question 19

In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican Party. 
B)  Whig Party. 
C)  Know-Nothing Party. 
D)  Constitutional Union Party. 
E)  Democratic Party. 
A)  Republican Party. 
B)  Whig Party. 
C)  Know-Nothing Party. 
D)  Constitutional Union Party. 
E)  Democratic Party.

Question 20

Why did the Whig Party collapse and the Republican Party come into being?

Accepted Answer

The Whig Party, which was one of the two

Exam 13: The Impending Crisis

During the debate on the Compromise of 1850,

________ stated that southerners should stop apologizing for slavery and defend it as "a good-a positive good."

As a result of the gold rush, by 1850,

Between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails

In 1836, an attack by Mexican forces on the Alamo mission

The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.

Southern defenders of slavery made all the following arguments EXCEPT that

Indian attacks on white migrants as they traveled west were rare.

President Polk used the American victory over Mexico to secure his reelection.

The 1854 Ostend Manifesto

Could the Civil War have been avoided?

President Taylor favored admitting California to the Union as a free state.

The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate sectional rivalry.

John Brown was executed following his raid on ________.

In the 1848 elections, the new party that emerged as a political force was the

President James Buchanan opposed the Dred Scott decision.

Kansas entered the United States

The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because

In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the

Why did the Whig Party collapse and the Republican Party come into being?

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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