Question 1

Why were the Democratic presidents of the 1850s so ineffectual?

Accepted Answer

The Democratic presidents of the 1850s,

Question 2

The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the 1820s and 1830s, the government of Mexico

Accepted Answer

A)  consistently opposed American immigration into Texas. 
B)  consistently favored American immigration into Texas. 
C)  remained noncommittal about American immigration into Texas. 
D)  moved from opposing to favoring American immigration into Texas. 
E)  moved from favoring to opposing American immigration into Texas. 
A)  consistently opposed American immigration into Texas. 
B)  consistently favored American immigration into Texas. 
C)  remained noncommittal about American immigration into Texas. 
D)  moved from opposing to favoring American immigration into Texas. 
E)  moved from favoring to opposing American immigration into Texas.

Question 4

On the trails westward, almost everyone, male and female, walked most of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the "joint occupation" of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The United States and Great Britain agreed...

Question 6

During the 1840s, the United States added more than one ________ square miles of new territory under its control.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the 1840s, the United States added...

Question 7

________ from Missouri established the first legal American settlement in Texas in 1822.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ from Missouri established the first legal...

Question 8

Only a tiny fraction of the so-called Forty-niners ever discovered gold in California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the 1850s, the "Young America" movement

Accepted Answer

A)  called for a national resolution of the slave controversy. 
B)  supported the expansion of American democracy throughout the world. 
C)  was promoted by Whigs. 
D)  called for a constitutional ban on slavery. 
E)  believed America should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion. 
A)  called for a national resolution of the slave controversy. 
B)  supported the expansion of American democracy throughout the world. 
C)  was promoted by Whigs. 
D)  called for a constitutional ban on slavery. 
E)  believed America should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion.

Question 10

The Dred Scott decision represented a stunning defeat for the pro-slavery movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When President Polk received the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, he

Accepted Answer

A)  readily accepted the treaty. 
B)  faced criticism for failing to acquire all of Mexico. 
C)  angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions. 
D)  made plans for a military occupation of Mexico City. 
E)  became concerned about the expansion of slavery into the new territories. 
A)  readily accepted the treaty. 
B)  faced criticism for failing to acquire all of Mexico. 
C)  angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions. 
D)  made plans for a military occupation of Mexico City. 
E)  became concerned about the expansion of slavery into the new territories.

Question 12

In the election of 1860,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad. 
B)  Stephen Douglas received a larger popular vote than Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  John Bell and J. C. Breckinridge, taken together, bested Lincoln in the popular vote. 
D)  the Republicans won a narrow majority in Congress. 
E)  white southerners concluded that their position in the Union was hopeless. 
A)  the Republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad. 
B)  Stephen Douglas received a larger popular vote than Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  John Bell and J. C. Breckinridge, taken together, bested Lincoln in the popular vote. 
D)  the Republicans won a narrow majority in Congress. 
E)  white southerners concluded that their position in the Union was hopeless.

Question 13

The key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was

Accepted Answer

A)  Zachary Taylor's taking of Monterrey. 
B)  the Bear Flag revolution in California. 
C)  Stephen Kearny's capture of Santa Fe. 
D)  Winfield Scott's seizure of Mexico City. 
E)  Nicholas Trist's diplomatic maneuvering. 
A)  Zachary Taylor's taking of Monterrey. 
B)  the Bear Flag revolution in California. 
C)  Stephen Kearny's capture of Santa Fe. 
D)  Winfield Scott's seizure of Mexico City. 
E)  Nicholas Trist's diplomatic maneuvering.

Question 14

The Compromise of 1850 included a Fugitive Slave Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California

Accepted Answer

A)  as a slave state. 
B)  along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act. 
C)  along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad. 
D)  with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years. 
E)  as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states. 
A)  as a slave state. 
B)  along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act. 
C)  along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad. 
D)  with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years. 
E)  as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.

Question 16

The ideology of Free-Soil included

Accepted Answer

A)  opposition to the expansion of slavery. 
B)  a call to end slavery in the United States as soon as possible. 
C)  the use of military force to suppress slavery. 
D)  the argument that slavery was tremendously harmful to American blacks. 
E)  an argument for black male suffrage. 
A)  opposition to the expansion of slavery. 
B)  a call to end slavery in the United States as soon as possible. 
C)  the use of military force to suppress slavery. 
D)  the argument that slavery was tremendously harmful to American blacks. 
E)  an argument for black male suffrage.

Question 17

In the California gold rush,

Accepted Answer

A)  most of the participants were seasoned miners. 
B)  a majority of the participants found some quantities of gold. 
C)  upwards of ninety-five percent of the "Forty-niners" were men. 
D)  few of the participants ended up staying in California. 
E)  Chinese immigrants who arrived were unable to find work. 
A)  most of the participants were seasoned miners. 
B)  a majority of the participants found some quantities of gold. 
C)  upwards of ninety-five percent of the "Forty-niners" were men. 
D)  few of the participants ended up staying in California. 
E)  Chinese immigrants who arrived were unable to find work.

Question 18

James Buchanan

Accepted Answer

A)  weakly opposed the Dred Scott decision. 
B)  opposed the admission of Kansas as a slave state. 
C)  pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. 
D)  refused to enforce the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  weakly opposed the Dred Scott decision. 
B)  opposed the admission of Kansas as a slave state. 
C)  pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. 
D)  refused to enforce the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

Compare the westward expansion of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century with westward expansion during the eighteenth century. What was similar and what was different?

Accepted Answer

During the first half of the nineteenth

Question 20

Mexican residents of Texas were known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mexican residents of Texas were known as...

Exam 13: The Impending Crisis

Why were the Democratic presidents of the 1850s so ineffectual?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

In the 1820s and 1830s, the government of Mexico

On the trails westward, almost everyone, male and female, walked most of the time.

The United States and Great Britain agreed on the "joint occupation" of ________.

During the 1840s, the United States added more than one ________ square miles of new territory under its control.

________ from Missouri established the first legal American settlement in Texas in 1822.

Only a tiny fraction of the so-called Forty-niners ever discovered gold in California.

In the 1850s, the "Young America" movement

The Dred Scott decision represented a stunning defeat for the pro-slavery movement.

When President Polk received the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, he

In the election of 1860,

The key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was

The Compromise of 1850 included a Fugitive Slave Act.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California

The ideology of Free-Soil included

In the California gold rush,

James Buchanan

Compare the westward expansion of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century with westward expansion during the eighteenth century. What was similar and what was different?

Mexican residents of Texas were known as ________.

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

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