Question 1

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Accepted Answer

A)  required that runaway slaves have a trial by jury. 
B)  allowed individual citizens to refuse to assist federal agents in capturing runaway slaves. 
C)  allowed local authorities to protect runaway slaves from capture by federal agents. 
D)  allowed federal commissioners to determine the fate of fugitives without a jury trial. 
E)  was a betrayal of the Compromise of 1850. 
A)  required that runaway slaves have a trial by jury. 
B)  allowed individual citizens to refuse to assist federal agents in capturing runaway slaves. 
C)  allowed local authorities to protect runaway slaves from capture by federal agents. 
D)  allowed federal commissioners to determine the fate of fugitives without a jury trial. 
E)  was a betrayal of the Compromise of 1850. D

Question 2

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Nativism emerged as a major political movement in 1854 with the sudden appearance of the Liberty Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which states did the Constitutional Unionist candidate John Bell win in the 1860 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  all of the New England states 
B)  four states of the Lower South 
C)  Texas and Louisiana 
D)  three states of the Upper South 
E)  only Missouri 
A)  all of the New England states 
B)  four states of the Lower South 
C)  Texas and Louisiana 
D)  three states of the Upper South 
E)  only Missouri

Question 6

How did John Brown differ from other abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison?

Accepted Answer

A)  He opposed slavery on a purely secular (nonreligious) basis. 
B)  He was married to an ex-slave. 
C)  He was willing to take violent action to end slavery. 
D)  He deliberately modeled his speech and behavior on Jesus Christ. 
E)  He was the son of a prominent southern planter. 
A)  He opposed slavery on a purely secular (nonreligious) basis. 
B)  He was married to an ex-slave. 
C)  He was willing to take violent action to end slavery. 
D)  He deliberately modeled his speech and behavior on Jesus Christ. 
E)  He was the son of a prominent southern planter.

Question 7

Many Americans and immigrants from other lands believed California presented a magnificent opportunity for economic freedom once gold was discovered. However, the boundaries of freedom were tightly drawn in California. Explain the expansions and limitations of freedom there.

Accepted Answer

The discovery of gold in California in 1

Question 8

During the secession winter of 1860-1861, who offered the most widely supported compromise plan in Congress, which allowed the westward extension of the Missouri Compromise line?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  John Crittenden 
C)  Jefferson Davis 
D)  Zachary Taylor 
E)  Andrew Johnson 
A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  John Crittenden 
C)  Jefferson Davis 
D)  Zachary Taylor 
E)  Andrew Johnson

Question 9

During the Mexican War

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican troops occupied much of Texas after winning at the Alamo. 
B)  the bulk of the fighting occurred in California. 
C)  for the first time, U.S. troops occupied a foreign capital. 
D)  an American revolt in California led briefly to a monarchy. 
E)  Whigs strongly supported Polk's policies. 
A)  Mexican troops occupied much of Texas after winning at the Alamo. 
B)  the bulk of the fighting occurred in California. 
C)  for the first time, U.S. troops occupied a foreign capital. 
D)  an American revolt in California led briefly to a monarchy. 
E)  Whigs strongly supported Polk's policies.

Question 10

Prior to becoming president in 1857, James Buchanan did not have much political experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement is true regarding the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lincoln disagreed with Douglas's view that whites were a superior race. 
B)  Douglas argued that there should be a national popular vote on the morality of slavery. 
C)  Lincoln believed that blacks as well as whites were entitled to the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. 
D)  Lincoln argued for free western territories mainly so that free black people could find new homes and better conditions of life. 
E)  Lincoln argued that the Constitution would have to be amended to restrict slavery from the territories. 
A)  Lincoln disagreed with Douglas's view that whites were a superior race. 
B)  Douglas argued that there should be a national popular vote on the morality of slavery. 
C)  Lincoln believed that blacks as well as whites were entitled to the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. 
D)  Lincoln argued for free western territories mainly so that free black people could find new homes and better conditions of life. 
E)  Lincoln argued that the Constitution would have to be amended to restrict slavery from the territories.

Question 12

What was a source of conflict between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico had abolished slavery, but many American settlers were practicing slavery in Texas. 
B)  The number of Tejanos in Texas was increasing faster than the number of American settlers. 
C)  The settlers were abolitionists, but Mexico legalized slavery. 
D)  Mexico would not allow American settlers to become Mexican citizens. 
E)  Mexico forced American settlers to convert to Catholicism. 
A)  Mexico had abolished slavery, but many American settlers were practicing slavery in Texas. 
B)  The number of Tejanos in Texas was increasing faster than the number of American settlers. 
C)  The settlers were abolitionists, but Mexico legalized slavery. 
D)  Mexico would not allow American settlers to become Mexican citizens. 
E)  Mexico forced American settlers to convert to Catholicism.

Question 13

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships in 1854?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oliver H. Perry 
B)  John Paul Jones 
C)  Alfred Mahan 
D)  Chester Nimitz 
E)  Matthew Perry 
A)  Oliver H. Perry 
B)  John Paul Jones 
C)  Alfred Mahan 
D)  Chester Nimitz 
E)  Matthew Perry

Question 14

The opening of Japan to U.S. trade led to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan creating its own minstrel shows. 
B)  Other nations wanting to carve up Japanese territory. 
C)  Japan becoming a modernized military power. 
D)  The United States becoming much less interested in China. 
E)  Japan attacking Russia. 
A)  Japan creating its own minstrel shows. 
B)  Other nations wanting to carve up Japanese territory. 
C)  Japan becoming a modernized military power. 
D)  The United States becoming much less interested in China. 
E)  Japan attacking Russia.

Question 15

How did the Confederate Constitution differ from the federal Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contained only two branches of government, the executive and the judicial. 
B)  It limited citizenship to those meeting property requirements. 
C)  It explicitly guaranteed the right to own slaves. 
D)  It did not allow for a presidential cabinet. 
E)  It did not include the office of vice president. 
A)  It contained only two branches of government, the executive and the judicial. 
B)  It limited citizenship to those meeting property requirements. 
C)  It explicitly guaranteed the right to own slaves. 
D)  It did not allow for a presidential cabinet. 
E)  It did not include the office of vice president.

Question 16

Which statement is true about the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cornerstone of the Confederacy was the racist belief that whites were racially superior and blacks' natural condition was to be enslaved. 
B)  The majority of whites in the Confederate states were slaveholders in 1860. 
C)  The majority of whites in the Confederate states believed in free labor ideology. 
D)  All whites in the Confederate states had supported secession. 
E)  Most poor whites in Confederate states believed they would achieve economic independence if slavery were abolished. 
A)  The cornerstone of the Confederacy was the racist belief that whites were racially superior and blacks' natural condition was to be enslaved. 
B)  The majority of whites in the Confederate states were slaveholders in 1860. 
C)  The majority of whites in the Confederate states believed in free labor ideology. 
D)  All whites in the Confederate states had supported secession. 
E)  Most poor whites in Confederate states believed they would achieve economic independence if slavery were abolished.

Question 17

In 1854, the Know-Nothings won all the congressional races as well as the governorship in

Accepted Answer

A)  Louisiana. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  Ohio. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Georgia. 
A)  Louisiana. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  Ohio. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Georgia.

Question 18

Which was true of the constitution of independent Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  It imposed a five-year ban of the importation of slaves. 
B)  It denied rights to people of color that they had enjoyed when Mexico controlled Texas. 
C)  It offered voting rights to free blacks who met property qualifications. 
D)  It included provisions for an independent Comanche tribal government. 
E)  Land sales by private sellers were prohibited. 
A)  It imposed a five-year ban of the importation of slaves. 
B)  It denied rights to people of color that they had enjoyed when Mexico controlled Texas. 
C)  It offered voting rights to free blacks who met property qualifications. 
D)  It included provisions for an independent Comanche tribal government. 
E)  Land sales by private sellers were prohibited.

Question 19

What was the purpose of the Appeal of the Independent Democrats?

Accepted Answer

A)  convince residents of Kansas to vote in favor of allowing slavery in the state 
B)  rally opposition to the bill that became the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
C)  portray Abraham Lincoln as a threat to the rights of southern states 
D)  protest the Fugitive Slave Act as an example of executive overreach 
E)  argue that popular sovereignty was the only constitutional way to decide whether new states should be slave or free 
A)  convince residents of Kansas to vote in favor of allowing slavery in the state 
B)  rally opposition to the bill that became the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
C)  portray Abraham Lincoln as a threat to the rights of southern states 
D)  protest the Fugitive Slave Act as an example of executive overreach 
E)  argue that popular sovereignty was the only constitutional way to decide whether new states should be slave or free

Question 20

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: A House Divided, 1840-1861

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

Nativism emerged as a major political movement in 1854 with the sudden appearance of the Liberty Party.

The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Which states did the Constitutional Unionist candidate John Bell win in the 1860 election?

How did John Brown differ from other abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison?

Many Americans and immigrants from other lands believed California presented a magnificent opportunity for economic freedom once gold was discovered. However, the boundaries of freedom were tightly drawn in California. Explain the expansions and limitations of freedom there.

During the secession winter of 1860-1861, who offered the most widely supported compromise plan in Congress, which allowed the westward extension of the Missouri Compromise line?

During the Mexican War

Prior to becoming president in 1857, James Buchanan did not have much political experience.

Which statement is true regarding the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858?

What was a source of conflict between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s?

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships in 1854?

The opening of Japan to U.S. trade led to what?

How did the Confederate Constitution differ from the federal Constitution?

Which statement is true about the Confederacy?

In 1854, the Know-Nothings won all the congressional races as well as the governorship in

Which was true of the constitution of independent Texas?

What was the purpose of the Appeal of the Independent Democrats?

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

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