Question 1

What occurred in 1848 in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were revolutions against monarchies. 
B)  Germany was united. 
C)  Italian kingdoms reunified. 
D)  Napoleon escaped, created an army, and attacked England. 
E)  The Chartist movement renounced democracy. 
A)  There were revolutions against monarchies. 
B)  Germany was united. 
C)  Italian kingdoms reunified. 
D)  Napoleon escaped, created an army, and attacked England. 
E)  The Chartist movement renounced democracy.

Question 2

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S. war with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
C)  David Walker 
D)  David Wilmot 
E)  Henry David Thoreau 
A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  Ralph Waldo Emerson 
C)  David Walker 
D)  David Wilmot 
E)  Henry David Thoreau

Question 3

What effect did the establishment of an extensive railway system have on the American economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged rapid urbanization, so that by 1850 the majority of Americans in the North lived in cities. 
B)  It made Chicago America's financial and commercial center during the nineteenth century. 
C)  It created an economic bubble that led to a depression beginning in 1843. 
D)  It created economic connections between the Northwest and the Northeast. 
E)  It significantly increased the costs paid by farmers to transport their goods to market. 
A)  It encouraged rapid urbanization, so that by 1850 the majority of Americans in the North lived in cities. 
B)  It made Chicago America's financial and commercial center during the nineteenth century. 
C)  It created an economic bubble that led to a depression beginning in 1843. 
D)  It created economic connections between the Northwest and the Northeast. 
E)  It significantly increased the costs paid by farmers to transport their goods to market.

Question 4

The Wilmot Proviso, admission of California into the Union, and the Missouri Compromise revealed what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slaves should be freed immediately. 
B)  Popular sovereignty needed to be used. 
C)  Ex-slaves should be sent to another part of the world. 
D)  A slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person. 
E)  The extension of slavery was a volatile issue. 
A)  The slaves should be freed immediately. 
B)  Popular sovereignty needed to be used. 
C)  Ex-slaves should be sent to another part of the world. 
D)  A slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person. 
E)  The extension of slavery was a volatile issue.

Question 5

In the 1850s, Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a utopian community in Northern California. 
B)  his proslavery novels that heightened sectionalism. 
C)  breeding the "Tennessee Walker," a horse prominent in westward expansion. 
D)  seeking to establish himself as ruler of a slaveholding Nicaragua. 
E)  defying fellow whites in his native region and becoming a prominent abolitionist. 
A)  creating a utopian community in Northern California. 
B)  his proslavery novels that heightened sectionalism. 
C)  breeding the "Tennessee Walker," a horse prominent in westward expansion. 
D)  seeking to establish himself as ruler of a slaveholding Nicaragua. 
E)  defying fellow whites in his native region and becoming a prominent abolitionist.

Question 6

What two meanings did the term "free soil" have, in regard to the Free Soil Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom from the existence of slavery in the new territories and government-provided free homesteads for white settlers in these territories 
B)  freedom from actual slavery for blacks living in the South and freedom from "wage slavery" for whites living in the North 
C)  freedom from the gag rule and from the Fugitive Slave Act 
D)  freedom from government intervention in the economy, both in the form of tariffs and through attempts to limit slavery 
E)  freedom for all southerners to own slaves and freedom for all northerners to hire low-paid immigrant labor 
A)  freedom from the existence of slavery in the new territories and government-provided free homesteads for white settlers in these territories 
B)  freedom from actual slavery for blacks living in the South and freedom from "wage slavery" for whites living in the North 
C)  freedom from the gag rule and from the Fugitive Slave Act 
D)  freedom from government intervention in the economy, both in the form of tariffs and through attempts to limit slavery 
E)  freedom for all southerners to own slaves and freedom for all northerners to hire low-paid immigrant labor

Question 7

John Brown perpetuated violence over the slavery issue in only Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One aspect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 provided for what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the transfer of Montana to the United States 
B)  payment of $15 million to the Mexican citizenry in the United States 
C)  Mexicans to still govern themselves in Texas and New Mexico 
D)  U.S. control of all of the Oregon Country 
E)  protection of large Mexican landowners in California 
A)  the transfer of Montana to the United States 
B)  payment of $15 million to the Mexican citizenry in the United States 
C)  Mexicans to still govern themselves in Texas and New Mexico 
D)  U.S. control of all of the Oregon Country 
E)  protection of large Mexican landowners in California

Question 9

The Appeal of the Independent Democrats was not a very effective piece of political persuasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed, why the Democratic Party split, and why the Republican Party started. How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854,

Question 11

What role did attitudes toward race have in the territory acquired from the Mexican War?

Accepted Answer

A)  White superiority was challenged by the accomplishments of Tejano residents. 
B)  Only people classified as whites gained full rights. 
C)  The Texas Constitution adopted the Mexican practice of considering people of all backgrounds equal before the law. 
D)  Free blacks were offered free land in hopes of boosting the American-born population. 
E)  An underclass of destitute whites came to be viewed as a separate racial category. 
A)  White superiority was challenged by the accomplishments of Tejano residents. 
B)  Only people classified as whites gained full rights. 
C)  The Texas Constitution adopted the Mexican practice of considering people of all backgrounds equal before the law. 
D)  Free blacks were offered free land in hopes of boosting the American-born population. 
E)  An underclass of destitute whites came to be viewed as a separate racial category.

Question 12

Which statement is true about the concept of race in the United States in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race was a vague notion; for example, the "Anglo-Saxon race" was defined largely as the opposite of being black, Hispanic, Indian, or Catholic. 
B)  U.S. aggression against Mexico, a sovereign republic, led most Americans to reject the idea that Anglo-Saxon Protestants were an innately liberty-loving race. 
C)  The concept of manifest destiny held that all races and cultures are equal. 
D)  The concept of race did not yet exist in the nineteenth century. 
E)  The concept of race had largely been discredited as merely a social construct. 
A)  Race was a vague notion; for example, the "Anglo-Saxon race" was defined largely as the opposite of being black, Hispanic, Indian, or Catholic. 
B)  U.S. aggression against Mexico, a sovereign republic, led most Americans to reject the idea that Anglo-Saxon Protestants were an innately liberty-loving race. 
C)  The concept of manifest destiny held that all races and cultures are equal. 
D)  The concept of race did not yet exist in the nineteenth century. 
E)  The concept of race had largely been discredited as merely a social construct.

Question 13

Which of the goals of the Polk administration resulted in war?

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the tariff 
B)  settling the slavery dispute 
C)  settling the dispute over ownership of Oregon 
D)  acquiring California 
E)  reestablishing the Independent Treasury system 
A)  reducing the tariff 
B)  settling the slavery dispute 
C)  settling the dispute over ownership of Oregon 
D)  acquiring California 
E)  reestablishing the Independent Treasury system

Question 14

Did morality or economics dominate the debates over slavery in the 1850s? Explain the various arguments made for and against the expansion of slavery. Who, if anyone, was arguing for abolition?

Accepted Answer

In the 1850s, debates over slavery in th

Question 15

The American Civil War began in April 1861, when

Accepted Answer

A)  Confederate forces fired upon and captured Fort Sumter. 
B)  U.S. naval vessels bombarded the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. 
C)  Confederate and Union cavalry clashed in disputed territory in Texas. 
D)  General William Sherman led Union soldiers on a devastating march through Georgia. 
E)  Confederate infantry attacked Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 
A)  Confederate forces fired upon and captured Fort Sumter. 
B)  U.S. naval vessels bombarded the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. 
C)  Confederate and Union cavalry clashed in disputed territory in Texas. 
D)  General William Sherman led Union soldiers on a devastating march through Georgia. 
E)  Confederate infantry attacked Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Question 16

Which 1854 document called for the United States to seize Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Monroe Doctrine 
B)  the Ostend Manifesto 
C)  the Wilmot Proviso 
D)  the Webster-Ashburton Treaty 
E)  the Frémont Manifesto 
A)  the Monroe Doctrine 
B)  the Ostend Manifesto 
C)  the Wilmot Proviso 
D)  the Webster-Ashburton Treaty 
E)  the Frémont Manifesto

Question 17

The controversy over the arrest of escaped slaves in the North shows

Accepted Answer

A)  the problematic nature of the Dred Scott decision. 
B)  that abolitionists were definitely declining in influence. 
C)  the unpopularity of the Fugitive Slave Act in parts of the North. 
D)  the popularity of the Whig Party in the South. 
E)  that the gag rule had serious consequences well into the 1850s. 
A)  the problematic nature of the Dred Scott decision. 
B)  that abolitionists were definitely declining in influence. 
C)  the unpopularity of the Fugitive Slave Act in parts of the North. 
D)  the popularity of the Whig Party in the South. 
E)  that the gag rule had serious consequences well into the 1850s.

Question 18

When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821,

Accepted Answer

A)  it was much smaller in area than the United States at the time. 
B)  California became a major American trading partner within half a decade. 
C)  it was nearly as large as the United States with only two-thirds of the population. 
D)  its leaders founded new missions in California to ensure continued Catholic power. 
E)  Americans immediately began settling in California in large numbers. 
A)  it was much smaller in area than the United States at the time. 
B)  California became a major American trading partner within half a decade. 
C)  it was nearly as large as the United States with only two-thirds of the population. 
D)  its leaders founded new missions in California to ensure continued Catholic power. 
E)  Americans immediately began settling in California in large numbers.

Question 19

Actions taken by the Mexican government were significant factors in the creation of the Texas independence movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is true of California in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thousands of Indian children were bought and sold as slaves. 
B)  Thousands of free blacks were paid minimal wages to work the worst jobs in the mining camps. 
C)  Voting rights were extended to all "white" men, including immigrants from Asia, but denied to Indians and free blacks. 
D)  Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners. 
E)  Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government. 
A)  Thousands of Indian children were bought and sold as slaves. 
B)  Thousands of free blacks were paid minimal wages to work the worst jobs in the mining camps. 
C)  Voting rights were extended to all "white" men, including immigrants from Asia, but denied to Indians and free blacks. 
D)  Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners. 
E)  Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government.

Exam 13: A House Divided, 1840-1861

What occurred in 1848 in Europe?

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S. war with Mexico?

What effect did the establishment of an extensive railway system have on the American economy?

The Wilmot Proviso, admission of California into the Union, and the Missouri Compromise revealed what?

In the 1850s, Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for

What two meanings did the term "free soil" have, in regard to the Free Soil Party?

John Brown perpetuated violence over the slavery issue in only Virginia.

One aspect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 provided for what?

The Appeal of the Independent Democrats was not a very effective piece of political persuasion.

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed, why the Democratic Party split, and why the Republican Party started. How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

What role did attitudes toward race have in the territory acquired from the Mexican War?

Which statement is true about the concept of race in the United States in the nineteenth century?

Which of the goals of the Polk administration resulted in war?

Did morality or economics dominate the debates over slavery in the 1850s? Explain the various arguments made for and against the expansion of slavery. Who, if anyone, was arguing for abolition?

The American Civil War began in April 1861, when

Which 1854 document called for the United States to seize Cuba?

The controversy over the arrest of escaped slaves in the North shows

When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821,

Actions taken by the Mexican government were significant factors in the creation of the Texas independence movement.

Which is true of California in the 1850s?

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

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Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

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