Question 1

Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pope interceded on behalf of Catholics in America. 
B)  Southern slaveholders protected the rights of immigrants. 
C)  The Irish used their economic clout to gain political influence. 
D)  After arriving in the United States, most of the Irish converted to Protestant faiths. 
E)  Voting rights were being determined by race. 
A)  The pope interceded on behalf of Catholics in America. 
B)  Southern slaveholders protected the rights of immigrants. 
C)  The Irish used their economic clout to gain political influence. 
D)  After arriving in the United States, most of the Irish converted to Protestant faiths. 
E)  Voting rights were being determined by race.

Question 2

The Lecompton Constitution was the

Accepted Answer

A)  antislavery constitution adopted in Nebraska. 
B)  proslavery constitution proposed for Kansas. 
C)  pro-secession constitution of North Carolina. 
D)  Missouri constitution preferred by Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  compromise offered in 1861 to end the secession crisis. 
A)  antislavery constitution adopted in Nebraska. 
B)  proslavery constitution proposed for Kansas. 
C)  pro-secession constitution of North Carolina. 
D)  Missouri constitution preferred by Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  compromise offered in 1861 to end the secession crisis.

Question 3

What key component of the 1860 Republican platform had never before been part of a major party's platform?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be no national banking system. 
B)  Slavery should be abolished in the Upper South. 
C)  The government needed to protect industry with a tariff. 
D)  Federal money should be used to improve and extend transportation. 
E)  Slavery should not be extended into new states and territories. 
A)  There should be no national banking system. 
B)  Slavery should be abolished in the Upper South. 
C)  The government needed to protect industry with a tariff. 
D)  Federal money should be used to improve and extend transportation. 
E)  Slavery should not be extended into new states and territories.

Question 4

The Know-Nothing Party

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed the temperance movement. 
B)  supported slavery. 
C)  prevented foreign-born people from voting after 1860. 
D)  supported equal political rights for all religious groups. 
E)  was dedicated to reserving political office for native-born Americans. 
A)  opposed the temperance movement. 
B)  supported slavery. 
C)  prevented foreign-born people from voting after 1860. 
D)  supported equal political rights for all religious groups. 
E)  was dedicated to reserving political office for native-born Americans.

Question 5

Which position was taken by Stephen Douglas in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local self-government was essential in order for American to truly be a free county. 
B)  Only the national government had the right to decide whether slavery was legal. 
C)  Blacks would eventually achieve the same rights as whites, but the time was not yet right. 
D)  Slavery was a moral wrong, but the government had no right to outlaw it. 
E)  Slavery needed to be extended to the West Coast to ensure the freedom of southerners. 
A)  Local self-government was essential in order for American to truly be a free county. 
B)  Only the national government had the right to decide whether slavery was legal. 
C)  Blacks would eventually achieve the same rights as whites, but the time was not yet right. 
D)  Slavery was a moral wrong, but the government had no right to outlaw it. 
E)  Slavery needed to be extended to the West Coast to ensure the freedom of southerners.

Question 6

Why did the southern states secede from the Union and form the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to preserve slavery. 
B)  The Fugitive Slave Act violated popular sovereignty. 
C)  They wanted to protest the Dred Scott decision. 
D)  They supported Stephen Douglas in the 1860 election. 
E)  The majority of southern whites were slaveholders. 
A)  They wanted to preserve slavery. 
B)  The Fugitive Slave Act violated popular sovereignty. 
C)  They wanted to protest the Dred Scott decision. 
D)  They supported Stephen Douglas in the 1860 election. 
E)  The majority of southern whites were slaveholders.

Question 7

How did the California gold rush affect the California population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tens of thousands of workers from Japan created the first significant Asian population in the United States. 
B)  Foreign miners controlled most of the mine leases and most of the wealth in the territory. 
C)  Treasure seekers from around the world created a population with remarkable ethnic diversity. 
D)  The Native American population grew as tribes gained wealth through leases on mines. 
E)  A rapid influx of young married couples resulted in an explosion in the number of young white children. 
A)  Tens of thousands of workers from Japan created the first significant Asian population in the United States. 
B)  Foreign miners controlled most of the mine leases and most of the wealth in the territory. 
C)  Treasure seekers from around the world created a population with remarkable ethnic diversity. 
D)  The Native American population grew as tribes gained wealth through leases on mines. 
E)  A rapid influx of young married couples resulted in an explosion in the number of young white children.

Question 8

Landowners of Spanish heritage in California were forced to accept a new national identity after the Mexican-American War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S. Capitol dome?

Accepted Answer

A)  He disliked the fact that the sculptor was a former slave, thus suggesting that blacks were as gifted as whites. 
B)  The use of a soldier as the key figure made the nation appear too militaristic. 
C)  It portrayed "Freedom" as a nude woman, which he saw as inappropriate. 
D)  Its use of an ancient Roman liberty cap on "Freedom" raised a touchy matter about slaves' longing for freedom. 
E)  He believed using "freedom" in the statue's name was a subtle attack on slave states, so he preferred using "justice" instead. 
A)  He disliked the fact that the sculptor was a former slave, thus suggesting that blacks were as gifted as whites. 
B)  The use of a soldier as the key figure made the nation appear too militaristic. 
C)  It portrayed "Freedom" as a nude woman, which he saw as inappropriate. 
D)  Its use of an ancient Roman liberty cap on "Freedom" raised a touchy matter about slaves' longing for freedom. 
E)  He believed using "freedom" in the statue's name was a subtle attack on slave states, so he preferred using "justice" instead.

Question 10

What economic trend occurred in the South in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many poor whites lost their land and were forced to serve as tenant farmers alongside slaves. 
B)  The high price of slaves and the deep debt incurred by many planters undermined the profitability of plantations. 
C)  Owners of northern textile factories became increasingly indebted to the planters they bought their cotton from. 
D)  More people became slave owners, while the average number of slaves owned by a single master decreased. 
E)  Manufacturing became a significant source of employment for free blacks. 
A)  Many poor whites lost their land and were forced to serve as tenant farmers alongside slaves. 
B)  The high price of slaves and the deep debt incurred by many planters undermined the profitability of plantations. 
C)  Owners of northern textile factories became increasingly indebted to the planters they bought their cotton from. 
D)  More people became slave owners, while the average number of slaves owned by a single master decreased. 
E)  Manufacturing became a significant source of employment for free blacks.

Question 11

The issue of Texas annexation was hotly linked to slavery and affected the nominations of presidential candidates in the 1840s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which event sparked Abraham Lincoln's reentry into politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compromise of 1850 
B)  Mexican-American War 
C)  Dred Scott decision 
D)  raid on Harpers Ferry 
E)  Kansas-Nebraska Act 
A)  Compromise of 1850 
B)  Mexican-American War 
C)  Dred Scott decision 
D)  raid on Harpers Ferry 
E)  Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 13

Thinking back to previous chapters, fully explain how the forces of the market revolution heightened the tension between freedom and slavery.

Accepted Answer

The forces of the market revolution heig

Question 14

What enabled the Californios to establish large cattle ranches in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of native populations due to epidemic disease 
B)  the American victory in the Mexican War 
C)  the creation of railroad lines linking California and Chicago 
D)  the dissolution of mission landholdings by the Mexican government 
E)  the affordability of black slaves in Mexico-controlled California 
A)  the collapse of native populations due to epidemic disease 
B)  the American victory in the Mexican War 
C)  the creation of railroad lines linking California and Chicago 
D)  the dissolution of mission landholdings by the Mexican government 
E)  the affordability of black slaves in Mexico-controlled California

Question 15

Which was a component of the Know-Nothing Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  support for universal white male suffrage 
B)  opposition to temperance 
C)  opposition to the public school system 
D)  support for slavery 
E)  anti-Catholicism 
A)  support for universal white male suffrage 
B)  opposition to temperance 
C)  opposition to the public school system 
D)  support for slavery 
E)  anti-Catholicism

Question 16

Which represents Abraham Lincoln's views on race in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks and whites were intellectual equals. 
B)  Black men should have economic opportunities to better themselves. 
C)  Black men should be given the right to vote in Illinois. 
D)  Blacks should be given the same legal rights as whites. 
E)  Free blacks should be viewed as fundamentally different from slaves. 
A)  Blacks and whites were intellectual equals. 
B)  Black men should have economic opportunities to better themselves. 
C)  Black men should be given the right to vote in Illinois. 
D)  Blacks should be given the same legal rights as whites. 
E)  Free blacks should be viewed as fundamentally different from slaves.

Question 17

What became a key component of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abolitionists finally agreed to participate in hiding and moving slaves to freedom. 
B)  Slave catchers also employed the Underground Railroad to return slaves to the South. 
C)  The Erie Canal became the primary means to get slaves to freedom in Canada. 
D)  Ships bound for Africa were added to allow slaves to return to their homelands. 
E)  Trains were used more frequently to take slaves to Canada and freedom. 
A)  Abolitionists finally agreed to participate in hiding and moving slaves to freedom. 
B)  Slave catchers also employed the Underground Railroad to return slaves to the South. 
C)  The Erie Canal became the primary means to get slaves to freedom in Canada. 
D)  Ships bound for Africa were added to allow slaves to return to their homelands. 
E)  Trains were used more frequently to take slaves to Canada and freedom.

Question 18

Which did Southern leaders hope to gain by making the Texas territory part of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cotton mills could be built along Texas's rivers, decreasing reliance on the North. 
B)  Southern industrialists would gain access to valuable oil reserves. 
C)  Forests in northern Texas could help to revive a flagging shipbuilding industry. 
D)  It would enable a land route to ports on the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  The territory could potentially be turned into several slave states. 
A)  Cotton mills could be built along Texas's rivers, decreasing reliance on the North. 
B)  Southern industrialists would gain access to valuable oil reserves. 
C)  Forests in northern Texas could help to revive a flagging shipbuilding industry. 
D)  It would enable a land route to ports on the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  The territory could potentially be turned into several slave states.

Question 19

The Ostend Manifesto suggested seizing all of Mexico, rather than just the Mexican Cession, during the Mexican War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Free Soil idea in the West appealed to racist northerners who worried about competing against black laborers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: A House Divided, 1840-1861

Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?

The Lecompton Constitution was the

What key component of the 1860 Republican platform had never before been part of a major party's platform?

The Know-Nothing Party

Which position was taken by Stephen Douglas in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Why did the southern states secede from the Union and form the Confederacy?

How did the California gold rush affect the California population?

Landowners of Spanish heritage in California were forced to accept a new national identity after the Mexican-American War.

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S. Capitol dome?

What economic trend occurred in the South in the 1850s?

The issue of Texas annexation was hotly linked to slavery and affected the nominations of presidential candidates in the 1840s.

Which event sparked Abraham Lincoln's reentry into politics?

Thinking back to previous chapters, fully explain how the forces of the market revolution heightened the tension between freedom and slavery.

What enabled the Californios to establish large cattle ranches in California?

Which was a component of the Know-Nothing Party?

Which represents Abraham Lincoln's views on race in the 1850s?

What became a key component of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s?

Which did Southern leaders hope to gain by making the Texas territory part of the United States?

The Ostend Manifesto suggested seizing all of Mexico, rather than just the Mexican Cession, during the Mexican War.

The Free Soil idea in the West appealed to racist northerners who worried about competing against black laborers.

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

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

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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