Question 1

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Dred Scott decision, (B) Lincoln-Douglas debates, (C) Kansas-Nebraska Act, and (D) Harpers Ferry raid.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, C, B, D 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  C, A, B, D 
D)  D, B, A, C 
E)  A, C, D, B 
A)  A, C, B, D 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  C, A, B, D 
D)  D, B, A, C 
E)  A, C, D, B C

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of John Brown.

Accepted Answer

Fanatical abolitionist who moved to Kansas from Ohio after stealing horses. Once in Kansas, he led his supporters to hack to death five men in a surprise attack.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the Constitutional Union party.

Accepted Answer

Party of former Whigs and Know-Nothings who feared the dissolution of the union and searched for a compromise candidate for the 1860 presidential election.

Question 4

What were the issues central to the Freeport Question and the Freeport Doctrine? How did the Freeport Question and Freeport Doctrine impact the Illinois Senatorial election of 1858?

Accepted Answer

The Freeport Question and the Freeport D

Question 5

Match each presidential candidate in the 1860 election below with his party's position on the slavery question.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
E)  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 
A)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
E)  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

Question 6

Harriet Beecher Stowe was described by President Abraham Lincoln as

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A)  a troublemaker. 
B)  a radical abolitionist. 
C)  the woman who wrote the book that started the Civil War. 
D)  the force behind the Underground Railroad. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  a troublemaker. 
B)  a radical abolitionist. 
C)  the woman who wrote the book that started the Civil War. 
D)  the force behind the Underground Railroad. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 7

The immense debt owed to northern creditors by the South was

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A)  repaid immediately after the Civil War. 
B)  repudiated by the South. 
C)  paid by pro-Union southerners during the war. 
D)  not repaid until the twentieth century. 
E)  converted into long-term Confederate bonds. 
A)  repaid immediately after the Civil War. 
B)  repudiated by the South. 
C)  paid by pro-Union southerners during the war. 
D)  not repaid until the twentieth century. 
E)  converted into long-term Confederate bonds.

Question 8

As late as 1856, many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because

Accepted Answer

A)  of innate liberalism. 
B)  the Democrats consistently presented superior presidential and congressional candidates to the other parties. 
C)  many Democrats involved in interstate commerce did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South. 
D)  the Democrats were the only national party. 
E)  the presidential Democratic candidates were the only major or minor party candidates truly committed to preserving the Union at almost any cost. 
A)  of innate liberalism. 
B)  the Democrats consistently presented superior presidential and congressional candidates to the other parties. 
C)  many Democrats involved in interstate commerce did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South. 
D)  the Democrats were the only national party. 
E)  the presidential Democratic candidates were the only major or minor party candidates truly committed to preserving the Union at almost any cost.

Question 9

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

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A)  carried the Border States. 
B)  won a majority in the Electoral College. 
C)  won less than a majority of the popular vote. 
D)  won the majority of votes from the territories. 
E)  lost the northern popular vote to Douglas. 
A)  carried the Border States. 
B)  won a majority in the Electoral College. 
C)  won less than a majority of the popular vote. 
D)  won the majority of votes from the territories. 
E)  lost the northern popular vote to Douglas.

Question 10

The MOST significant result of the election of 1856 was that it

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A)  showed that the Democrats still remained the majority party in the country. 
B)  demonstrated the importance of charismatic leadership in the presidency. 
C)  foreshadowed an ominous sectional clash over slavery in the election of 1860. 
D)  offered the prospect of a viable presidential candidacy for Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas in 1860. 
E)  signaled the demise of the Know-Nothing (American) Party. 
A)  showed that the Democrats still remained the majority party in the country. 
B)  demonstrated the importance of charismatic leadership in the presidency. 
C)  foreshadowed an ominous sectional clash over slavery in the election of 1860. 
D)  offered the prospect of a viable presidential candidacy for Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas in 1860. 
E)  signaled the demise of the Know-Nothing (American) Party.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the secessionist movement.

Accepted Answer

Led by South Carolina, it was

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the panic of 1857.

Accepted Answer

The most psychologically damag

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of James Buchanan.

Accepted Answer

Democratic president

Question 14

The central plank(s) of the Know-Nothing party in the 1856 election was/were

Accepted Answer

A)  popular sovereignty. 
B)  expansionism. 
C)  pro-slavery. 
D)  abolitionism. 
E)  antiforeignism and anti-Catholicism. 
A)  popular sovereignty. 
B)  expansionism. 
C)  pro-slavery. 
D)  abolitionism. 
E)  antiforeignism and anti-Catholicism.

Question 15

In declaring their independence, the Confederate States asserted that they were following the historical example of the

Accepted Answer

A)  nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
B)  principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. 
D)  French Revolution. 
E)  Mexican Revolution toppling Spanish colonial rule. 
A)  nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
B)  principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. 
D)  French Revolution. 
E)  Mexican Revolution toppling Spanish colonial rule.

Question 16

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin

Accepted Answer

A)  intended to show the cruelty of slavery. 
B)  was prompted by passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
C)  comprised the recollections of a long-time personal witness to the evils of slavery. 
D)  received little notice at the time it was published but became widely read during the Civil War. 
E)  portrayed blacks as militant resisters to slavery. 
A)  intended to show the cruelty of slavery. 
B)  was prompted by passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
C)  comprised the recollections of a long-time personal witness to the evils of slavery. 
D)  received little notice at the time it was published but became widely read during the Civil War. 
E)  portrayed blacks as militant resisters to slavery.

Question 17

Before his presidential nomination by the Republican party in 1860, Abraham Lincoln had been

Accepted Answer

A)  a Jacksonian Democrat. 
B)  a state legislator in Illinois. 
C)  a United States congressman from Illinois. 
D)  the vice-presidential candidate of the Republican party in 1856. 
E)  a failed candidate for the United States Senate. 
A)  a Jacksonian Democrat. 
B)  a state legislator in Illinois. 
C)  a United States congressman from Illinois. 
D)  the vice-presidential candidate of the Republican party in 1856. 
E)  a failed candidate for the United States Senate.

Question 18

In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with

Accepted Answer

A)  the arrival of John Brown. 
B)  a deadly armed attack and partial burning of the Free Soil town of Lawrence by a gang of pro-slavery raiders. 
C)  the influx of a large number of slaves. 
D)  the establishment of evangelical abolitionist churches. 
E)  the passage of the Lecompton Constitution. 
A)  the arrival of John Brown. 
B)  a deadly armed attack and partial burning of the Free Soil town of Lawrence by a gang of pro-slavery raiders. 
C)  the influx of a large number of slaves. 
D)  the establishment of evangelical abolitionist churches. 
E)  the passage of the Lecompton Constitution.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of nativism.

Accepted Answer

An anti-immigrant movement tha

Question 20

The Lecompton Constitution proposed that the state of Kansas

Accepted Answer

A)  be free of all slavery. 
B)  hold a popular referendum on slavery. 
C)  be controlled by the Free Soilers if approved. 
D)  allow slavery but prohibit slave auctions. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  be free of all slavery. 
B)  hold a popular referendum on slavery. 
C)  be controlled by the Free Soilers if approved. 
D)  allow slavery but prohibit slave auctions. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 18: Drifting Toward Disunion

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Dred Scott decision, (B) Lincoln-Douglas debates, (C) Kansas-Nebraska Act, and (D) Harpers Ferry raid.

Identify and state the historical significance of John Brown.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Constitutional Union party.

What were the issues central to the Freeport Question and the Freeport Doctrine? How did the Freeport Question and Freeport Doctrine impact the Illinois Senatorial election of 1858?

Match each presidential candidate in the 1860 election below with his party's position on the slavery question.

Harriet Beecher Stowe was described by President Abraham Lincoln as

The immense debt owed to northern creditors by the South was

As late as 1856, many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

The MOST significant result of the election of 1856 was that it

Identify and state the historical significance of the secessionist movement.

Identify and state the historical significance of the panic of 1857.

Identify and state the historical significance of James Buchanan.

The central plank(s) of the Know-Nothing party in the 1856 election was/were

In declaring their independence, the Confederate States asserted that they were following the historical example of the

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin

Before his presidential nomination by the Republican party in 1860, Abraham Lincoln had been

In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with

Identify and state the historical significance of nativism.

The Lecompton Constitution proposed that the state of Kansas

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