Question 1

The American military leader whose strategic military and diplomatic mission opened Japan up to the United States in 1853-1854 was

Accepted Answer

A)  William Walker. 
B)  Winfield Scott. 
C)  Lafcadio Hearn. 
D)  Clayton Bulwer. 
E)  Matthew Perry. 
A)  William Walker. 
B)  Winfield Scott. 
C)  Lafcadio Hearn. 
D)  Clayton Bulwer. 
E)  Matthew Perry.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the Gadsden Purchase.

Accepted Answer

The expansion of the southern

Question 3

Most American leaders believed that the only way to keep the new Pacific Coast territories from breaking away from United States control was to

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A)  allow slavery in these areas. 
B)  build a canal across Central America. 
C)  grant the territories quick statehood. 
D)  construct a transcontinental railroad. 
E)  establish large naval bases in San Diego and Seattle. 
A)  allow slavery in these areas. 
B)  build a canal across Central America. 
C)  grant the territories quick statehood. 
D)  construct a transcontinental railroad. 
E)  establish large naval bases in San Diego and Seattle.

Question 4

You will recall that in Chapter 16, The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860, abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, Sojourner Truth, and Frederick Douglass argued that a higher law than the Constitution demanded the immediate end of slavery across America, which they termed an "evil institution." Do you believe that there is a higher law than the Constitution? If so, would the expansion or the maintained legal status of slavery qualify as prompting antislavery statesman to invoke a higher law than the Constitution during this era of American history? Why did some prominent statesmen of that era such as John Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster find this concept of a higher law than the Constitution dangerous to republican government? Do you share their republican and constitutional fears about politicians adhering to a "higher law" over vexing political issues such as slavery?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I do believe that there is a higher

Question 5

Write your definition of compromise. Then use this definition to argue that popular sovereignty was or was not a reasonable compromise among the different and competing stakeholders in America during the 1850s on the issue of expanding slavery into the nation's territories. Use specific examples of the strengths or weaknesses of popular sovereignty to support your argument.

Accepted Answer

Compromise can be defined as a settlemen

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the Compromise of 1850.

Accepted Answer

Opened slavery to te

Question 7

Explain the popularity of the concept of popular sovereignty in certain regions of the country as a way to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories. Which stakeholders in the slavery debate supported and which stakeholders opposed the concept of popular sovereignty to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories? Then, explain why popular sovereignty ultimately failed to resolve the debate of slavery in the territories.

Accepted Answer

The concept of popular sovereignty becam

Question 8

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it

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A)  was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired by welcoming Cuban population living on the Caribbean island. 
B)  was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. 
C)  already had a large population of enslaved blacks. 
D)  could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. 
E)  was located just off the nation's southern doorstep. 
A)  was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired by welcoming Cuban population living on the Caribbean island. 
B)  was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. 
C)  already had a large population of enslaved blacks. 
D)  could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. 
E)  was located just off the nation's southern doorstep.

Question 9

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

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A)  favored high tariffs. 
B)  had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54° 40' line. 
C)  condemned slavery as immoral. 
D)  wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E)  believed that slavery harmed white labor. 
A)  favored high tariffs. 
B)  had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54° 40' line. 
C)  condemned slavery as immoral. 
D)  wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E)  believed that slavery harmed white labor.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.

Accepted Answer

A stricter fugitive slave law

Question 11

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

Accepted Answer

A)  passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B)  potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C)  attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D)  proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E)  discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood. 
A)  passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B)  potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C)  attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D)  proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E)  discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Accepted Answer

Split Nebraska and Kansas into

Question 13

The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have

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A)  prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico. 
B)  required California to enter the Union as a slave state. 
C)  overturned the Fugitive Slave Law. 
D)  prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War. 
E)  authorized slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War. 
A)  prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico. 
B)  required California to enter the Union as a slave state. 
C)  overturned the Fugitive Slave Law. 
D)  prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War. 
E)  authorized slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.

Question 14

By 1850, the South was losing perhaps ____ runaways a year out of its total of some four million slaves.

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A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  800 
D)  1,000 
E)  2,000 
A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  800 
D)  1,000 
E)  2,000

Question 15

Northerners feared that the Fugitive Slave Act threatened to set a dangerous constitutional precedent for white Americans because it

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibited antislavery demonstrations and protests. 
B)  denied fleeing slaves a trial by jury. 
C)  forced slaves to be returned to masters. 
D)  confined those who aided escaping slaves to house arrest 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  prohibited antislavery demonstrations and protests. 
B)  denied fleeing slaves a trial by jury. 
C)  forced slaves to be returned to masters. 
D)  confined those who aided escaping slaves to house arrest 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 16

The primary objective of Manifest Destiny expansionists in the 1850s was

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A)  Panama. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Hawaii. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  Panama. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Hawaii. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 17

Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in

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A)  the celebration of Webster as an anti-slavery leader. 
B)  visibly strengthened Union sentiment and especially pleased northern banking and commercial centers. 
C)  condemnation by northern commercial interests. 
D)  a movement to draft him for the presidency. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the celebration of Webster as an anti-slavery leader. 
B)  visibly strengthened Union sentiment and especially pleased northern banking and commercial centers. 
C)  condemnation by northern commercial interests. 
D)  a movement to draft him for the presidency. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 18

The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession

Accepted Answer

A)  threatened to split national politics along North-South lines. 
B)  nearly resulted in the return of the territory to Mexico. 
C)  resulted in the formation of the Republican party. 
D)  resulted in strong hostility to further expansionism. 
E)  caused clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in California. 
A)  threatened to split national politics along North-South lines. 
B)  nearly resulted in the return of the territory to Mexico. 
C)  resulted in the formation of the Republican party. 
D)  resulted in strong hostility to further expansionism. 
E)  caused clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in California.

Question 19

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  expansion of slavery in the territories. 
C)  restrictions on free blacks. 
D)  the interstate slave trade. 
E)  the facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slaveowners. 
A)  legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  expansion of slavery in the territories. 
C)  restrictions on free blacks. 
D)  the interstate slave trade. 
E)  the facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slaveowners.

Question 20

The impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to

Accepted Answer

A)  bring a final solution to the question of slavery in the territories. 
B)  give the North the upper hand in the debate on slavery. 
C)  enrage the antislavery abolitionists. 
D)  lessen the prospects for future political compromises between the North and South and hasten the outbreak of the Civil War. 
E)  make Stephen Douglas the most controversial national politician. 
A)  bring a final solution to the question of slavery in the territories. 
B)  give the North the upper hand in the debate on slavery. 
C)  enrage the antislavery abolitionists. 
D)  lessen the prospects for future political compromises between the North and South and hasten the outbreak of the Civil War. 
E)  make Stephen Douglas the most controversial national politician.

Exam 17: Renewing the Sectional Struggle

The American military leader whose strategic military and diplomatic mission opened Japan up to the United States in 1853-1854 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the Gadsden Purchase.

Most American leaders believed that the only way to keep the new Pacific Coast territories from breaking away from United States control was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the Compromise of 1850.

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

Identify and state the historical significance of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have

By 1850, the South was losing perhaps ____ runaways a year out of its total of some four million slaves.

Northerners feared that the Fugitive Slave Act threatened to set a dangerous constitutional precedent for white Americans because it

The primary objective of Manifest Destiny expansionists in the 1850s was

Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in

The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

The impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to

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