Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Clay.

Accepted Answer

The Great Compromiser, his eff

Question 2

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Compromise of 1850 and the enactment of the Kansas-Nebraska of 1854 made the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 inevitable."

Accepted Answer

The statement that the Compromise of 185

Question 3

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because

Accepted Answer

A)  of the harm it did to blacks. 
B)  it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races. 
C)  it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment. 
D)  it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party. 
E)  it damaged the national economy. 
A)  of the harm it did to blacks. 
B)  it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races. 
C)  it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment. 
D)  it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party. 
E)  it damaged the national economy.

Question 4

By 1850, the South

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A)  was experiencing serious economic difficulties. 
B)  feared that slavery might be abolished in states where it already existed. 
C)  remained concerned about its weak voice in national government. 
D)  was relatively well off, politically and economically. 
E)  recognized that slavery's expansion was over. 
A)  was experiencing serious economic difficulties. 
B)  feared that slavery might be abolished in states where it already existed. 
C)  remained concerned about its weak voice in national government. 
D)  was relatively well off, politically and economically. 
E)  recognized that slavery's expansion was over.

Question 5

The South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because

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A)  the Wilmot Proposal was likely to be revived and enacted by Congress after the congressional elections of 1850. 
B)  the admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them. 
C)  the Supreme Court was increasingly likely to issue a decision abolishing slavery everywhere in the United States. 
D)  President Taylor was the first president openly critical of slavery. 
E)  popular sovereignty would almost certainly prevent the spread of slavery. 
A)  the Wilmot Proposal was likely to be revived and enacted by Congress after the congressional elections of 1850. 
B)  the admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them. 
C)  the Supreme Court was increasingly likely to issue a decision abolishing slavery everywhere in the United States. 
D)  President Taylor was the first president openly critical of slavery. 
E)  popular sovereignty would almost certainly prevent the spread of slavery.

Question 6

In 1850, the South was deeply worried because

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A)  the Underground Railroad was carrying away hundreds of slaves each year. 
B)  the price of cotton was low. 
C)  the Supreme Court had a northern majority. 
D)  California sought admission as a free state. 
E)  U.S. presidents were favoring the North. 
A)  the Underground Railroad was carrying away hundreds of slaves each year. 
B)  the price of cotton was low. 
C)  the Supreme Court had a northern majority. 
D)  California sought admission as a free state. 
E)  U.S. presidents were favoring the North.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the California gold rush.

Accepted Answer

A period of mass immigration i

Question 8

Stephen A. Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  Fugitive Slave Act. 
C)  Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  Northwest Ordinance. 
E)  Missouri Compromise. 
A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  Fugitive Slave Act. 
C)  Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  Northwest Ordinance. 
E)  Missouri Compromise.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.

Accepted Answer

Avoided confrontation with Bri

Question 10

With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, all of the following took place EXCEPT

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A)  miners and adventurers from around the world came to California. 
B)  most of the first wave of miners struck it rich in California with lucrative, easy, and plentiful discoveries of gold. 
C)  many travelers to California faced illness and deadly fevers. 
D)  the most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services, such as laundry services and clothing, for the miners. 
E)  crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there. 
A)  miners and adventurers from around the world came to California. 
B)  most of the first wave of miners struck it rich in California with lucrative, easy, and plentiful discoveries of gold. 
C)  many travelers to California faced illness and deadly fevers. 
D)  the most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services, such as laundry services and clothing, for the miners. 
E)  crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there.

Question 11

In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster

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A)  attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B)  called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law as a political concession to the South. 
C)  advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories. 
D)  became a hated figure in the South. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B)  called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law as a political concession to the South. 
C)  advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories. 
D)  became a hated figure in the South. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 12

It has been said that "the historian who searches for examples of intelligent and tolerant statesmanship in the period 1850-1854 seeks almost in vain." Citing the "statesmanship" of men like Clay, Douglas, Webster, Calhoun, Pierce, and Fillmore, demonstrate that this argument is or is not supportable.

Accepted Answer

The argument that the historian who sear

Question 13

A southern route for the transcontinental railroad seemed the best because

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A)  northern areas were all organized territories. 
B)  slave labor could be used to construct it. 
C)  the railroad would be easier to build along the proposed southern route because of the topography and the proposed southern route would pass through either existing states or organized territories. 
D)  Mexican leader Santa Anna agreed to contribute money for the project. 
E)  it would firmly tie southern California to the Union. 
A)  northern areas were all organized territories. 
B)  slave labor could be used to construct it. 
C)  the railroad would be easier to build along the proposed southern route because of the topography and the proposed southern route would pass through either existing states or organized territories. 
D)  Mexican leader Santa Anna agreed to contribute money for the project. 
E)  it would firmly tie southern California to the Union.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of Zachary Taylor.

Accepted Answer

War hero who had nev

Question 15

In 1848, the Free Soil party platform advocated all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  support of the Wilmot Proviso. 
B)  federal aid for internal improvements. 
C)  free government homesteads for settlers. 
D)  opposition to slavery in the territories. 
E)  permitting slavery in selected western territories acquired through the Mexican War. 
A)  support of the Wilmot Proviso. 
B)  federal aid for internal improvements. 
C)  free government homesteads for settlers. 
D)  opposition to slavery in the territories. 
E)  permitting slavery in selected western territories acquired through the Mexican War.

Question 16

The authors argue that the North "got the better of the Compromise of 1850." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the authors' argument that

Question 17

Historians have attributed all of the following to Douglas's motives for championing the Kansas-Nebraska Act except

Accepted Answer

A)  a possible presidential bid in 1856. 
B)  political recklessness and impulsivity on the part of Douglas. 
C)  his inability to recognize and appreciate that Northerners did feel deeply about extending slavery into the western territories. 
D)  he had financially invested in railroad stock that would appreciate with the construction of a transcontinental railroad passing through Kansas and Nebraska territories to be organized following enactment of this law. 
E)  his deep passion and long-standing commitment to addressing and solving the vexing slavery issue in the United States. 
A)  a possible presidential bid in 1856. 
B)  political recklessness and impulsivity on the part of Douglas. 
C)  his inability to recognize and appreciate that Northerners did feel deeply about extending slavery into the western territories. 
D)  he had financially invested in railroad stock that would appreciate with the construction of a transcontinental railroad passing through Kansas and Nebraska territories to be organized following enactment of this law. 
E)  his deep passion and long-standing commitment to addressing and solving the vexing slavery issue in the United States.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Winfield Scott.

Accepted Answer

Military hero-"Old Fuss and Fe

Question 19

According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by

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A)  an elected territorial governor. 
B)  a national referendum of all citizens of states and territorial residents in America. 
C)  congressional legislation. 
D)  a Supreme Court decision. 
E)  the self-determination of people in any given territory. 
A)  an elected territorial governor. 
B)  a national referendum of all citizens of states and territorial residents in America. 
C)  congressional legislation. 
D)  a Supreme Court decision. 
E)  the self-determination of people in any given territory.

Question 20

For the political views he expressed in his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by

Accepted Answer

A)  northern Unionists. 
B)  northern banking and commercial interests. 
C)  abolitionists and Free Soilers. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  John C. Calhoun. 
A)  northern Unionists. 
B)  northern banking and commercial interests. 
C)  abolitionists and Free Soilers. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  John C. Calhoun.

Exam 17: Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Clay.

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Compromise of 1850 and the enactment of the Kansas-Nebraska of 1854 made the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 inevitable."

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because

By 1850, the South

The South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because

In 1850, the South was deeply worried because

Identify and state the historical significance of the California gold rush.

Stephen A. Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Identify and state the historical significance of Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.

With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, all of the following took place EXCEPT

In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster

A southern route for the transcontinental railroad seemed the best because

Identify and state the historical significance of Zachary Taylor.

In 1848, the Free Soil party platform advocated all of the following EXCEPT

The authors argue that the North "got the better of the Compromise of 1850." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Historians have attributed all of the following to Douglas's motives for championing the Kansas-Nebraska Act except

Identify and state the historical significance of Winfield Scott.

According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by

For the political views he expressed in his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by

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