Question 1

The Wilmot Proviso,if it had passed,would have __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed slavery in any area of the United States 
B)  gained Canada from the British 
C)  prohibited slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico 
D)  made Mexicans and American Indian slaves alongside blacks, in the territory acquired from Mexico 
A)  allowed slavery in any area of the United States 
B)  gained Canada from the British 
C)  prohibited slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico 
D)  made Mexicans and American Indian slaves alongside blacks, in the territory acquired from Mexico C

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott v.Sanford case regarding Scott's rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves taken into free territory automatically became free. 
B)  Although blacks had some rights in America, slaves did not have the right to begin a suit against a white man. 
C)  Black people (not just slaves)had no rights in America and therefore could not bring lawsuits before the courts. 
D)  Freeing slaves by any method was completely unconstitutional. 
A)  Slaves taken into free territory automatically became free. 
B)  Although blacks had some rights in America, slaves did not have the right to begin a suit against a white man. 
C)  Black people (not just slaves)had no rights in America and therefore could not bring lawsuits before the courts. 
D)  Freeing slaves by any method was completely unconstitutional. C

Question 3

What was the outcome of the African-American Rochester Convention in 1853?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans were splintered over the fugitive slave acts, with the great majority simply wanting to remain silent until the matter blew over. 
B)  African Americans showed courage in refusing to submit to the laws and in looking for improvements for the future. 
C)  The convention, dominated by whites, pushed blacks into more menial jobs in New York. 
D)  The convention pushed for immediate migration to Africa for all who were able to make the journey. 
A)  African Americans were splintered over the fugitive slave acts, with the great majority simply wanting to remain silent until the matter blew over. 
B)  African Americans showed courage in refusing to submit to the laws and in looking for improvements for the future. 
C)  The convention, dominated by whites, pushed blacks into more menial jobs in New York. 
D)  The convention pushed for immediate migration to Africa for all who were able to make the journey. B

Question 4

What is the relationship between the secession of South Carolina in late 1860 and the development of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina decided to come back into the Union, delaying the state of the war. 
B)  South Carolina was the last southern state to secede, leaving open the possibility for a quick end to the war. 
C)  South Carolina left the Union reluctantly, indicating southern divisions regarding leaving the nation. 
D)  South Carolina left the Union first, beginning a procession of southern states out of the nation and causing the war. 
A)  South Carolina decided to come back into the Union, delaying the state of the war. 
B)  South Carolina was the last southern state to secede, leaving open the possibility for a quick end to the war. 
C)  South Carolina left the Union reluctantly, indicating southern divisions regarding leaving the nation. 
D)  South Carolina left the Union first, beginning a procession of southern states out of the nation and causing the war.

Question 5

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why was it so politically important? What does the conflict in Kansas tell us about the issue of slavery at the time?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Why was the Brown raid so important? What did Brown intend to do? What were the effects of his actions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What was a result of John Brown's raid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the participants in the raid escaped to the North. 
B)  The raid pushed the country toward civil war by intensifying feelings on both sides. 
C)  John Brown, because he was killed before the fighting began, was largely forgotten. 
D)  Southerners began to accept the limitations of slavery. 
A)  Many of the participants in the raid escaped to the North. 
B)  The raid pushed the country toward civil war by intensifying feelings on both sides. 
C)  John Brown, because he was killed before the fighting began, was largely forgotten. 
D)  Southerners began to accept the limitations of slavery.

Question 8

Anti-immigrant,anti-Catholic,anti-alcohol sentiments helped foster in 1854 the rise of a nativist third political party,called the Whig Party,but better known as the "Know-Nothing Party."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How is Abraham Lincoln connected to the secession of the southern states?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was president and tried to stop the southern states from leaving the U.S. 
B)  He was Secretary of Defense and encouraged Europe to intervene to help the U.S. 
C)  He was campaigning for office and told the South to "go." 
D)  He was a Senator and worked with southern states to help them leave the nation. 
A)  He was president and tried to stop the southern states from leaving the U.S. 
B)  He was Secretary of Defense and encouraged Europe to intervene to help the U.S. 
C)  He was campaigning for office and told the South to "go." 
D)  He was a Senator and worked with southern states to help them leave the nation.

Question 10

Examine the images of Dred Scott and his wife,Harriet,that were published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1857.Why did the artist depict the Scotts as middle class?

Accepted Answer

A)  to underscore the importance of keeping the Scotts enslaved in the South 
B)  to enable southern whites to expand slavery outside of the South 
C)  to assist the election of Steven Douglas for the presidency of the U.S. 
D)  to elicit sympathy from white audiences regarding the Scotts and the anti-slavery movement 
A)  to underscore the importance of keeping the Scotts enslaved in the South 
B)  to enable southern whites to expand slavery outside of the South 
C)  to assist the election of Steven Douglas for the presidency of the U.S. 
D)  to elicit sympathy from white audiences regarding the Scotts and the anti-slavery movement

Question 11

John Brown is an example of a northern __________ who wanted to end slavery by invading the South and starting a slave insurrection.

Accepted Answer

The answer of John Brown is an example of a...

Question 12

What does the Sumner-Brooks incident tell us about the United States in 1856?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence would not go unpunished in Congress. 
B)  The South was beginning to turn against slavery. 
C)  The North valued the idea of free labor over the Fugitive Slave Act. 
D)  Slavery was becoming such a divisive issue that members of Congress, where all issues should be debated peacefully, were engaging in physical violence. 
A)  Violence would not go unpunished in Congress. 
B)  The South was beginning to turn against slavery. 
C)  The North valued the idea of free labor over the Fugitive Slave Act. 
D)  Slavery was becoming such a divisive issue that members of Congress, where all issues should be debated peacefully, were engaging in physical violence.

Question 13

How did "popular sovereignty" work in Kansas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popular sovereignty enabled Kansas to enter the Union as a free state. 
B)  Kansas became "Bleeding Kansas," where both pro- and antislavery forces engaged in acts of violence and terrorism. 
C)  Popular sovereignty worked well, although it took 50 years for Kansas to finally become a state. 
D)  Popular sovereignty was not accepted by the people of Kansas. 
A)  Popular sovereignty enabled Kansas to enter the Union as a free state. 
B)  Kansas became "Bleeding Kansas," where both pro- and antislavery forces engaged in acts of violence and terrorism. 
C)  Popular sovereignty worked well, although it took 50 years for Kansas to finally become a state. 
D)  Popular sovereignty was not accepted by the people of Kansas.

Question 14

The __________ as migrants to California were called in 1849,were almost exclusively male,and most were white Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ as migrants to California were...

Question 15

The Rochester Convention warned that black Americans were not prepared to submit quietly to a government more concerned about the interests of slave owners than people seeking to free themselves from bondage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the elements of the Compromise of 1850.Why were southerners unhappy with it?

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 17

By 1850 nearly 9,000 black men (and fewer than 100 black women)were living in California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why did most northern whites oppose the expansion of slavery into the territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They felt that it would hurt them economically. 
B)  They thought that all blacks should be socially superior to whites. 
C)  They all objected to slavery as a moral evil. 
D)  They felt that it was important for America to spread ideals of equality for all. 
A)  They felt that it would hurt them economically. 
B)  They thought that all blacks should be socially superior to whites. 
C)  They all objected to slavery as a moral evil. 
D)  They felt that it was important for America to spread ideals of equality for all.

Question 19

How did African-American antislavery advocates respond to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  They demanded that their supporters disobey the law or resort to violence. 
B)  They realized they had to accept the law or face additional violence. 
C)  They immediately began a mass migration to Canada. 
D)  They disbanded their antislavery organizations. 
A)  They demanded that their supporters disobey the law or resort to violence. 
B)  They realized they had to accept the law or face additional violence. 
C)  They immediately began a mass migration to Canada. 
D)  They disbanded their antislavery organizations.

Question 20

Why did Preston Brooks attack Charles Sumner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumner had accused Brooks's uncle of keeping a slave as his mistress and lover. 
B)  Sumner had had an affair with one of Brooks's slaves. 
C)  Sumner had physically attacked Brooks earlier that year. 
D)  The two men had been fighting since they were children about white men's access to slave women. 
A)  Sumner had accused Brooks's uncle of keeping a slave as his mistress and lover. 
B)  Sumner had had an affair with one of Brooks's slaves. 
C)  Sumner had physically attacked Brooks earlier that year. 
D)  The two men had been fighting since they were children about white men's access to slave women.

Exam 10: “And Black People Were at the Heart of It”

The Wilmot Proviso,if it had passed,would have __________.

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott v.Sanford case regarding Scott's rights?

What was the outcome of the African-American Rochester Convention in 1853?

What is the relationship between the secession of South Carolina in late 1860 and the development of the Civil War?

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why was it so politically important? What does the conflict in Kansas tell us about the issue of slavery at the time?

Why was the Brown raid so important? What did Brown intend to do? What were the effects of his actions?

What was a result of John Brown's raid?

Anti-immigrant,anti-Catholic,anti-alcohol sentiments helped foster in 1854 the rise of a nativist third political party,called the Whig Party,but better known as the "Know-Nothing Party."

How is Abraham Lincoln connected to the secession of the southern states?

Examine the images of Dred Scott and his wife,Harriet,that were published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1857.Why did the artist depict the Scotts as middle class?

John Brown is an example of a northern __________ who wanted to end slavery by invading the South and starting a slave insurrection.

What does the Sumner-Brooks incident tell us about the United States in 1856?

How did "popular sovereignty" work in Kansas?

The __________ as migrants to California were called in 1849,were almost exclusively male,and most were white Americans.

The Rochester Convention warned that black Americans were not prepared to submit quietly to a government more concerned about the interests of slave owners than people seeking to free themselves from bondage.

Discuss the elements of the Compromise of 1850.Why were southerners unhappy with it?

By 1850 nearly 9,000 black men (and fewer than 100 black women)were living in California.

Why did most northern whites oppose the expansion of slavery into the territories?

How did African-American antislavery advocates respond to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?

Why did Preston Brooks attack Charles Sumner?

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