Question 1

In the 1856 presidential election, the Democrats nominated ¬¬¬¬James __________ of Pennsylvania, a northern Democrat.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1856 presidential election, the Democrats...

Question 2

In the early 1850s,"border ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas to attack antislavery settlers and to vote illegally in Kansas elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What did John Brown want to accomplish with his army during 1859?

Accepted Answer

A)  to keep the United States together during the Civil War 
B)  to establish a separate, independent black nation within the United States 
C)  to bring Texas into the union 
D)  to invade the South and end slavery 
A)  to keep the United States together during the Civil War 
B)  to establish a separate, independent black nation within the United States 
C)  to bring Texas into the union 
D)  to invade the South and end slavery

Question 4

Uncle Tom's Cabin depicted slavery's cruelty,inhumanity,and destructive impact on families through characters and a plot that appealed to the sentimentality of nineteenth-century readers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Where did Stephen Douglas stand on the issue of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was for popular sovereignty, and he thought masters should be able to bring their slaves anywhere. 
B)  He thought that slavery should be abolished immediately. 
C)  He thought that blacks and white should have equal political and social rights. 
D)  He thought that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa as quickly as possible. 
A)  He was for popular sovereignty, and he thought masters should be able to bring their slaves anywhere. 
B)  He thought that slavery should be abolished immediately. 
C)  He thought that blacks and white should have equal political and social rights. 
D)  He thought that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa as quickly as possible.

Question 6

What is meant by "nativist"?

Accepted Answer

A)  "abolitionist" 
B)  "racism" 
C)  "opposed to immigration" 
D)  "patriotic" 
A)  "abolitionist" 
B)  "racism" 
C)  "opposed to immigration" 
D)  "patriotic"

Question 7

How did William and Ellen Craft escape from slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ellen passed for a sickly white man, accompanied by "his" slave, William. 
B)  They killed their master and several people along the way. 
C)  They escaped with the assistance of Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. 
D)  They took a boat from Charleston to Haiti. 
A)  Ellen passed for a sickly white man, accompanied by "his" slave, William. 
B)  They killed their master and several people along the way. 
C)  They escaped with the assistance of Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. 
D)  They took a boat from Charleston to Haiti.

Question 8

Discuss each of the fugitive slave cases.What are their main similarities or differences?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the de

Question 9

Barely a month after Lincoln's inauguration, Confederate leaders demanded that the U.S.surrender __________ in Charleston, South Carolina.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Barely a month after Lincoln's inauguration, Confederate...

Question 10

Examine the image of the Rochester convention that appears in Chapter 10.Why does the artist depict a black man standing with his arm in the air?

Accepted Answer

A)  to underscore the inferiority of blacks compared to whites in the northern states 
B)  to emphasize the southern white desire to expand slavery 
C)  to call attention to the need for the federal government to invade Europe 
D)  to demonstrate that black leaders at the convention argued passionately that slavery should be abolished and blacks were entitled to all the rights of U.S.citizenship 
A)  to underscore the inferiority of blacks compared to whites in the northern states 
B)  to emphasize the southern white desire to expand slavery 
C)  to call attention to the need for the federal government to invade Europe 
D)  to demonstrate that black leaders at the convention argued passionately that slavery should be abolished and blacks were entitled to all the rights of U.S.citizenship

Question 11

Which party formed in 1848 to prevent the expansion of slavery into the territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberty Party 
B)  Free-Soil Party 
C)  Republican Party 
D)  Democratic Party 
A)  Liberty Party 
B)  Free-Soil Party 
C)  Republican Party 
D)  Democratic Party

Question 12

The description of Kansas Territory as "__________ Kansas" is an example of an early outbreak of violence resembling the future U.S.Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The description of Kansas Territory as "__________...

Question 13

If most northern whites were racist,why did many oppose slavery?

Accepted Answer

The opposition to slavery among many nor

Question 14

What was the idea of free labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  an idea accepted by most northern whites that emphasized the importance of free men and women working for a living 
B)  the idea that all people should be free 
C)  the idea of the South that all slaves were free because their labor was free 
D)  a racist doctrine adopted by whites that stated blacks' labor should not be paid because they were inferior to whites 
A)  an idea accepted by most northern whites that emphasized the importance of free men and women working for a living 
B)  the idea that all people should be free 
C)  the idea of the South that all slaves were free because their labor was free 
D)  a racist doctrine adopted by whites that stated blacks' labor should not be paid because they were inferior to whites

Question 15

What does the story of Shadrach Minkins tell us about the Fugitive Slave Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abolitionists were prepared to break the laws to help slaves. 
B)  Whites in the North were just as racist as whites in the South. 
C)  Black churches were very important in helping slaves escape to freedom. 
D)  Abolitionists sometimes let slaves be returned to slavery. 
A)  Abolitionists were prepared to break the laws to help slaves. 
B)  Whites in the North were just as racist as whites in the South. 
C)  Black churches were very important in helping slaves escape to freedom. 
D)  Abolitionists sometimes let slaves be returned to slavery.

Question 16

What was the result of fugitive slave Anthony Burns's case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burns was recaptured by his master and returned to slavery. 
B)  Many southern whites were disturbed by Burns being taken back into slavery. 
C)  President Lincoln called upon state troops to ensure that Burns was returned to slavery. 
D)  Burns was murdered by his southern master shortly after capture. 
A)  Burns was recaptured by his master and returned to slavery. 
B)  Many southern whites were disturbed by Burns being taken back into slavery. 
C)  President Lincoln called upon state troops to ensure that Burns was returned to slavery. 
D)  Burns was murdered by his southern master shortly after capture.

Question 17

Lincoln claimed that the "only" dispute between the North and South was over the expansion of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lincoln claimed that the "only" dispute between...

Question 18

What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act regarding slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act did not address the slavery issue. 
B)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act outlawed slavery in all remaining American territory. 
C)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise line, with the possibility that slavery would be allowed in areas it never had before. 
D)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act abolished slavery in the border states. 
A)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act did not address the slavery issue. 
B)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act outlawed slavery in all remaining American territory. 
C)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise line, with the possibility that slavery would be allowed in areas it never had before. 
D)  The Kansas-Nebraska Act abolished slavery in the border states.

Question 19

Around what main principle did the Know-Nothing Party organize?

Accepted Answer

A)  to eliminate schools for blacks 
B)  to protect "American" values from immigrants 
C)  to upgrade white schools 
D)  to eliminate slavery from America 
A)  to eliminate schools for blacks 
B)  to protect "American" values from immigrants 
C)  to upgrade white schools 
D)  to eliminate slavery from America

Question 20

What happened to the Democrats during the 1860 election? Why is the outcome significant?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the 18

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

In the 1856 presidential election, the Democrats nominated ¬¬¬¬James __________ of Pennsylvania, a northern Democrat.

In the early 1850s,"border ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas to attack antislavery settlers and to vote illegally in Kansas elections.

What did John Brown want to accomplish with his army during 1859?

Uncle Tom's Cabin depicted slavery's cruelty,inhumanity,and destructive impact on families through characters and a plot that appealed to the sentimentality of nineteenth-century readers.

Where did Stephen Douglas stand on the issue of slavery?

What is meant by "nativist"?

How did William and Ellen Craft escape from slavery?

Discuss each of the fugitive slave cases.What are their main similarities or differences?

Barely a month after Lincoln's inauguration, Confederate leaders demanded that the U.S.surrender __________ in Charleston, South Carolina.

Examine the image of the Rochester convention that appears in Chapter 10.Why does the artist depict a black man standing with his arm in the air?

Which party formed in 1848 to prevent the expansion of slavery into the territories?

The description of Kansas Territory as "__________ Kansas" is an example of an early outbreak of violence resembling the future U.S.Civil War.

If most northern whites were racist,why did many oppose slavery?

What was the idea of free labor?

What does the story of Shadrach Minkins tell us about the Fugitive Slave Act?

What was the result of fugitive slave Anthony Burns's case?

Lincoln claimed that the "only" dispute between the North and South was over the expansion of __________.

What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act regarding slavery?

Around what main principle did the Know-Nothing Party organize?

What happened to the Democrats during the 1860 election? Why is the outcome significant?

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Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s

The World War II Era and the Seeds of a Revolution

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

African Americans in the Twenty First Century

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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