Question 1

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

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A) campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B) had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier. 
C) controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania. 
D) had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience. 
E) could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
A) campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B) had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier. 
C) controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania. 
D) had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience. 
E) could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 2

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

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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 3

When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, people in South Carolina

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A) waited to see how other southern states would act. 
B) were very upset because they would have to secede from the Union. 
C) vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas. 
D) rejoiced because Lincoln's election as president provided secessionist South Carolinians with the political pretext to vote in the state legislature in favor of secession. 
E) accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln. 
A) waited to see how other southern states would act. 
B) were very upset because they would have to secede from the Union. 
C) vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas. 
D) rejoiced because Lincoln's election as president provided secessionist South Carolinians with the political pretext to vote in the state legislature in favor of secession. 
E) accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln.

Question 4

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 5

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

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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

Question 6

In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to

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A) call upon the slaves to rise and establish a black free state. 
B) arouse the South to secede from the Union. 
C) stir West Virginia to break away from Virginia as a free state. 
D) demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom. 
E) seize weapons to start a guerrilla war against the federal government. 
A) call upon the slaves to rise and establish a black free state. 
B) arouse the South to secede from the Union. 
C) stir West Virginia to break away from Virginia as a free state. 
D) demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom. 
E) seize weapons to start a guerrilla war against the federal government.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Crittenden Compromise

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The Crittenden Compromise was a last-dit

Question 8

To what extent did each of these individuals contribute to the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861: John Brown, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln?

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John Brown, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham

Question 9

John Brown's execution produced all of the following results except

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A) Harriet Tubman praised Brown's support of freedom for slaves. 
B) abolitionists and free-soilers were outraged. 
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson and other northerners hailed him as a martyr, much like Jesus. 
D) Southerners wondered how they could stay in the Union. 
E) Brown's bloody past prior to the Harper's Ferry raid was exposed and he was discredited. 
A) Harriet Tubman praised Brown's support of freedom for slaves. 
B) abolitionists and free-soilers were outraged. 
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson and other northerners hailed him as a martyr, much like Jesus. 
D) Southerners wondered how they could stay in the Union. 
E) Brown's bloody past prior to the Harper's Ferry raid was exposed and he was discredited.

Question 10

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that

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A) Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States. 
B) Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court. 
C) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. 
D) Congress had no power to ban slavery from a federal territory, even if a territorial legislature had voted to do so. 
E) free blacks who were citizens had no right to sue federal court. 
A) Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States. 
B) Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court. 
C) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. 
D) Congress had no power to ban slavery from a federal territory, even if a territorial legislature had voted to do so. 
E) free blacks who were citizens had no right to sue federal court.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Bleeding Kansas"

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Bleeding Kansas refers to a series of vi

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jefferson Davis

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Jefferson Davis was an American politici

Question 13

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 14

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan asserted following the presidential election of 1860 that

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A) southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. 
B) southern states did not have any legitimate political or economic grievances against the northern states. 
C) the election of 1860 was a fraud. 
D) southern states had no choice but to secede from the Union. 
E) southern states could not legally secede under the Constitution, but was unable to find the presidential authority under the Constitution to use American armed forces to prevent the seven southern states that had voted for secession from doing so. 
A) southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. 
B) southern states did not have any legitimate political or economic grievances against the northern states. 
C) the election of 1860 was a fraud. 
D) southern states had no choice but to secede from the Union. 
E) southern states could not legally secede under the Constitution, but was unable to find the presidential authority under the Constitution to use American armed forces to prevent the seven southern states that had voted for secession from doing so.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​nativism

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Nativism is an ideological position that

Question 16

The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by

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A) abolitionists. 
B) Republicans. 
C) popular sovereignty proponents. 
D) proslavery southerners. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) abolitionists. 
B) Republicans. 
C) popular sovereignty proponents. 
D) proslavery southerners. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 17

Assess the validity of the following statement, "It was probably fortunate for the Union that secession and civil war did not come in 1856, following a Republican victory."

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The answer of Assess the validity of the following statement,...

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Brown

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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 18

Question 19

In 1855, proslavery southerners regarded Kansas as

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A) territory governed by the Missouri Compromise. 
B) slave territory worth contesting against antislavery northerners to determine the territory's ultimate political status. 
C) geographically unsuitable for slavery. 
D) too close to free states for slavery to be practical. 
E) a test for slavery in wheat-growing areas. 
A) territory governed by the Missouri Compromise. 
B) slave territory worth contesting against antislavery northerners to determine the territory's ultimate political status. 
C) geographically unsuitable for slavery. 
D) too close to free states for slavery to be practical. 
E) a test for slavery in wheat-growing areas.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John C. Fremont

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John C. Frémont, also known as John Char

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

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

When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, people in South Carolina

Harriet Beecher Stowe was described by President Abraham Lincoln as

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

In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crittenden Compromise

To what extent did each of these individuals contribute to the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861: John Brown, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln?

John Brown's execution produced all of the following results except

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Bleeding Kansas"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jefferson Davis

The immense debt owed to northern creditors by the South was

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan asserted following the presidential election of 1860 that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​nativism

The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by

Assess the validity of the following statement, "It was probably fortunate for the Union that secession and civil war did not come in 1856, following a Republican victory."

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Brown

In 1855, proslavery southerners regarded Kansas as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C. Fremont

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nativism