Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Impending Crisis of the South

Accepted Answer

"The Impending Crisis of the South" is a

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

Charles Sumner (1811–1874) was a promine

Question 3

As late as 1856, many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because

Accepted Answer

A) of innate liberalism. 
B) the Democrats consistently presented superior presidential and congressional candidates to the other parties. 
C) many Democrats involved in interstate commerce did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South. 
D) the Democrats were the only national party. 
E) the presidential Democratic candidates were the only major or minor party candidates truly committed to preserving the Union at almost any cost. 
A) of innate liberalism. 
B) the Democrats consistently presented superior presidential and congressional candidates to the other parties. 
C) many Democrats involved in interstate commerce did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South. 
D) the Democrats were the only national party. 
E) the presidential Democratic candidates were the only major or minor party candidates truly committed to preserving the Union at almost any cost.

Question 4

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The proposed Crittenden Compromise, if adopted, would have

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited slavery north of 36° 30'. 
B) guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36° 30'. 
C) annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States. 
D) repealed the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E) permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36° 30'. 
A) prohibited slavery north of 36° 30'. 
B) guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36° 30'. 
C) annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States. 
D) repealed the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E) permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36° 30'.

Question 5

Rank the following in order of their importance to the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision, John Brown's raid, and Lincoln's election. Justify your ranking.

Accepted Answer

1. Dred Scott decision
2. Kansas-Nebrask

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Constitutional Union party

Accepted Answer

The Constitutional Union Party was a pol

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New England Immigrant Aid Society

Accepted Answer

The New England Immigrant Aid Society, w

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

John Crittenden was a prominent American

Question 9

In declaring their independence, the Confederate States asserted that they were following the historical example of the

Accepted Answer

A) nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
B) principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence. 
C) Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. 
D) French Revolution. 
E) Mexican Revolution toppling Spanish colonial rule. 
A) nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
B) principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence. 
C) Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. 
D) French Revolution. 
E) Mexican Revolution toppling Spanish colonial rule.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Freeport Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Freeport Doctrine refers to a stance

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Roger Taney

Accepted Answer

Roger Brooke Taney (pronounced TAW-nee)

Question 12

The central plank(s) of the Know-Nothing party in the 1856 election was/were

Accepted Answer

A) popular sovereignty. 
B) expansionism. 
C) proslavery. 
D) abolitionism. 
E) antiforeignism and anti-Catholicism. 
A) popular sovereignty. 
B) expansionism. 
C) proslavery. 
D) abolitionism. 
E) antiforeignism and anti-Catholicism.

Question 13

For a majority of northerners, the MOST outrageous part of the several objectionable parts of the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney's majority opinion (decision) in the Dred Scott case was that the Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) the Constitution could not be amended to prohibit slavery because that such an amendment would violate Americans' Fifth Amendment property rights. 
B) Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories. 
C) Congress never had the constitutional power to prohibit slavery in any territory. 
D) black slaves did not have the constitutional power to sue in federal courts to win their freedom. 
E) the Bill of Rights did not apply even to free African Americans. 
A) the Constitution could not be amended to prohibit slavery because that such an amendment would violate Americans' Fifth Amendment property rights. 
B) Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories. 
C) Congress never had the constitutional power to prohibit slavery in any territory. 
D) black slaves did not have the constitutional power to sue in federal courts to win their freedom. 
E) the Bill of Rights did not apply even to free African Americans.

Question 14

The Lecompton Constitution was written so that Kansas

Accepted Answer

A) could enter the Union as either a slave state or a free state. 
B) would hold a popular referendum on slavery after admission to the Union. 
C) would permit temporary residents like the abolitionists and border ruffians to vote. 
D) would allow slavery but prohibit the slave trade. 
E) would continue to permit slavery for owners of slaves who held slaves in Kansas at the time of the ratification vote, even if the voters of Kansas enacted the Lecompton Constitution "without slavery." 
A) could enter the Union as either a slave state or a free state. 
B) would hold a popular referendum on slavery after admission to the Union. 
C) would permit temporary residents like the abolitionists and border ruffians to vote. 
D) would allow slavery but prohibit the slave trade. 
E) would continue to permit slavery for owners of slaves who held slaves in Kansas at the time of the ratification vote, even if the voters of Kansas enacted the Lecompton Constitution "without slavery."

Question 15

In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that

Accepted Answer

A) slavery was inconsistent with the constitution and must be abolished. 
B) protection of slavery was guaranteed in all the territories of the United States. 
C) slavery would be constitutional only in those areas that were already slave territories. 
D) abolition of slavery would be done only in those areas in which it is already abolished. 
E) slavery was constitutional, but the slave trade was unconstitutional. 
A) slavery was inconsistent with the constitution and must be abolished. 
B) protection of slavery was guaranteed in all the territories of the United States. 
C) slavery would be constitutional only in those areas that were already slave territories. 
D) abolition of slavery would be done only in those areas in which it is already abolished. 
E) slavery was constitutional, but the slave trade was unconstitutional.

Question 16

As a result of reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, many northerners

Accepted Answer

A) found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme. 
B) vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C) rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery. 
D) would have nothing to do with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E) sent guns to antislavery settlers in Kansas ("Beecher's Bibles"). 
A) found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme. 
B) vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C) rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery. 
D) would have nothing to do with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E) sent guns to antislavery settlers in Kansas ("Beecher's Bibles").

Question 17

In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, ____ was/were identified with the proslavery element, and ____ was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.

Accepted Answer

A) Beecher's Bibles; border ruffians 
B) John Brown; Preston Brooks 
C) the Pottawatomie massacre; the sack of Lawrence 
D) the Lecompton Constitution; the New England Immigrant Aid Society 
E) Stephen A.Douglas; William Sumner 
A) Beecher's Bibles; border ruffians 
B) John Brown; Preston Brooks 
C) the Pottawatomie massacre; the sack of Lawrence 
D) the Lecompton Constitution; the New England Immigrant Aid Society 
E) Stephen A.Douglas; William Sumner

Question 18

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The 1860 Republican party platform favored

Accepted Answer

A) the abolition of slavery. 
B) protective tariffs. 
C) construction of a transcontinental railroad. 
D) free homesteads. 
E) non-extension of slavery. 
A) the abolition of slavery. 
B) protective tariffs. 
C) construction of a transcontinental railroad. 
D) free homesteads. 
E) non-extension of slavery.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Tariff of 1857

Accepted Answer

The Tariff of 1857 was a significant pie

Question 20

In the North, the panic of 1857 created calls for

Accepted Answer

A) an end to the gold standard and dependence on British investment. 
B) free homesteads and higher protective tariffs. 
C) price supports for farmers. 
D) federal regulation of land and stock speculation. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) an end to the gold standard and dependence on British investment. 
B) free homesteads and higher protective tariffs. 
C) price supports for farmers. 
D) federal regulation of land and stock speculation. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Impending Crisis of the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Sumner

As late as 1856, many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The proposed Crittenden Compromise, if adopted, would have

Rank the following in order of their importance to the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision, John Brown's raid, and Lincoln's election. Justify your ranking.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Constitutional Union party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New England Immigrant Aid Society

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

In declaring their independence, the Confederate States asserted that they were following the historical example of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Freeport Doctrine

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Roger Taney

The central plank(s) of the Know-Nothing party in the 1856 election was/were

For a majority of northerners, the MOST outrageous part of the several objectionable parts of the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney's majority opinion (decision) in the Dred Scott case was that the Court ruled that

The Lecompton Constitution was written so that Kansas

In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that

As a result of reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, many northerners

In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, ____ was/were identified with the proslavery element, and ____ was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The 1860 Republican party platform favored

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Tariff of 1857

In the North, the panic of 1857 created calls for

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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

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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. -The proposed Crittenden Compromise, if adopted, would have

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Constitutional Union party

In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, was/were identified with the proslavery element, and was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The 1860 Republican party platform favored

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tariff of 1857