Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Beecher's Bibles"

Accepted Answer

"Beecher's Bibles" is a term that refers

Question 2

Abraham Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because

Accepted Answer

A) it allowed the doctrine of popular sovereignty to be overridden once statehood was achieved. 
B) it permitted slavery in the Utah territory. 
C) its adoption might provoke Kentucky to leave the Union. 
D) he felt bound by President Buchanan's earlier rejection of it. 
E) he had been elected on a platform that opposed the extension of slavery. 
A) it allowed the doctrine of popular sovereignty to be overridden once statehood was achieved. 
B) it permitted slavery in the Utah territory. 
C) its adoption might provoke Kentucky to leave the Union. 
D) he felt bound by President Buchanan's earlier rejection of it. 
E) he had been elected on a platform that opposed the extension of slavery.

Question 3

President James Buchanan's decision on Kansas's Lecompton Constitution

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A) hopelessly divided the Democratic party. 
B) admitted Kansas to the Union as a free state. 
C) admitted Kansas to the Union as a slave state. 
D) reaffirmed the Democratic party as a national party. 
E) turned the focus of controversy to Nebraska. 
A) hopelessly divided the Democratic party. 
B) admitted Kansas to the Union as a free state. 
C) admitted Kansas to the Union as a slave state. 
D) reaffirmed the Democratic party as a national party. 
E) turned the focus of controversy to Nebraska.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lecompton Constitution

Accepted Answer

The Lecompton Constitution was a propose

Question 5

Always in 1787, 1820, 1833, and 1850, the North and South had been able to compromise over their sectional political, economic, and social differences. Why not in 1861?

Accepted Answer

In 1861, the ability of the North and So

Question 6

The panic of 1857

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A) was caused by overproduction of southern cotton. 
B) hit hardest among grain growers of the Northwest. 
C) finally brought most southern congressmen to support free homesteads. 
D) stimulated northern demands for lower tariff rates. 
E) demonstrated the economic dominance of the North. 
A) was caused by overproduction of southern cotton. 
B) hit hardest among grain growers of the Northwest. 
C) finally brought most southern congressmen to support free homesteads. 
D) stimulated northern demands for lower tariff rates. 
E) demonstrated the economic dominance of the North.

Question 7

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Before his presidential nomination by the Republican party in 1860, Abraham Lincoln had been

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A) a Jacksonian Democrat. 
B) a state legislator in Illinois. 
C) a United States congressman from Illinois. 
D) the vice-presidential candidate of the Republican party in 1856. 
E) a failed candidate for the United States Senate. 
A) a Jacksonian Democrat. 
B) a state legislator in Illinois. 
C) a United States congressman from Illinois. 
D) the vice-presidential candidate of the Republican party in 1856. 
E) a failed candidate for the United States Senate.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harriet Beecher Stowe

Accepted Answer

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an

Question 9

All of the following are true statements about southerners in the secession movement except

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A) they regarded their region as a subnation with a distinct culture from the North. 
B) the southern secessionists were inspired by worldwide impulses of nationalism. 
C) they were dismayed by the political triumph of the new sectional Republican party, which seemed to threaten their "property" rights as a slaveholding minority. 
D) a majority of southern secessionists believed the South had an absolute right to resume importation of slaves from Africa. 
E) the development of the Underground Railroad and John Brown's raid represented two examples in secessionist southerners' minds of undue and unwarranted northern influence in southern political, economic, and social affairs. 
A) they regarded their region as a subnation with a distinct culture from the North. 
B) the southern secessionists were inspired by worldwide impulses of nationalism. 
C) they were dismayed by the political triumph of the new sectional Republican party, which seemed to threaten their "property" rights as a slaveholding minority. 
D) a majority of southern secessionists believed the South had an absolute right to resume importation of slaves from Africa. 
E) the development of the Underground Railroad and John Brown's raid represented two examples in secessionist southerners' minds of undue and unwarranted northern influence in southern political, economic, and social affairs.

Question 10

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Kansas Territory's Lecompton Constitution was supported by

Accepted Answer

A) President James Buchanan. 
B) Stephen A.Douglas. 
C) the Republican party. 
D) proslavery settlers in Kansas. 
E) Henry Ward Beecher. 
A) President James Buchanan. 
B) Stephen A.Douglas. 
C) the Republican party. 
D) proslavery settlers in Kansas. 
E) Henry Ward Beecher.

Question 11

After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, the South concluded that

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A) the raid was an isolated incident. 
B) the U.S.army could not protect slavery. 
C) Brown should be put in an insane asylum. 
D) Brown had been attempting to defend his right to own slaves. 
E) the North was dominated by "Brown-loving" Republicans. 
A) the raid was an isolated incident. 
B) the U.S.army could not protect slavery. 
C) Brown should be put in an insane asylum. 
D) Brown had been attempting to defend his right to own slaves. 
E) the North was dominated by "Brown-loving" Republicans.

Question 12

Secessionists supported leaving the Union for all of the following reasons except

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A) they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party. 
B) they believed that the North would not oppose their departure. 
C) the political balance seemed to be tipping against them. 
D) they were tired of abolitionist attacks. 
E) they believed that Republicans had been infiltrating their political ranks. 
A) they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party. 
B) they believed that the North would not oppose their departure. 
C) the political balance seemed to be tipping against them. 
D) they were tired of abolitionist attacks. 
E) they believed that Republicans had been infiltrating their political ranks.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dred Scott

Accepted Answer

Dred Scott was an enslaved African Ameri

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harpers Ferry raid

Accepted Answer

The Harpers Ferry raid, also known as Jo

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Freeport question

Accepted Answer

The Freeport question was a significant

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dred Scott decision

Accepted Answer

The Dred Scott decision, formally known

Question 17

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A) carried the Border States. 
B) won a majority in the Electoral College. 
C) won less than a majority of the popular vote. 
D) won the majority of votes from the territories. 
E) lost the northern popular vote to Douglas. 
A) carried the Border States. 
B) won a majority in the Electoral College. 
C) won less than a majority of the popular vote. 
D) won the majority of votes from the territories. 
E) lost the northern popular vote to Douglas.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-self-determination

Accepted Answer

Self-determination is the concept that i

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-nationalism in the South

Accepted Answer

Nationalism in the South refers to the s

Question 20

Write your definition of national self-determination. Then use this definition to argue that southern secession in 1860-1861 was or was not an act of a people conscious of their own separate nationalism and determined to achieve it for themselves.

Accepted Answer

National self-determination is the idea

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Beecher's Bibles"

Abraham Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because

President James Buchanan's decision on Kansas's Lecompton Constitution

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lecompton Constitution

Always in 1787, 1820, 1833, and 1850, the North and South had been able to compromise over their sectional political, economic, and social differences. Why not in 1861?

The panic of 1857

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Before his presidential nomination by the Republican party in 1860, Abraham Lincoln had been

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harriet Beecher Stowe

All of the following are true statements about southerners in the secession movement except

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Kansas Territory's Lecompton Constitution was supported by

After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, the South concluded that

Secessionists supported leaving the Union for all of the following reasons except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dred Scott

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harpers Ferry raid

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Freeport question

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dred Scott decision

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -self-determination

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nationalism in the South

Write your definition of national self-determination. Then use this definition to argue that southern secession in 1860-1861 was or was not an act of a people conscious of their own separate nationalism and determined to achieve it for themselves.

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. -Before his presidential nomination by the Republican party in 1860, Abraham Lincoln had been

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Kansas Territory's Lecompton Constitution was supported by

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

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln