Question 1

In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was

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A) to be banned. 
B) protected by federal law. 
C) to be decided by popular sovereignty. 
D) to be ignored until either territory applied for admission to statehood. 
E) to be decided by the Supreme Court. 
A) to be banned. 
B) protected by federal law. 
C) to be decided by popular sovereignty. 
D) to be ignored until either territory applied for admission to statehood. 
E) to be decided by the Supreme Court. C

Question 2

For a short time in the 1850s, William Walker, an American adventurer, seized political and military control of

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A) Nicaragua. 
B) Cuba. 
C) Japan. 
D) El Salvador. 
E) Puerto Rico. 
A) Nicaragua. 
B) Cuba. 
C) Japan. 
D) El Salvador. 
E) Puerto Rico. A

Question 3

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

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A) organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B) splitting of the Democratic party. 
C) revival of a unified Whig party in the North and South. 
D) swift organization and popular rise of the Republican party in the North and West. 
E) rise of the Free Soil party. 
A) organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B) splitting of the Democratic party. 
C) revival of a unified Whig party in the North and South. 
D) swift organization and popular rise of the Republican party in the North and West. 
E) rise of the Free Soil party. B, D

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

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The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, also kno

Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

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A) Martin Van Buren. 
B) Henry Clay. 
C) Lewis Cass. 
D) Zachary Taylor. 
E) Winfield Scott. 
A) Martin Van Buren. 
B) Henry Clay. 
C) Lewis Cass. 
D) Zachary Taylor. 
E) Winfield Scott.

Question 6

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except

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A) renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories. 
B) a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery. 
C) the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States. 
D) a rush of settlers to new American territory in California. 
E) acquisition of the Oregon territory. 
A) renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories. 
B) a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery. 
C) the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States. 
D) a rush of settlers to new American territory in California. 
E) acquisition of the Oregon territory.

Question 7

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions except

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A) the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada. 
B) denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves. 
C) denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf. 
D) the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape. 
E) a higher payment to the federal official responsible for determining the case of a fugitive if the official determined that the fugitive was a slave and not a free black person. 
A) the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada. 
B) denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves. 
C) denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf. 
D) the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape. 
E) a higher payment to the federal official responsible for determining the case of a fugitive if the official determined that the fugitive was a slave and not a free black person.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Opium War

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The Opium War, also known as the First O

Question 9

Historians have attributed all of the following to Douglas's motives for championing the Kansas-Nebraska Act except

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A) a possible presidential bid in 1856. 
B) political recklessness and impulsivity on the part of Douglas. 
C) his inability to recognize and appreciate that Northerners did feel deeply about extending slavery into the western territories. 
D) he had financially invested in railroad stock that would appreciate with the construction of a transcontinental railroad passing through Kansas and Nebraska territories to be organized following enactment of this law. 
E) his deep passion and long-standing commitment to addressing and solving the vexing slavery issue in the United States. 
A) a possible presidential bid in 1856. 
B) political recklessness and impulsivity on the part of Douglas. 
C) his inability to recognize and appreciate that Northerners did feel deeply about extending slavery into the western territories. 
D) he had financially invested in railroad stock that would appreciate with the construction of a transcontinental railroad passing through Kansas and Nebraska territories to be organized following enactment of this law. 
E) his deep passion and long-standing commitment to addressing and solving the vexing slavery issue in the United States.

Question 10

Which of the following was not among the issues that concerned southerners in 1849-1850?

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A) The political balance in the Senate might tip against them. 
B) The admission of California as a free state might set a precedent for Utah and New Mexico. 
C) Northern abolitionists were agitating against slavery in the District of Columbia. 
D) The loss of runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad. 
E) There was a growing chance that a constitutional amendment would abolish slavery. 
A) The political balance in the Senate might tip against them. 
B) The admission of California as a free state might set a precedent for Utah and New Mexico. 
C) Northern abolitionists were agitating against slavery in the District of Columbia. 
D) The loss of runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad. 
E) There was a growing chance that a constitutional amendment would abolish slavery.

Question 11

An event that helped prompt the congressional enactment of the Compromise of 1850 was when President Zachary Taylor

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A) led an invasion of Texas to halt its attempts to take part of New Mexico. 
B) supported fellow southerner John C.Calhoun's plan for union. 
C) died suddenly and a conciliatory Millard Fillmore became president. 
D) resigned the presidency and a conciliatory James Buchanan became president. 
E) decided not to run for re-election. 
A) led an invasion of Texas to halt its attempts to take part of New Mexico. 
B) supported fellow southerner John C.Calhoun's plan for union. 
C) died suddenly and a conciliatory Millard Fillmore became president. 
D) resigned the presidency and a conciliatory James Buchanan became president. 
E) decided not to run for re-election.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-popular sovereignty

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Popular sovereignty is a political doctr

Question 13

Senator John C. Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery and maintain the Union involved all of the following except

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A) maintain the legality of slavery where it existed in states and certain western territories. 
B) return runaway slaves back to their slaveowners in the South. 
C) an impractical, unwieldy political scheme of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each possessing an executive veto. 
D) restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. 
E) prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory. 
A) maintain the legality of slavery where it existed in states and certain western territories. 
B) return runaway slaves back to their slaveowners in the South. 
C) an impractical, unwieldy political scheme of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each possessing an executive veto. 
D) restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. 
E) prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory.

Question 14

Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____ Nashville

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The answer of Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____...

Question 15

To what extent was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 a serious mistake for southern interests?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was a se

Question 16

The issue of runaway slaves was important to most southerners because

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A) the South was losing a significant and irreplaceable portion of its labor force. 
B) the overwhelming success of the Underground Railroad posed critical and immediate threat to the southern way of life. 
C) while the overall loss of property was relatively insignificant, the loss of honor and the passing of moral judgments by northerners were felt more. 
D) escaped slaves would likely organize a black army to stage armed rebellions against white southern planters and their plantations. 
E) escaped slaves would travel North or to Canada and quickly undermine the legitimacy of southerners' racial superiority theories among political leaders of the North and the South. 
A) the South was losing a significant and irreplaceable portion of its labor force. 
B) the overwhelming success of the Underground Railroad posed critical and immediate threat to the southern way of life. 
C) while the overall loss of property was relatively insignificant, the loss of honor and the passing of moral judgments by northerners were felt more. 
D) escaped slaves would likely organize a black army to stage armed rebellions against white southern planters and their plantations. 
E) escaped slaves would travel North or to Canada and quickly undermine the legitimacy of southerners' racial superiority theories among political leaders of the North and the South.

Question 17

Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____ Washington, D.C.

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The answer of Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____...

Question 18

The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have

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A) prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico. 
B) required California to enter the Union as a slave state. 
C) overturned the Fugitive Slave Law. 
D) prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War. 
E) authorized slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War. 
A) prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico. 
B) required California to enter the Union as a slave state. 
C) overturned the Fugitive Slave Law. 
D) prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War. 
E) authorized slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William H. Seward

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William H. Seward was an American politi

Question 20

The American military leader whose strategic military and diplomatic mission opened Japan up to the United States in 1853-1854 was

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A) William Walker. 
B) Winfield Scott. 
C) Lafcadio Hearn. 
D) Clayton Bulwer. 
E) Matthew Perry. 
A) William Walker. 
B) Winfield Scott. 
C) Lafcadio Hearn. 
D) Clayton Bulwer. 
E) Matthew Perry.

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was

For a short time in the 1850s, William Walker, an American adventurer, seized political and military control of

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Opium War

Historians have attributed all of the following to Douglas's motives for championing the Kansas-Nebraska Act except

Which of the following was not among the issues that concerned southerners in 1849-1850?

An event that helped prompt the congressional enactment of the Compromise of 1850 was when President Zachary Taylor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -popular sovereignty

Senator John C. Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery and maintain the Union involved all of the following except

Congress Legislates a Civil War -____ Nashville

To what extent was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 a serious mistake for southern interests?

The issue of runaway slaves was important to most southerners because

Congress Legislates a Civil War -____ Washington, D.C.

The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William H. Seward

The American military leader whose strategic military and diplomatic mission opened Japan up to the United States in 1853-1854 was

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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

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

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

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

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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 political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Opium War