Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Treaty of Wanghia

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The Treaty of Wanghia, also known as the

Question 2

One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was

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A) not securing the transcontinental railroad for the North. 
B) overestimating the protest to the bill. 
C) allowing slavery to spread into new territory. 
D) underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery. 
E) believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas. 
A) not securing the transcontinental railroad for the North. 
B) overestimating the protest to the bill. 
C) allowing slavery to spread into new territory. 
D) underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery. 
E) believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Caleb Cushing

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Caleb Cushing (1800–1879) was an America

Question 4

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-In 1850, the South was deeply worried because

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A) the Underground Railroad was carrying away hundreds of slaves each year. 
B) the price of cotton was low. 
C) the Supreme Court had a northern majority. 
D) California sought admission as a free state. 
E) U.S.presidents were favoring the North. 
A) the Underground Railroad was carrying away hundreds of slaves each year. 
B) the price of cotton was low. 
C) the Supreme Court had a northern majority. 
D) California sought admission as a free state. 
E) U.S.presidents were favoring the North.

Question 5

Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____ California

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

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harriet Tubman

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Harriet Tubman (c. 1822 – March 10, 1913

Question 7

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

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John C. Calhoun was a prominent politica

Question 8

Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____ Gadsden Purchase

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

Question 9

The Underground Railroad consisted of

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A) an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom. 
B) a train that hid slaves in cargo areas and carried them to freedom in the north. 
C) a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves back to the south. 
D) a radical new transportation design. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom. 
B) a train that hid slaves in cargo areas and carried them to freedom in the north. 
C) a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves back to the south. 
D) a radical new transportation design. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 10

A southern route for the transcontinental railroad seemed the best because

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A) northern areas were all organized territories. 
B) slave labor could be used to construct it. 
C) the railroad would be easier to build along the proposed southern route because of the topography and the proposed southern route would pass through either existing states or organized territories. 
D) Mexican leader Santa Anna agreed to contribute money for the project. 
E) it would firmly tie southern California to the Union. 
A) northern areas were all organized territories. 
B) slave labor could be used to construct it. 
C) the railroad would be easier to build along the proposed southern route because of the topography and the proposed southern route would pass through either existing states or organized territories. 
D) Mexican leader Santa Anna agreed to contribute money for the project. 
E) it would firmly tie southern California to the Union.

Question 11

To what extent was there a reassertion of Manifest Destiny in the 1850s? What were the goals of America's foreign policy at the time? What were the diplomatic and military strategies and tactics employed by the U.S. government to achieve these foreign policy goals?

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In the 1850s, there was a significant re

Question 12

In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster

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A) attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B) called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law as a political concession to the South. 
C) advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories. 
D) became a hated figure in the South. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B) called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law as a political concession to the South. 
C) advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories. 
D) became a hated figure in the South. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to

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A) bring a final solution to the question of slavery in the territories. 
B) give the North the upper hand in the debate on slavery. 
C) enrage the antislavery abolitionists. 
D) lessen the prospects for future political compromises between the North and South and hasten the outbreak of the Civil War. 
E) make Stephen Douglas the most controversial national politician. 
A) bring a final solution to the question of slavery in the territories. 
B) give the North the upper hand in the debate on slavery. 
C) enrage the antislavery abolitionists. 
D) lessen the prospects for future political compromises between the North and South and hasten the outbreak of the Civil War. 
E) make Stephen Douglas the most controversial national politician.

Question 14

During the debate of 1850, ____ argued that there was a higher law than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.

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A) William H.Seward 
B) Henry Clay 
C) Daniel Webster 
D) Stephen A.Douglas 
E) Zachary Taylor 
A) William H.Seward 
B) Henry Clay 
C) Daniel Webster 
D) Stephen A.Douglas 
E) Zachary Taylor

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Wanghia

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The Treaty of Wanghia, also known as the

Question 16

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons except it

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A) was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired by welcoming Cuban population living on the Caribbean island. 
B) was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. 
C) already had a large population of enslaved blacks. 
D) could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. 
E) was located just off the nation's southern doorstep. 
A) was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired by welcoming Cuban population living on the Caribbean island. 
B) was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. 
C) already had a large population of enslaved blacks. 
D) could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. 
E) was located just off the nation's southern doorstep.

Question 17

The authors argue that the North "got the better of the Compromise of 1850." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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I agree with the authors' argument that

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Clay

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Henry Clay (1777–1852) was an American s

Question 19

Northerners feared that the Fugitive Slave Act threatened to set a dangerous constitutional precedent for white Americans because it

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A) prohibited antislavery demonstrations and protests. 
B) denied fleeing slaves a trial by jury. 
C) forced slaves to be returned to masters. 
D) confined those who aided escaping slaves to house arrest 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) prohibited antislavery demonstrations and protests. 
B) denied fleeing slaves a trial by jury. 
C) forced slaves to be returned to masters. 
D) confined those who aided escaping slaves to house arrest 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Treaty of Kangawa

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The Treaty of Kanagawa, also known as th

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Treaty of Wanghia

One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Caleb Cushing

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In 1850, the South was deeply worried because

Congress Legislates a Civil War -____ California

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harriet Tubman

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

Congress Legislates a Civil War -____ Gadsden Purchase

The Underground Railroad consisted of

A southern route for the transcontinental railroad seemed the best because

To what extent was there a reassertion of Manifest Destiny in the 1850s? What were the goals of America's foreign policy at the time? What were the diplomatic and military strategies and tactics employed by the U.S. government to achieve these foreign policy goals?

In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to

During the debate of 1850, ____ argued that there was a higher law than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Wanghia

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons except it

The authors argue that the North "got the better of the Compromise of 1850." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Clay

Northerners feared that the Fugitive Slave Act threatened to set a dangerous constitutional precedent for white Americans because it

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Treaty of Kangawa

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

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

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

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

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