Question 1

Stephen A. Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

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A) Compromise of 1850. 
B) Fugitive Slave Act. 
C) Wilmot Proviso. 
D) Northwest Ordinance. 
E) Missouri Compromise. 
A) Compromise of 1850. 
B) Fugitive Slave Act. 
C) Wilmot Proviso. 
D) Northwest Ordinance. 
E) Missouri Compromise.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"fire eaters"

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The "fire eaters" were a group of extrem

Question 3

By 1850, the South

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A) was experiencing serious economic difficulties. 
B) feared that slavery might be abolished in states where it already existed. 
C) remained concerned about its weak voice in national government. 
D) was relatively well off, politically and economically. 
E) recognized that slavery's expansion was over. 
A) was experiencing serious economic difficulties. 
B) feared that slavery might be abolished in states where it already existed. 
C) remained concerned about its weak voice in national government. 
D) was relatively well off, politically and economically. 
E) recognized that slavery's expansion was over.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​California gold rush

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The California Gold Rush was a significa

Question 5

On July 3, 1844, the first formal diplomatic agreement between the United States and China was the

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A) Ostend Manifesto. 
B) Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
C) Chinese Open-Door Treaty. 
D) Treaty of Wanghia. 
E) Hong Kong/Chinese Treaty. 
A) Ostend Manifesto. 
B) Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
C) Chinese Open-Door Treaty. 
D) Treaty of Wanghia. 
E) Hong Kong/Chinese Treaty.

Question 6

The Free Soil party of 1848 harbored many northerners who stood squarely against slavery in the territories primarily on the grounds that

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A) further expansion of slavery might break up the union. 
B) it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise up from wage-earning dependence. 
C) slavery was a moral evil contrary to American principles. 
D) slave labor would be unproductive in the West. 
E) the southern fire-eaters were already planning further expansion into Central America. 
A) further expansion of slavery might break up the union. 
B) it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise up from wage-earning dependence. 
C) slavery was a moral evil contrary to American principles. 
D) slave labor would be unproductive in the West. 
E) the southern fire-eaters were already planning further expansion into Central America.

Question 7

The Young Guard, composed of certain Senators and Representatives from the North,

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A) regarded preserving the Union as their top priority. 
B) agreed fully with the Old Guard on the issue of slavery. 
C) saw expansionism as a solution to the slavery question. 
D) gave support to John C.Calhoun's plan for rescuing the Union. 
E) were most interested in purging and purifying the Union than in preserving it. 
A) regarded preserving the Union as their top priority. 
B) agreed fully with the Old Guard on the issue of slavery. 
C) saw expansionism as a solution to the slavery question. 
D) gave support to John C.Calhoun's plan for rescuing the Union. 
E) were most interested in purging and purifying the Union than in preserving it.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Walker

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William Walker (1824–1860) was an Americ

Question 9

Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____ Kansas Territory

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

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Millard Fillmore

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Millard Fillmore was the 13th President

Question 11

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

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A) favored high tariffs. 
B) had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54° 40' line. 
C) condemned slavery as immoral. 
D) wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E) believed that slavery harmed white labor. 
A) favored high tariffs. 
B) had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54° 40' line. 
C) condemned slavery as immoral. 
D) wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E) believed that slavery harmed white labor.

Question 12

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because

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A) of the harm it did to blacks. 
B) it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races. 
C) it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment. 
D) it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party. 
E) it damaged the national economy. 
A) of the harm it did to blacks. 
B) it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races. 
C) it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment. 
D) it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party. 
E) it damaged the national economy.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Gadsden

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James Gadsden (1788–1858) was an America

Question 14

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

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A) passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B) potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C) attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D) proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E) discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood. 
A) passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B) potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C) attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D) proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E) discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Daniel Webster

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Daniel Webster was a prominent American

Question 16

To what extent did the building of the first transcontinental railroad linking the East and the West contribute to the wrenching apart of the North and the South?

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The building of the first transcontinent

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Underground Railroad

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The Underground Railroad was a network o

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Franklin Pierce

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Franklin Pierce was the 14th President o

Question 19

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

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A) Spain threatened a preemptive war against the United States. 
B) the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public. 
C) United States leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D) Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba. 
E) United States adventurers bungled their invasion. 
A) Spain threatened a preemptive war against the United States. 
B) the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public. 
C) United States leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D) Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba. 
E) United States adventurers bungled their invasion.

Question 20

The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over

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A) the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
B) slavery. 
C) the Gadsden Purchase. 
D) homestead laws. 
E) the transcontinental railroad route. 
A) the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
B) slavery. 
C) the Gadsden Purchase. 
D) homestead laws. 
E) the transcontinental railroad route.

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Stephen A. Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fire eaters"

By 1850, the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​California gold rush

On July 3, 1844, the first formal diplomatic agreement between the United States and China was the

The Free Soil party of 1848 harbored many northerners who stood squarely against slavery in the territories primarily on the grounds that

The Young Guard, composed of certain Senators and Representatives from the North,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Walker

Congress Legislates a Civil War -____ Kansas Territory

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Millard Fillmore

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Gadsden

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Daniel Webster

To what extent did the building of the first transcontinental railroad linking the East and the West contribute to the wrenching apart of the North and the South?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Underground Railroad

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Franklin Pierce

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -California gold rush

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