Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lewis Cass

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Lewis Cass (1782–1866) was an American m

Question 2

Southern delegates met at a convention in Nashville in the June of 1850 to

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A) plan southern secession. 
B) develop a series of compromise political proposals over slavery to preserve the Union. 
C) propose a series of constitutional amendments to protect the legality of slavery. 
D) denounce Daniel Webster as a traitor to the South. 
E) condemn the political compromises over slavery being worked out in Congress. 
A) plan southern secession. 
B) develop a series of compromise political proposals over slavery to preserve the Union. 
C) propose a series of constitutional amendments to protect the legality of slavery. 
D) denounce Daniel Webster as a traitor to the South. 
E) condemn the political compromises over slavery being worked out in Congress.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Free Soil party

Accepted Answer

The Free Soil Party was a short-lived po

Question 4

Congress Legislates a Civil War
  
-____ Nebraska Territory

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

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Compromise of 1850

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 6

In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders in the late 1840s

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A) called for the banning of slavery from all United States territories. 
B) called for allowing slavery into all United States territories. 
C) avoided a full public discussion of and debate about slavery. 
D) banished abolitionists from membership in either national party. 
E) worked to make the creation of third parties almost impossible. 
A) called for the banning of slavery from all United States territories. 
B) called for allowing slavery into all United States territories. 
C) avoided a full public discussion of and debate about slavery. 
D) banished abolitionists from membership in either national party. 
E) worked to make the creation of third parties almost impossible.

Question 7

In the 1848 presidential election, the Democratic and Whig parties

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A) lost to the Free Soil party. 
B) addressed the issue of slavery. 
C) remained silent on the issue of slavery. 
D) abandoned the tactic of nominating military leaders. 
E) were divided on the issue of admitting California. 
A) lost to the Free Soil party. 
B) addressed the issue of slavery. 
C) remained silent on the issue of slavery. 
D) abandoned the tactic of nominating military leaders. 
E) were divided on the issue of admitting California.

Question 8

With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, all of the following took place except

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A) miners and adventurers from around the world came to California. 
B) most of the first wave of miners struck it rich in California with lucrative, easy, and plentiful discoveries of gold. 
C) many travelers to California faced illness and deadly fevers. 
D) the most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services, such as laundry services and clothing, for the miners. 
E) crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there. 
A) miners and adventurers from around the world came to California. 
B) most of the first wave of miners struck it rich in California with lucrative, easy, and plentiful discoveries of gold. 
C) many travelers to California faced illness and deadly fevers. 
D) the most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services, such as laundry services and clothing, for the miners. 
E) crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there.

Question 9

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H. Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that

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A) Senator Daniel Webster proposed a highly coercive fugitive slave law which was an acceptable concession to the South. 
B) John C.Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union. 
C) Christian legislators must obey God's moral law. 
D) compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union. 
E) African Americans should be granted their own territory. 
A) Senator Daniel Webster proposed a highly coercive fugitive slave law which was an acceptable concession to the South. 
B) John C.Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union. 
C) Christian legislators must obey God's moral law. 
D) compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union. 
E) African Americans should be granted their own territory.

Question 10

Compare and contrast the views of Senator Henry Clay, Senator Daniel Webster, and Senator Calhoun in the congressional debate that produced the Compromise of 1850. Why did the Compromise of 1850 prove not to be able to hold the Union together?

Accepted Answer

The views of Senator Henry Clay, Senator

Question 11

The Free Soilers were most concerned that one of the adverse long-term effects of extending slavery in the western territories would

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A) be an indefinite delay in the admission of western territories as states in the union. 
B) cause costly wage labor to wither away and, thus, close the opportunity for the American worker to own property. 
C) enable, through enhanced profits, and permit small farmers to purchase more land. 
D) be to undermine the moral case against slavery. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) be an indefinite delay in the admission of western territories as states in the union. 
B) cause costly wage labor to wither away and, thus, close the opportunity for the American worker to own property. 
C) enable, through enhanced profits, and permit small farmers to purchase more land. 
D) be to undermine the moral case against slavery. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession

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A) threatened to split national politics along North-South lines. 
B) nearly resulted in the return of the territory to Mexico. 
C) resulted in the formation of the Republican party. 
D) resulted in strong hostility to further expansionism. 
E) caused clashes between proslavery and antislavery settlers in California. 
A) threatened to split national politics along North-South lines. 
B) nearly resulted in the return of the territory to Mexico. 
C) resulted in the formation of the Republican party. 
D) resulted in strong hostility to further expansionism. 
E) caused clashes between proslavery and antislavery settlers in California.

Question 13

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

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Winfield Scott was a distinguished Ameri

Question 14

The two major parties kept the focus on the 1848 presidential election campaign on

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A) the personalities of Senator Cass and General Taylor. 
B) addressing the slavery issue through popular sovereignty. 
C) further expansion into Cuba and Central America. 
D) Indian removal and homesteading. 
E) the poor state of the economy and protective tariffs. 
A) the personalities of Senator Cass and General Taylor. 
B) addressing the slavery issue through popular sovereignty. 
C) further expansion into Cuba and Central America. 
D) Indian removal and homesteading. 
E) the poor state of the economy and protective tariffs.

Question 15

Of those people going to California during the gold rush

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A) the majority had come from foreign nations. 
B) slaves constituted a sizable minority. 
C) the majority gained considerable financial rewards. 
D) most were interested in free-soil farming. 
E) a distressingly high proportion were lawless men. 
A) the majority had come from foreign nations. 
B) slaves constituted a sizable minority. 
C) the majority gained considerable financial rewards. 
D) most were interested in free-soil farming. 
E) a distressingly high proportion were lawless men.

Question 16

During the 1850s, slaves probably gained their freedom most frequently by

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A) running away. 
B) being emancipated in their masters' will. 
C) rebellion. 
D) appeal to the courts. 
E) self-purchase or voluntary emancipation. 
A) running away. 
B) being emancipated in their masters' will. 
C) rebellion. 
D) appeal to the courts. 
E) self-purchase or voluntary emancipation.

Question 17

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

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The Ostend Manifesto was a document writ

Question 18

You will recall that inChapter 16, The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860, abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, Sojourner Truth, and Frederick Douglass argued that a higher law than the Constitution demanded the immediate end of slavery across America, which they termed an "evil institution." Do you believe that there is a higher law than the Constitution? If so, would the expansion or the maintained legal status of slavery qualify as prompting antislavery statesman to invoke a higher law than the Constitution during this era of American history? Why did some prominent statesmen of that era such as John Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster find this concept of a higher law than the Constitution dangerous to republican government? Do you share their republican and constitutional fears about politicians adhering to a "higher law" over vexing political issues such as slavery?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I do believe that there is a higher

Question 19

All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 except

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A) many people were drawn into the antislavery movement. 
B) Northerners who aided slaves in escaping faced heavy fines and jail sentences. 
C) federal commissioners handling the cases of runaways received twice as much in a bonus if the slave was returned. 
D) Northerners protested the capture of individual runaway slaves. 
E) the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts. 
A) many people were drawn into the antislavery movement. 
B) Northerners who aided slaves in escaping faced heavy fines and jail sentences. 
C) federal commissioners handling the cases of runaways received twice as much in a bonus if the slave was returned. 
D) Northerners protested the capture of individual runaway slaves. 
E) the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts.

Question 20

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

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A) legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B) expansion of slavery in the territories. 
C) restrictions on free blacks. 
D) the interstate slave trade. 
E) the facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slaveowners. 
A) legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B) expansion of slavery in the territories. 
C) restrictions on free blacks. 
D) the interstate slave trade. 
E) the facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slaveowners.

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lewis Cass

Southern delegates met at a convention in Nashville in the June of 1850 to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Soil party

Congress Legislates a Civil War -____ Nebraska Territory

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Compromise of 1850

In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders in the late 1840s

In the 1848 presidential election, the Democratic and Whig parties

With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, all of the following took place except

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H. Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that

Compare and contrast the views of Senator Henry Clay, Senator Daniel Webster, and Senator Calhoun in the congressional debate that produced the Compromise of 1850. Why did the Compromise of 1850 prove not to be able to hold the Union together?

The Free Soilers were most concerned that one of the adverse long-term effects of extending slavery in the western territories would

The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession

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

The two major parties kept the focus on the 1848 presidential election campaign on

Of those people going to California during the gold rush

During the 1850s, slaves probably gained their freedom most frequently by

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 except

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

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