Question 1

After the 1860 presidential election, why did Republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue?

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A)  They believed that war was the only method left to settle the issue. 
B)  They believed that moderate southerners would soon regain control, and that compromise on matters of basic principle was tantamount to surrender. 
C)  They believed that the nation was better off split in half because it obviously could not exist half slave and half free. 
D)  They believed that the issue had already been settled by the election of 1860. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  They believed that war was the only method left to settle the issue. 
B)  They believed that moderate southerners would soon regain control, and that compromise on matters of basic principle was tantamount to surrender. 
C)  They believed that the nation was better off split in half because it obviously could not exist half slave and half free. 
D)  They believed that the issue had already been settled by the election of 1860. 
E)  All of these choices B

Question 2

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the abolition of slavery in states west of the Mississippi. 
B)  the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 
C)  a new fugitive slave law. 
D)  the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  the federal assumption of the Texas debt. 
A)  the abolition of slavery in states west of the Mississippi. 
B)  the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 
C)  a new fugitive slave law. 
D)  the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  the federal assumption of the Texas debt. A

Question 3

As a result of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry,

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A)  Southerners realized that extremists like John Brown had no ties to northern abolitionists. 
B)  Southern slaveholders were incensed. 
C)  the states of the Upper South seceded from the Union. 
D)  Southern slaveowners were convinced that a slave uprising could never be successful. 
E)  Northern moderates formed vigilante committees to ensure civil peace in the southern states. 
A)  Southerners realized that extremists like John Brown had no ties to northern abolitionists. 
B)  Southern slaveholders were incensed. 
C)  the states of the Upper South seceded from the Union. 
D)  Southern slaveowners were convinced that a slave uprising could never be successful. 
E)  Northern moderates formed vigilante committees to ensure civil peace in the southern states. B

Question 4

Which statement is an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be a constitutional amendment to prohibit federal interference with southern slavery. 
B)  There should be another constitutional amendment declaring the Kansas-Nebraska Act as the guide for future slavery extension. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise should be repealed. 
D)  Southerners would have to accept the personal economic loss if one of their slaves ran away. 
E)  The principle of popular sovereignty should be applied to states' personal-liberty laws. 
A)  There should be a constitutional amendment to prohibit federal interference with southern slavery. 
B)  There should be another constitutional amendment declaring the Kansas-Nebraska Act as the guide for future slavery extension. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise should be repealed. 
D)  Southerners would have to accept the personal economic loss if one of their slaves ran away. 
E)  The principle of popular sovereignty should be applied to states' personal-liberty laws.

Question 5

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-Alabama

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Question 6

Which statement concerning the presidential election of 1852 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Whig party lost much support in the South and began to break up. 
B)  Franklin Pierce won a close victory. 
C)  Whig candidate Winfield Scott won by vigorously endorsing the Compromise of 1850. 
D)  The Republican party made its first major electoral gains. 
E)  Franklin Pierce refused to run for reelection. 
A)  The Whig party lost much support in the South and began to break up. 
B)  Franklin Pierce won a close victory. 
C)  Whig candidate Winfield Scott won by vigorously endorsing the Compromise of 1850. 
D)  The Republican party made its first major electoral gains. 
E)  Franklin Pierce refused to run for reelection.

Question 7

Why did "Bleeding Kansas" occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proslavery forces stole the election for the state legislature. 
B)  Antislavery forces took up "Beecher's Bibles." 
C)  John Brown led a brutal murder of five proslavery men. 
D)  The nation's precarious sectional balance was in danger. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Proslavery forces stole the election for the state legislature. 
B)  Antislavery forces took up "Beecher's Bibles." 
C)  John Brown led a brutal murder of five proslavery men. 
D)  The nation's precarious sectional balance was in danger. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 8

The Lecompton Constitution

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A)  protected the property rights of Kansas slaveholders and provided for a referendum on the admission of more slaves. 
B)  outlawed slavery in Kansas and petitioned Congress for statehood. 
C)  rejected the Kansas-Nebraska Act and proclaimed the Dred Scott decision to be the state's new guideline on slavery. 
D)  was adopted by a convention that was boycotted by proslavery forces who believed it would be rigged by free-soilers. 
E)  repealed the Missouri Compromise and officially adopted the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
A)  protected the property rights of Kansas slaveholders and provided for a referendum on the admission of more slaves. 
B)  outlawed slavery in Kansas and petitioned Congress for statehood. 
C)  rejected the Kansas-Nebraska Act and proclaimed the Dred Scott decision to be the state's new guideline on slavery. 
D)  was adopted by a convention that was boycotted by proslavery forces who believed it would be rigged by free-soilers. 
E)  repealed the Missouri Compromise and officially adopted the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 9

In the 1850s, the main issue that unified the otherwise diverse elements of the new Republican party was

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A)  a national economic policy relating to the tariff, banking, and internal improvements. 
B)  "Bleeding Kansas" 
C)  Abolitionism 
D)  Nativism 
E)  U.S. expansion into the Caribbean 
A)  a national economic policy relating to the tariff, banking, and internal improvements. 
B)  "Bleeding Kansas" 
C)  Abolitionism 
D)  Nativism 
E)  U.S. expansion into the Caribbean

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason why the Know-Nothing party declined rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  The party's split into northern and southern. 
B)  The party's acceptance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
C)  The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings. 
D)  The party proved vulnerable to the challenge posed by the emerging Republican party. 
E)  The party's difficulty reconciling its antislavery attitudes with its anti-Catholic impulses. 
A)  The party's split into northern and southern. 
B)  The party's acceptance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
C)  The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings. 
D)  The party proved vulnerable to the challenge posed by the emerging Republican party. 
E)  The party's difficulty reconciling its antislavery attitudes with its anti-Catholic impulses.

Question 11

The Gadsden Purchase was

Accepted Answer

A)  the symbolic first land sale in the new Kansas Territory. 
B)  James Gadsden's purchase of supplies for an unofficial military expedition to Honduras. 
C)  a small strip of land in southern Arizona and New Mexico purchased from Mexico for a railroad line. 
D)  a plan to purchase Cuba from Spain for a maximum price of $25 million. 
E)  the first slave whose freedom was purchased with money raised by John Brown. 
A)  the symbolic first land sale in the new Kansas Territory. 
B)  James Gadsden's purchase of supplies for an unofficial military expedition to Honduras. 
C)  a small strip of land in southern Arizona and New Mexico purchased from Mexico for a railroad line. 
D)  a plan to purchase Cuba from Spain for a maximum price of $25 million. 
E)  the first slave whose freedom was purchased with money raised by John Brown.

Question 12

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  He obtained over half of the popular vote throughout the country. 
B)  He won all of the southern vote. 
C)  Since no candidate won a clear majority, the House of Representatives selected Lincoln. 
D)  He took advantage of the split in the Democratic Party and won a plurality of the vote. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  He obtained over half of the popular vote throughout the country. 
B)  He won all of the southern vote. 
C)  Since no candidate won a clear majority, the House of Representatives selected Lincoln. 
D)  He took advantage of the split in the Democratic Party and won a plurality of the vote. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 13

What was James Buchanan's position on slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed it was less important than the preservation of the Union. 
B)  He believed it should be preserved in the current slave states but prohibited from the territories. 
C)  He believed it was an issue the legislature-not the courts-had to settle. 
D)  He believed it had to be abolished immediately. 
E)  He believed it was wrong, but the federal government had no right to interfere with it. 
A)  He believed it was less important than the preservation of the Union. 
B)  He believed it should be preserved in the current slave states but prohibited from the territories. 
C)  He believed it was an issue the legislature-not the courts-had to settle. 
D)  He believed it had to be abolished immediately. 
E)  He believed it was wrong, but the federal government had no right to interfere with it.

Question 14

The principle of popular sovereignty mean that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States would hold a referendum to determine if slavery should be allowed to spread beyond its current boundaries. 
B)  each territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery or not. 
C)  states could determine whether they would permit the buying and selling of slaves. 
D)  American citizens could determine how they would manage their slaves without interference. 
E)  the political party in power in any state could determine that state's slavery policies. 
A)  the United States would hold a referendum to determine if slavery should be allowed to spread beyond its current boundaries. 
B)  each territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery or not. 
C)  states could determine whether they would permit the buying and selling of slaves. 
D)  American citizens could determine how they would manage their slaves without interference. 
E)  the political party in power in any state could determine that state's slavery policies.

Question 15

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Missouri

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Question 16

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-Nebraska Territory

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Question 17

The Whig party began to disintegrate and decline in the 1850s because they

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A)  introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff. 
B)  an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue. 
C)  supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers. 
D)  became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction. 
E)  did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west. 
A)  introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff. 
B)  an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue. 
C)  supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers. 
D)  became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction. 
E)  did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west.

Question 18

Which of the following was not one of the issues leading to the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act 
B)  The Dred Scott ruling 
C)  The policy regarding slavery in the territories 
D)  The balance between slave states and free states 
E)  The sale of slaves in the District of Columbia 
A)  Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act 
B)  The Dred Scott ruling 
C)  The policy regarding slavery in the territories 
D)  The balance between slave states and free states 
E)  The sale of slaves in the District of Columbia

Question 19

Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alleged fugitive slaves had no right to a jury trial. 
B)  Alleged fugitive slaves had to take the witness stand in their own defense. 
C)  Alleged fugitive slaves would be returned to slavery if the claimant presented at least six witnesses. 
D)  Slaves who had escaped prior to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were exempt from capture. 
E)  Only state law enforcement officials could pursue runaway slaves. 
A)  Alleged fugitive slaves had no right to a jury trial. 
B)  Alleged fugitive slaves had to take the witness stand in their own defense. 
C)  Alleged fugitive slaves would be returned to slavery if the claimant presented at least six witnesses. 
D)  Slaves who had escaped prior to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were exempt from capture. 
E)  Only state law enforcement officials could pursue runaway slaves.

Question 20

In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  were not citizens; therefore, they could not sue in federal courts. 
B)  were human beings, and therefore, possessed certain inherent rights. 
C)  were citizens and could buy their freedom. 
D)  could not be transported to non-slave holding states. 
E)  could only gain their freedom if their owners gave it to them. 
A)  were not citizens; therefore, they could not sue in federal courts. 
B)  were human beings, and therefore, possessed certain inherent rights. 
C)  were citizens and could buy their freedom. 
D)  could not be transported to non-slave holding states. 
E)  could only gain their freedom if their owners gave it to them.

After the 1860 presidential election, why did Republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue?

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

As a result of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry,

Which statement is an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: -Alabama

Which statement concerning the presidential election of 1852 is true?

Why did "Bleeding Kansas" occur?

The Lecompton Constitution

In the 1850s, the main issue that unified the otherwise diverse elements of the new Republican party was

Which of the following is not a reason why the Know-Nothing party declined rapidly?

The Gadsden Purchase was

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?

What was James Buchanan's position on slavery?

The principle of popular sovereignty mean that

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: -Missouri

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: -Nebraska Territory

The Whig party began to disintegrate and decline in the 1850s because they

Which of the following was not one of the issues leading to the Compromise of 1850?

Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves

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Exam 14: From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

After the 1860 presidential election, why did Republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue?

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

As a result of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry,

Which statement is an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: -Alabama

Which statement concerning the presidential election of 1852 is true?

Why did "Bleeding Kansas" occur?

The Lecompton Constitution

In the 1850s, the main issue that unified the otherwise diverse elements of the new Republican party was

Which of the following is not a reason why the Know-Nothing party declined rapidly?

The Gadsden Purchase was

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?

What was James Buchanan's position on slavery?

The principle of popular sovereignty mean that

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: -Missouri

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: -Nebraska Territory

The Whig party began to disintegrate and decline in the 1850s because they

Which of the following was not one of the issues leading to the Compromise of 1850?

Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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