Question 1

What was the final blow to the Whig party?

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A)  Ostend Manifesto 
B)  Kansas-Nebraska Act 
C)  Compromise of 1850 
D)  Lecompton Constitution 
E)  Fugitive Slave Act 
A)  Ostend Manifesto 
B)  Kansas-Nebraska Act 
C)  Compromise of 1850 
D)  Lecompton Constitution 
E)  Fugitive Slave Act

Question 2

Which of the following was not an opinion on slavery held by free soil supporters?

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A)  Free-soilers objected to slavery because of their racist hatred of blacks. 
B)  Free-soilers believed that American slavery had natural geographic limits beyond which it would not spread. 
C)  Free-soilers believed that the presence of slavery impeded the progress of white civilization. 
D)  Free-soilers believed that wherever slavery appeared, labor loses its dignity. 
E)  Free-soilers thought that slavery should be abolished simply because it was immoral. 
A)  Free-soilers objected to slavery because of their racist hatred of blacks. 
B)  Free-soilers believed that American slavery had natural geographic limits beyond which it would not spread. 
C)  Free-soilers believed that the presence of slavery impeded the progress of white civilization. 
D)  Free-soilers believed that wherever slavery appeared, labor loses its dignity. 
E)  Free-soilers thought that slavery should be abolished simply because it was immoral.

Question 3

In the 1850s, what did filibusters like William Walker do?

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A)  They talked unceasingly in Congress to prevent the passage of any antislavery legislation. 
B)  They spoke on behalf of the Ostend Manifesto. 
C)  They led bands of proslavery "ruffians" into Kansas to vote illegally for a proslavery state legislature. 
D)  They conducted raids across the border between Canada and Oregon, in an attempt to retake "lost" territory. 
E)  They organized unofficial military expeditions to Cuba and Central America. 
A)  They talked unceasingly in Congress to prevent the passage of any antislavery legislation. 
B)  They spoke on behalf of the Ostend Manifesto. 
C)  They led bands of proslavery "ruffians" into Kansas to vote illegally for a proslavery state legislature. 
D)  They conducted raids across the border between Canada and Oregon, in an attempt to retake "lost" territory. 
E)  They organized unofficial military expeditions to Cuba and Central America.

Question 4

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

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Question 5

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to

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A)  minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
B)  weaken the position of free blacks in their states. 
C)  weaken the abolitionist movement by offering some personal liberties to blacks but not true equality. 
D)  protect the rights of white men against the attacks of abolitionists and women. 
E)  make sure that the Bill of Rights was respected. 
A)  minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
B)  weaken the position of free blacks in their states. 
C)  weaken the abolitionist movement by offering some personal liberties to blacks but not true equality. 
D)  protect the rights of white men against the attacks of abolitionists and women. 
E)  make sure that the Bill of Rights was respected.

Question 6

Congressman Preston Brooks

Accepted Answer

A)  murdered John Brown before Brown could be tried for his actions at Harpers Ferry. 
B)  beat Charles Sumner with a cane. 
C)  defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois gubernatorial race. 
D)  argued that slavery should be limited to the south. 
E)  led religious opposition to slavery in the south. 
A)  murdered John Brown before Brown could be tried for his actions at Harpers Ferry. 
B)  beat Charles Sumner with a cane. 
C)  defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois gubernatorial race. 
D)  argued that slavery should be limited to the south. 
E)  led religious opposition to slavery in the south.

Question 7

During the 1850s, the American political system

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A)  remained relatively stable with two major parties. 
B)  underwent a realignment as the Republicans emerged as a major party. 
C)  was dominated by the Whig Party. 
D)  collapsed after the Democratic Party disbanded. 
E)  saw the reemergence of the Federalist Party reemerged as a viable party. 
A)  remained relatively stable with two major parties. 
B)  underwent a realignment as the Republicans emerged as a major party. 
C)  was dominated by the Whig Party. 
D)  collapsed after the Democratic Party disbanded. 
E)  saw the reemergence of the Federalist Party reemerged as a viable party.

Question 8

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

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Question 9

Which territory had two competing governments in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas 
B)  Nebraska 
C)  Kansas 
D)  Michigan 
E)  California 
A)  Texas 
B)  Nebraska 
C)  Kansas 
D)  Michigan 
E)  California

Question 10

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

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Question 11

Which statement best describes the Republican party position in the election of 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be immediate emancipation of slaves in the South. 
B)  A program of gradual compensated emancipation should be started. 
C)  There should be no further extension of slavery into the territories. 
D)  The principle of popular sovereignty should be honestly applied in the remaining territories. 
E)  The constitutionality of slavery should be decided by the Supreme Court. 
A)  There should be immediate emancipation of slaves in the South. 
B)  A program of gradual compensated emancipation should be started. 
C)  There should be no further extension of slavery into the territories. 
D)  The principle of popular sovereignty should be honestly applied in the remaining territories. 
E)  The constitutionality of slavery should be decided by the Supreme Court.

What was the final blow to the Whig party?

Which of the following was not an opinion on slavery held by free soil supporters?

In the 1850s, what did filibusters like William Walker do?

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

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to

Congressman Preston Brooks

During the 1850s, the American political system

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

Which territory had two competing governments in the 1850s?

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

Which statement best describes the Republican party position in the election of 1860?

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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Exam 14: From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

What was the final blow to the Whig party?

Which of the following was not an opinion on slavery held by free soil supporters?

In the 1850s, what did filibusters like William Walker do?

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

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to

Congressman Preston Brooks

During the 1850s, the American political system

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

Which territory had two competing governments in the 1850s?

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

Which statement best describes the Republican party position in the election of 1860?

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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