Question 1

In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Rowan Helper

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A)  described southern society as bustling, prosperous, and progressive. 
B)  blamed South Carolina for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas." 
C)  said that slavery caused economic retardation, illiteracy, and poverty in the South. 
D)  defended the states' rights position on secession. 
E)  insisted that slavery must expand to al of the territories. 
A)  described southern society as bustling, prosperous, and progressive. 
B)  blamed South Carolina for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas." 
C)  said that slavery caused economic retardation, illiteracy, and poverty in the South. 
D)  defended the states' rights position on secession. 
E)  insisted that slavery must expand to al of the territories.

Question 2

The end of the_____________ War in Europe caused a decline in grain exports contributing to the onset of the Panic of 1857.

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The answer of The end of the_____________ War in Europe...

Question 3

The Lecompton debate seriously split the Democratic Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most of the foreign-born voters in the 1830s and 1840s joined the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Supreme Court decision that declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional was the_____________ decision.

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The answer of The Supreme Court decision that declared the...

Question 6

Most northerners left the Know-Nothings and became Republicans because of

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A)  the slavery issue. 
B)  the immigration issue. 
C)  the temperance issue. 
D)  economic concerns. 
E)  concern for public education. 
A)  the slavery issue. 
B)  the immigration issue. 
C)  the temperance issue. 
D)  economic concerns. 
E)  concern for public education.

Question 7

The Panic of 1857 virtually destroyed the southern cotton economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

By the late 1850s, the United States was the second-leading industrial producer in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The southern economy was "colonial" in that

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A)  foreign investors owned over 50 percent of the land in the South. 
B)  southern financial institutions loaned money to European colonial powers. 
C)  it depended upon exportation of agricultural goods and importation of manufactured products. 
D)  it employed slaves. 
E)  it exported no products. 
A)  foreign investors owned over 50 percent of the land in the South. 
B)  southern financial institutions loaned money to European colonial powers. 
C)  it depended upon exportation of agricultural goods and importation of manufactured products. 
D)  it employed slaves. 
E)  it exported no products.

Question 10

John Brown

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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 18

Question 11

Jefferson Davis led an effort to pass a federal law allowing slavery in all territories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____________was the first state to enact a prohibition law.

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The answer of _____________was the first state to enact a...

Question 13

In the south_____________ was king.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the south_____________ was king....

Question 14

The first use of the term "Republican" to describe the new political party in the 1850s was at_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first use of the term "Republican"...

Question 15

The value of American exports and imports increased by percent between 1844 and 1856.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  200 
D)  300 
E)  500 
A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  200 
D)  300 
E)  500

Question 16

On average, wages and opportunities for workers were greater in the North than anywhere else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The leading advocate for southern economic diversification was James D. B. De Bow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The South did not share in the economy's rapid growth following recovery from the depression of 1837-1843.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the late 1850s, the United States was behind only_____________ in total industrial production.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By the late 1850s, the United States...

Question 20

Abraham Lincoln saw the prevention of the expansion of slavery into the territories as the first step to its eventual extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Rowan Helper

The end of the_____________ War in Europe caused a decline in grain exports contributing to the onset of the Panic of 1857.

The Lecompton debate seriously split the Democratic Party.

Most of the foreign-born voters in the 1830s and 1840s joined the Democratic Party.

The Supreme Court decision that declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional was the_____________ decision.

Most northerners left the Know-Nothings and became Republicans because of

The Panic of 1857 virtually destroyed the southern cotton economy.

By the late 1850s, the United States was the second-leading industrial producer in the world.

The southern economy was "colonial" in that

John Brown

Jefferson Davis led an effort to pass a federal law allowing slavery in all territories.

_____________was the first state to enact a prohibition law.

In the south_____________ was king.

The first use of the term "Republican" to describe the new political party in the 1850s was at_____________.

The value of American exports and imports increased by percent between 1844 and 1856.

On average, wages and opportunities for workers were greater in the North than anywhere else.

The leading advocate for southern economic diversification was James D. B. De Bow.

The South did not share in the economy's rapid growth following recovery from the depression of 1837-1843.

By the late 1850s, the United States was behind only_____________ in total industrial production.

Abraham Lincoln saw the prevention of the expansion of slavery into the territories as the first step to its eventual extinction.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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Exam 14: The Gathering Tempest

In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Rowan Helper

The end of the_____________ War in Europe caused a decline in grain exports contributing to the onset of the Panic of 1857.

The Lecompton debate seriously split the Democratic Party.

Most of the foreign-born voters in the 1830s and 1840s joined the Democratic Party.

The Supreme Court decision that declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional was the_____________ decision.

Most northerners left the Know-Nothings and became Republicans because of

The Panic of 1857 virtually destroyed the southern cotton economy.

By the late 1850s, the United States was the second-leading industrial producer in the world.

The southern economy was "colonial" in that

John Brown

Jefferson Davis led an effort to pass a federal law allowing slavery in all territories.

_____________was the first state to enact a prohibition law.

In the south_____________ was king.

The first use of the term "Republican" to describe the new political party in the 1850s was at_____________.

The value of American exports and imports increased by percent between 1844 and 1856.

On average, wages and opportunities for workers were greater in the North than anywhere else.

The leading advocate for southern economic diversification was James D. B. De Bow.

The South did not share in the economy's rapid growth following recovery from the depression of 1837-1843.

By the late 1850s, the United States was behind only_____________ in total industrial production.

Abraham Lincoln saw the prevention of the expansion of slavery into the territories as the first step to its eventual extinction.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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