Question 1

The argument that slaves were better off than northern factory workers reached its fullest development in the writings of_____________.

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The answer of The argument that slaves were better off...

Question 2

The Kansas-Nebraska bill passed easily in the House of Representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Members of the Order, which eventually evolved into the Know-Nothings, supported all of the following except

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A)  temperance. 
B)  restricting public office to native born men. 
C)  lengthening the naturalization period before immigrants could become citizens. 
D)  keeping their Order secret. 
E)  tax support for parochial schools. 
A)  temperance. 
B)  restricting public office to native born men. 
C)  lengthening the naturalization period before immigrants could become citizens. 
D)  keeping their Order secret. 
E)  tax support for parochial schools.

Question 4

By 1856, the_____________ had become the largest party in the North.

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The answer of By 1856, the_____________ had become the largest...

Question 5

After his Kansas speech,_____________ was attacked in the Senate by a U.S. representative from South Carolina.

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The answer of After his Kansas speech,_____________ was attacked in...

Question 6

One of the problems of the southern economy on the eve of the Civil War was

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A)  lack of productivity in the agricultural sector. 
B)  over-reliance on industrial growth. 
C)  a developing commercial attitude. 
D)  the decline of the cotton industry. 
E)  a lack of diversification 
A)  lack of productivity in the agricultural sector. 
B)  over-reliance on industrial growth. 
C)  a developing commercial attitude. 
D)  the decline of the cotton industry. 
E)  a lack of diversification

Question 7

Dred Scott sued for_____________.

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The answer of Dred Scott sued for_____________....

Question 8

Describe the issues and events involved in "Bleeding Kansas."

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"Bleeding Kansas" refers to a series of

Question 9

The political group that was pledged to secrecy was the_____________.

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The answer of The political group that was pledged to...

Question 10

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

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A)  the state of Illinois passed legislation making slavery a punishment for crime. 
B)  Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate. 
C)  Abraham Lincoln was almost kicked out of the Republican Party. 
D)  both Lincoln and Douglas were defeated by Know-Nothing candidate Nathaniel Banks. 
E)  the Kansas-Nebraska Act was repealed. 
A)  the state of Illinois passed legislation making slavery a punishment for crime. 
B)  Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate. 
C)  Abraham Lincoln was almost kicked out of the Republican Party. 
D)  both Lincoln and Douglas were defeated by Know-Nothing candidate Nathaniel Banks. 
E)  the Kansas-Nebraska Act was repealed.

Question 11

The person who led a group of so-called "border ruffians" to Kansas to vote for a pro-slavery government there was

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A)  Stephen Douglas. 
B)  David Atchison. 
C)  Franklin B. Pierce. 
D)  Jefferson Davis. 
E)  Abraham Lincoln. 
A)  Stephen Douglas. 
B)  David Atchison. 
C)  Franklin B. Pierce. 
D)  Jefferson Davis. 
E)  Abraham Lincoln.

Question 12

The most important social distinction in the south was

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A)  gender. 
B)  class. 
C)  race. 
D)  religion. 
E)  political affiliation. 
A)  gender. 
B)  class. 
C)  race. 
D)  religion. 
E)  political affiliation.

Question 13

The elections of 1854 were disastrous for northern Democrats.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many southerners read The Impending Crisis of the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The gap between the rich and poor was larger in the north than in the south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The abolitionist zealot who massacred five proslavery advocates at Pottawatomie Creek was_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The abolitionist zealot who massacred five proslavery...

Question 17

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry lasted for thee days.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The cover of De Bow's Review proclaimed that "Cotton is King."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Panic of 1857

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A)  caused bloody riots in which dozens of people were killed. 
B)  increased hostility between northerners and southerners who disagreed over the tariff issue. 
C)  lasted longer than any other nineteenth-century depression. 
D)  caused millions of workers to join labor unions. 
E)  all of these choices 
A)  caused bloody riots in which dozens of people were killed. 
B)  increased hostility between northerners and southerners who disagreed over the tariff issue. 
C)  lasted longer than any other nineteenth-century depression. 
D)  caused millions of workers to join labor unions. 
E)  all of these choices

Question 20

The widespread use of the sewing machine in the 1850s made life easier for seamstresses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The argument that slaves were better off than northern factory workers reached its fullest development in the writings of_____________.

The Kansas-Nebraska bill passed easily in the House of Representatives.

Members of the Order, which eventually evolved into the Know-Nothings, supported all of the following except

By 1856, the_____________ had become the largest party in the North.

After his Kansas speech,_____________ was attacked in the Senate by a U.S. representative from South Carolina.

One of the problems of the southern economy on the eve of the Civil War was

Dred Scott sued for_____________.

Describe the issues and events involved in "Bleeding Kansas."

The political group that was pledged to secrecy was the_____________.

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

The person who led a group of so-called "border ruffians" to Kansas to vote for a pro-slavery government there was

The most important social distinction in the south was

The elections of 1854 were disastrous for northern Democrats.

Many southerners read The Impending Crisis of the South.

The gap between the rich and poor was larger in the north than in the south.

The abolitionist zealot who massacred five proslavery advocates at Pottawatomie Creek was_____________.

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry lasted for thee days.

The cover of De Bow's Review proclaimed that "Cotton is King."

The Panic of 1857

The widespread use of the sewing machine in the 1850s made life easier for seamstresses.

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

The argument that slaves were better off than northern factory workers reached its fullest development in the writings of_____________.

The Kansas-Nebraska bill passed easily in the House of Representatives.

Members of the Order, which eventually evolved into the Know-Nothings, supported all of the following except

By 1856, the_____________ had become the largest party in the North.

After his Kansas speech,_____________ was attacked in the Senate by a U.S. representative from South Carolina.

One of the problems of the southern economy on the eve of the Civil War was

Dred Scott sued for_____________.

Describe the issues and events involved in "Bleeding Kansas."

The political group that was pledged to secrecy was the_____________.

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

The person who led a group of so-called "border ruffians" to Kansas to vote for a pro-slavery government there was

The most important social distinction in the south was

The elections of 1854 were disastrous for northern Democrats.

Many southerners read The Impending Crisis of the South.

The gap between the rich and poor was larger in the north than in the south.

The abolitionist zealot who massacred five proslavery advocates at Pottawatomie Creek was_____________.

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry lasted for thee days.

The cover of De Bow's Review proclaimed that "Cotton is King."

The Panic of 1857

The widespread use of the sewing machine in the 1850s made life easier for seamstresses.

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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