Question 1

What was the final blow to the Whig party?

Accepted Answer

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

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe took on the pro-slavery position by contending that

Accepted Answer

A)  no good can ever come from slavery. 
B)  slavery produced a weak and degraded population. 
C)  good intentions of some owners cannot make up for an evil institution. 
D)  owners often broke the promises they made to slaves. 
E)  slavery actually hurt  not helped  the South's economy. 
A)  no good can ever come from slavery. 
B)  slavery produced a weak and degraded population. 
C)  good intentions of some owners cannot make up for an evil institution. 
D)  owners often broke the promises they made to slaves. 
E)  slavery actually hurt  not helped  the South's economy.

Question 3

Lincoln's mainly Republican audience included some prominent Democrats. What image of the Republican party was he trying to counter?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln, as a leader of the Repu

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
"Higher law"

Accepted Answer

"Higher law" refers to a set of legal pr

Question 6

The principle of popular sovereignty held 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 7

In 1858, William Seward spoke of an "irrepressible conflict" between slavery and freedom, and Abraham Lincoln announced that the nation could not be "permanently half-slave and half-free." Both were suggesting that conflict and disunion over the slavery issue were inevitable. Were they right? Was a peaceful solution impossible? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The statements made by William Seward an

Question 8

In the mid 1850s, the Whig party divided into Conscience Whigs and Conservatives along the following lines:

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscience Whigs were pro tariff and conservatives were not. 
B)  Conscience Whigs opposed slavery; conservatives embraced the Compromise of 1850. 
C)  Conscience Whigs were generally Southerners; conservatives were from the North. 
D)  Conscience Whigs wanted to ban immigration; conservatives supported limitations on immigration but not an outright ban. 
E)  Conscience Whigs favored government-sponsored internal improvements; conservatives thought states should pay for their own improvements. 
A)  Conscience Whigs were pro tariff and conservatives were not. 
B)  Conscience Whigs opposed slavery; conservatives embraced the Compromise of 1850. 
C)  Conscience Whigs were generally Southerners; conservatives were from the North. 
D)  Conscience Whigs wanted to ban immigration; conservatives supported limitations on immigration but not an outright ban. 
E)  Conscience Whigs favored government-sponsored internal improvements; conservatives thought states should pay for their own improvements.

Question 9

Which of the following candidates ran as Democrats in the 1860 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln and John Bell 
B)  John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas 
C)  Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John Breckinridge and John Bell 
E)  John Breckinridge and Abraham Lincoln 
A)  Abraham Lincoln and John Bell 
B)  John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas 
C)  Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John Breckinridge and John Bell 
E)  John Breckinridge and Abraham Lincoln

Question 10

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 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Breckinridge, John Bell

Accepted Answer

John Breckinridge and John Bell were sig

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Franklin Pierce

Accepted Answer

Franklin Pierce was the 14th President o

Question 13

How did this shift affect defenders and opponents of slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The shift in attitudes towards slavery i

Question 14

How did the Fugitive Slave Act lead to the undoing of the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was one o

Question 15

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 16

In the 1860 presidential election, the Republican party adopted an economic program that included all of the following features except

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal aid for internal improvements 
B)  A protective tariff. 
C)  Free homesteads for settlers in the west. 
D)  a national income tax. 
E)  providing land to immigrants who were not yet citizens. 
A)  Federal aid for internal improvements 
B)  A protective tariff. 
C)  Free homesteads for settlers in the west. 
D)  a national income tax. 
E)  providing land to immigrants who were not yet citizens.

Question 17

In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the South would be satisfied only if they were convinced that

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A)  the Republicans agreed that slavery was morally and legally right; 
B)  the tariff that Republicans favored would not apply to the importation of new slaves; 
C)  the federal government had the power to restrict slavery in the territories 
D)  a Republican administration would support filibustering expeditions to Cuba; 
E)  the Fugitive Slave Act was wrong. 
A)  the Republicans agreed that slavery was morally and legally right; 
B)  the tariff that Republicans favored would not apply to the importation of new slaves; 
C)  the federal government had the power to restrict slavery in the territories 
D)  a Republican administration would support filibustering expeditions to Cuba; 
E)  the Fugitive Slave Act was wrong.

Question 18

Was Lincoln trying to conciliate the South, or unify the North? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln, as the 16th President o

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Brown and Harpers Ferry

Accepted Answer

John Brown was an American abolitionist

Question 20

The Lecompton Constitution

Accepted Answer

A)  protected the property rights of slaveholders already living in Kansas and provided for a referendum on whether to admit 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 slaveholders already living in Kansas and provided for a referendum on whether to admit 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.

Exam 14: From Compromise to Secession

What was the final blow to the Whig party?

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe took on the pro-slavery position by contending that

Lincoln's mainly Republican audience included some prominent Democrats. What image of the Republican party was he trying to counter?

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "Higher law"

The principle of popular sovereignty held that

In the mid 1850s, the Whig party divided into Conscience Whigs and Conservatives along the following lines:

Which of the following candidates ran as Democrats in the 1860 election?

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Breckinridge, John Bell

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Franklin Pierce

How did this shift affect defenders and opponents of slavery in the United States?

How did the Fugitive Slave Act lead to the undoing of the Compromise of 1850?

Why did "Bleeding Kansas" occur?

In the 1860 presidential election, the Republican party adopted an economic program that included all of the following features except

In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the South would be satisfied only if they were convinced that

Was Lincoln trying to conciliate the South, or unify the North? Explain.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Brown and Harpers Ferry

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