Question 1

The opening of Japan to United States trade led to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan created its own minstrel shows. 
B)  Other nations wanted to carve up Japanese territory. 
C)  Japan became a modernized military power. 
D)  The United States became much less interested in China. 
E)  Japan attacked Russia. 
A)  Japan created its own minstrel shows. 
B)  Other nations wanted to carve up Japanese territory. 
C)  Japan became a modernized military power. 
D)  The United States became much less interested in China. 
E)  Japan attacked Russia. C

Question 2

The Ostend Manifesto suggested seizing all of Mexico,rather than just the Mexican Cession,during the Mexican War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Who was responsible for the 1856 Pottawatomie Creek Massacre in Kansas and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry,Virginia,in 1859?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Douglass. 
B)  Joseph Lane. 
C)  Robert E. Lee. 
D)  Henry Ward Beecher. 
E)  John Brown. 
A)  Frederick Douglass. 
B)  Joseph Lane. 
C)  Robert E. Lee. 
D)  Henry Ward Beecher. 
E)  John Brown. E

Question 4

After gaining its independence,what resulted in the new independent nation of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglos encouraged Tejanos to keep their Mexican customs. 
B)  Anglos welcomed Juan Seguín, Tejano supporter of Texas independence, as mayor of San Antonio. 
C)  The Catholic Church lost power in Texas. 
D)  All Tejanos refused to send their children to English-speaking schools. 
E)  Most Tejanos converted to Protestant faiths. 
A)  Anglos encouraged Tejanos to keep their Mexican customs. 
B)  Anglos welcomed Juan Seguín, Tejano supporter of Texas independence, as mayor of San Antonio. 
C)  The Catholic Church lost power in Texas. 
D)  All Tejanos refused to send their children to English-speaking schools. 
E)  Most Tejanos converted to Protestant faiths.

Question 5

In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Free Soil

Accepted Answer

The Free Soil Party was a short-lived po

Question 7

As it divided over the issue of slavery,the Catholic Church broke into a northern and southern branch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Free Soil Party:

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated that antislavery sentiment had spread far beyond abolitionist ranks. 
B)  cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York. 
C)  was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection. 
D)  strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise. 
E)  nominated Zachary Taylor for president. 
A)  demonstrated that antislavery sentiment had spread far beyond abolitionist ranks. 
B)  cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York. 
C)  was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection. 
D)  strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise. 
E)  nominated Zachary Taylor for president.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strong, united Whig Party won the White House in the next presidential election. 
B)  Nearly half of northern Democrats joined the patriotic American Party. 
C)  The Whig Party collapsed, and many disgruntled northerners joined the new Republican Party. 
D)  Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln decided to become running mates for the presidential election of 1856. 
E)  The new Free Soil Party strongly endorsed the Act and won new congressional seats in several Upper South districts. 
A)  A strong, united Whig Party won the White House in the next presidential election. 
B)  Nearly half of northern Democrats joined the patriotic American Party. 
C)  The Whig Party collapsed, and many disgruntled northerners joined the new Republican Party. 
D)  Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln decided to become running mates for the presidential election of 1856. 
E)  The new Free Soil Party strongly endorsed the Act and won new congressional seats in several Upper South districts.

Question 10

The California gold rush turned ________ into perhaps the world's most diverse city.

Accepted Answer

A)  San Diego 
B)  Los Angeles 
C)  Malibu 
D)  Sacramento 
E)  San Francisco 
A)  San Diego 
B)  Los Angeles 
C)  Malibu 
D)  Sacramento 
E)  San Francisco

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-filibustering

Accepted Answer

Filibustering, in a historical context,

Question 12

Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren rejected adding Texas to the United States because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Texas Republic's congress opposed joining the United States, preferring to stay independent. 
B)  the Mexican army's resounding victory at the Alamo made them fearful of antagonizing a powerful government. 
C)  the population of Texas was too small to justify it. 
D)  Henry Clay wanted to add it and, as the Whig leader, he was their sworn enemy. 
E)  the presence of slaves there would reignite the issue of slavery, and they preferred to avoid it. 
A)  the Texas Republic's congress opposed joining the United States, preferring to stay independent. 
B)  the Mexican army's resounding victory at the Alamo made them fearful of antagonizing a powerful government. 
C)  the population of Texas was too small to justify it. 
D)  Henry Clay wanted to add it and, as the Whig leader, he was their sworn enemy. 
E)  the presence of slaves there would reignite the issue of slavery, and they preferred to avoid it.

Question 13

Many Americans and immigrants from other lands believed California presented a magnificent opportunity for economic freedom once gold was discovered.However,the boundaries of freedom were tightly drawn in California.Explain the expansions and limitations of freedom there.

Accepted Answer

The discovery of gold in California in 1

Question 14

The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place during the campaign for:

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. president in 1856. 
B)  U.S. president in 1860. 
C)  governor of Illinois in 1858. 
D)  a congressional seat from Illinois in 1856. 
E)  U.S. senator from Illinois in 1858. 
A)  U.S. president in 1856. 
B)  U.S. president in 1860. 
C)  governor of Illinois in 1858. 
D)  a congressional seat from Illinois in 1856. 
E)  U.S. senator from Illinois in 1858.

Question 15

Who questioned President Polk's right to declare war by introducing a resolution to Congress requesting that the president specify the precise spot where blood had first been shed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daniel Webster. 
B)  John C. Calhoun. 
C)  Stephen Douglas. 
D)  Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  Charles Sumner. 
A)  Daniel Webster. 
B)  John C. Calhoun. 
C)  Stephen Douglas. 
D)  Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  Charles Sumner.

Question 16

The term "Californios" referred in the 1830s and 1840s to ________ in California.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican cattle ranchers 
B)  the Indian inhabitants 
C)  U.S.-born immigrants 
D)  any individual 
E)  American merchants 
A)  Mexican cattle ranchers 
B)  the Indian inhabitants 
C)  U.S.-born immigrants 
D)  any individual 
E)  American merchants

Question 17

In 1854,the Know-Nothings won all the congressional races as well as the governorship in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Louisiana. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  Ohio. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Georgia. 
A)  Louisiana. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  Ohio. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Georgia.

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Compromise of 1850

Accepted Answer

A) issued by antislavery congressmen 
B) suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba 
C) returned runaway slaves to their master 
D) America's mission to settle the West 
E) Texas borderland
F)sudden increase in California's population
G)voided the Missouri Compromise
H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
I)expedition to Central America
J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
K)anti-immigrant political party
L)California's entry into the Union as a free state 
A) issued by antislavery congressmen 
B) suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba 
C) returned runaway slaves to their master 
D) America's mission to settle the West 
E) Texas borderland
F)sudden increase in California's population
G)voided the Missouri Compromise
H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
I)expedition to Central America
J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
K)anti-immigrant political party
L)California's entry into the Union as a free state

Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Californios and Tejanos

Accepted Answer

Californios and Tejanos were both import

Question 20

The Wilmot Proviso,admission of California into the Union,and the Missouri Compromise focused on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slaves should be freed immediately. 
B)  Popular sovereignty needed to be used. 
C)  Ex-slaves should be sent to another part of the world. 
D)  A slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person. 
E)  The extension of slavery was a volatile issue. 
A)  The slaves should be freed immediately. 
B)  Popular sovereignty needed to be used. 
C)  Ex-slaves should be sent to another part of the world. 
D)  A slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person. 
E)  The extension of slavery was a volatile issue.

Exam 13: A House Divided,1840-1861

The opening of Japan to United States trade led to what?

The Ostend Manifesto suggested seizing all of Mexico,rather than just the Mexican Cession,during the Mexican War.

Who was responsible for the 1856 Pottawatomie Creek Massacre in Kansas and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry,Virginia,in 1859?

After gaining its independence,what resulted in the new independent nation of Texas?

In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Free Soil

As it divided over the issue of slavery,the Catholic Church broke into a northern and southern branch.

The Free Soil Party:

Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The California gold rush turned ________ into perhaps the world's most diverse city.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -filibustering

Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren rejected adding Texas to the United States because:

Many Americans and immigrants from other lands believed California presented a magnificent opportunity for economic freedom once gold was discovered.However,the boundaries of freedom were tightly drawn in California.Explain the expansions and limitations of freedom there.

The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place during the campaign for:

Who questioned President Polk's right to declare war by introducing a resolution to Congress requesting that the president specify the precise spot where blood had first been shed?

The term "Californios" referred in the 1830s and 1840s to ________ in California.

In 1854,the Know-Nothings won all the congressional races as well as the governorship in:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Compromise of 1850

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Californios and Tejanos

The Wilmot Proviso,admission of California into the Union,and the Missouri Compromise focused on what?

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