Question 1

With the Gadsden Purchase,whose territory increased in size?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  California. 
D)  Texas. 
E)  Arizona. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  California. 
D)  Texas. 
E)  Arizona.

Question 2

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Frémont

Accepted Answer

A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering 
A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering 
A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering

Question 5

The Republican free labor ideology:

Accepted Answer

A)  convinced northerners that Catholic immigrants posed a more significant threat than the southern slave power. 
B)  won Republicans significant support from non-slaveholders in the South in 1856. 
C)  owed its origins to Abraham Lincoln's reemergence in the wake of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
D)  accepted southerners' point that slavery protected their liberty, but explained that the economic benefits of free labor would outweigh the damage abolition would do to southern liberty. 
E)  led to the argument by Abraham Lincoln and William Seward that free labor and slave labor were essentially incompatible. 
A)  convinced northerners that Catholic immigrants posed a more significant threat than the southern slave power. 
B)  won Republicans significant support from non-slaveholders in the South in 1856. 
C)  owed its origins to Abraham Lincoln's reemergence in the wake of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
D)  accepted southerners' point that slavery protected their liberty, but explained that the economic benefits of free labor would outweigh the damage abolition would do to southern liberty. 
E)  led to the argument by Abraham Lincoln and William Seward that free labor and slave labor were essentially incompatible.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-appeal of the Independent Democrats

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 7

The Revolution of 1848 in Europe was successful in its attempts to create more democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1860,which state became the first to pass an ordinance of secession and declare itself separated from the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia. 
B)  Kentucky. 
C)  Georgia. 
D)  South Carolina. 
E)  Tennessee. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  Kentucky. 
C)  Georgia. 
D)  South Carolina. 
E)  Tennessee.

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Tejanos

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 10

Which 1854 document called for the United States to seize Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Monroe Doctrine. 
B)  The Ostend Manifesto. 
C)  The Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  The Webster-Ashburton Treaty. 
E)  The Frémont Manifesto. 
A)  The Monroe Doctrine. 
B)  The Ostend Manifesto. 
C)  The Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  The Webster-Ashburton Treaty. 
E)  The Frémont Manifesto.

Question 11

According to John L.O'Sullivan's Democratic Review,what was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race. 
B)  Democracy. 
C)  Economic freedom. 
D)  Slavery. 
E)  Printing. 
A)  Race. 
B)  Democracy. 
C)  Economic freedom. 
D)  Slavery. 
E)  Printing.

Question 12

In the late 1850s,a white slaveholder living in Mississippi most likely voted for candidates from which political party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free Soil. 
B)  Democratic. 
C)  American. 
D)  Whig. 
E)  Republican. 
A)  Free Soil. 
B)  Democratic. 
C)  American. 
D)  Whig. 
E)  Republican.

Question 13

Which two political figures agreed to keep the issue of annexing Texas out of the 1844 presidential campaign if possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Tyler and John C. Calhoun. 
B)  Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. 
C)  Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren. 
D)  Henry Clay and James Polk. 
E)  Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. 
A)  John Tyler and John C. Calhoun. 
B)  Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. 
C)  Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren. 
D)  Henry Clay and James Polk. 
E)  Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.

Question 14

One aspect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 provided for what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The transfer of Montana to the United States. 
B)  Payment of $15 million to the Mexican citizenry in the United States and Indians but not the Mexican government. 
C)  Mexicans to still govern themselves in Texas and New Mexico. 
D)  U.S. control of all of the Oregon Country. 
E)  Protection of large Mexican landowners in California. 
A)  The transfer of Montana to the United States. 
B)  Payment of $15 million to the Mexican citizenry in the United States and Indians but not the Mexican government. 
C)  Mexicans to still govern themselves in Texas and New Mexico. 
D)  U.S. control of all of the Oregon Country. 
E)  Protection of large Mexican landowners in California.

Question 15

Which event sparked Abraham Lincoln's reentry into politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  Mexican-American War. 
C)  Dred Scott decision. 
D)  Raid on Harpers Ferry. 
E)  Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  Mexican-American War. 
C)  Dred Scott decision. 
D)  Raid on Harpers Ferry. 
E)  Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 16

The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the 1850s,Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for:

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a utopian community in northern California. 
B)  his proslavery novels that heightened sectionalism. 
C)  breeding the "Tennessee Walker," a horse prominent in westward expansion. 
D)  seeking to establish himself as ruler of a slaveholding Nicaragua. 
E)  defying fellow whites in his native region and becoming a prominent abolitionist. 
A)  creating a utopian community in northern California. 
B)  his proslavery novels that heightened sectionalism. 
C)  breeding the "Tennessee Walker," a horse prominent in westward expansion. 
D)  seeking to establish himself as ruler of a slaveholding Nicaragua. 
E)  defying fellow whites in his native region and becoming a prominent abolitionist.

Question 18

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thousands of Indian children were declared orphans and treated as slaves. 
B)  The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there. 
C)  Men of all backgrounds, except those from China, were allowed to vote and serve on juries. 
D)  Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners. 
E)  Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s. 
A)  Thousands of Indian children were declared orphans and treated as slaves. 
B)  The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there. 
C)  Men of all backgrounds, except those from China, were allowed to vote and serve on juries. 
D)  Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners. 
E)  Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s.

Question 19

The Texas independence movement was sparked in part because the Mexican government,alarmed that its grip on the area was weakening,annulled existing land contracts and barred future emigration from the United States in 1830.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Stephen Douglas

Accepted Answer

A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering 
A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering

Exam 13: A House Divided,1840-1861

With the Gadsden Purchase,whose territory increased in size?

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Frémont

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Abraham Lincoln

The Republican free labor ideology:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -appeal of the Independent Democrats

The Revolution of 1848 in Europe was successful in its attempts to create more democracy.

In 1860,which state became the first to pass an ordinance of secession and declare itself separated from the Union?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Tejanos

Which 1854 document called for the United States to seize Cuba?

According to John L.O'Sullivan's Democratic Review,what was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires?

In the late 1850s,a white slaveholder living in Mississippi most likely voted for candidates from which political party?

Which two political figures agreed to keep the issue of annexing Texas out of the 1844 presidential campaign if possible?

One aspect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 provided for what?

Which event sparked Abraham Lincoln's reentry into politics?

The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

In the 1850s,Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for:

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

The Texas independence movement was sparked in part because the Mexican government,alarmed that its grip on the area was weakening,annulled existing land contracts and barred future emigration from the United States in 1830.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Stephen Douglas

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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