Question 1

The opponents of the Compromise of 1850:

Accepted Answer

A)  included key Whig leaders Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. 
B)  received a boost from President Zachary Taylor. 
C)  were surprised when John C. Calhoun spoke in favor of the Compromise. 
D)  argued that California must become a free state, which the Compromise did not allow. 
E)  were thrilled to have the support of influential Vice President Millard Fillmore. 
A)  included key Whig leaders Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. 
B)  received a boost from President Zachary Taylor. 
C)  were surprised when John C. Calhoun spoke in favor of the Compromise. 
D)  argued that California must become a free state, which the Compromise did not allow. 
E)  were thrilled to have the support of influential Vice President Millard Fillmore.

Question 2

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Dred Scott decision of the U.S.Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  declared that Congress could not ban slavery from territories. 
B)  endorsed the free soil policy of the Republicans. 
C)  backed the idea of popular sovereignty. 
D)  freed Dred and Harriet Scott. 
E)  extended the Missouri Compromise line to California. 
A)  declared that Congress could not ban slavery from territories. 
B)  endorsed the free soil policy of the Republicans. 
C)  backed the idea of popular sovereignty. 
D)  freed Dred and Harriet Scott. 
E)  extended the Missouri Compromise line to California.

Question 4

Analyze the arguments of the Free Soil Party.How did its members understand freedom? How did slavery fit into their platform?

Accepted Answer

The Free Soil Party was a political part

Question 5

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S.ships in 1854?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oliver H. Perry. 
B)  John Paul Jones. 
C)  Alfred Mahan. 
D)  Chester Nimitz. 
E)  Matthew Perry. 
A)  Oliver H. Perry. 
B)  John Paul Jones. 
C)  Alfred Mahan. 
D)  Chester Nimitz. 
E)  Matthew Perry.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

Analyze Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case.How did the ruling mirror the sectional debates that had been occurring in Congress? What consequences did the decision have on the liberties and freedoms of blacks in America?

Accepted Answer

Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott

Question 8

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed,why the Democratic Party split,and why the Republican Party started.How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854,

Question 9

John O'Sullivan declared that race was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires.How accurate do you think that statement was? Why?

Accepted Answer

John O'Sullivan's statement that race wa

Question 10

In the 1850s,which action would be in line with Abraham Lincoln's views on race?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks and whites live harmoniously in the same town. 
B)  An African-American man trains as an artisan and then starts his own business. 
C)  An African-American man wants the right to vote in Illinois. 
D)  African-Americans and whites are equals in the court system. 
E)  African-Americans and whites are treated the same in all aspects of the law. 
A)  Blacks and whites live harmoniously in the same town. 
B)  An African-American man trains as an artisan and then starts his own business. 
C)  An African-American man wants the right to vote in Illinois. 
D)  African-Americans and whites are equals in the court system. 
E)  African-Americans and whites are treated the same in all aspects of the law.

Question 11

By casting their ballots for the Constitutional Unionist candidate John Bell in the 1860 election,what did people in Virginia and Kentucky fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  These voters were afraid that the South would not secede. 
B)  These voters feared that northern industrialists controlled too much of the economy. 
C)  The voters did not want South Carolina to take the lead in creating a new government. 
D)  The voters worried that an impending civil war would lead to war being fought in their respective states. 
E)  The voters worried that if Stephen Douglas was elected, slavery would be eliminated immediately. 
A)  These voters were afraid that the South would not secede. 
B)  These voters feared that northern industrialists controlled too much of the economy. 
C)  The voters did not want South Carolina to take the lead in creating a new government. 
D)  The voters worried that an impending civil war would lead to war being fought in their respective states. 
E)  The voters worried that if Stephen Douglas was elected, slavery would be eliminated immediately.

Question 12

Stephen Douglas's motivation for introducing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  boost efforts to build a transcontinental railroad. 
B)  spread slavery. 
C)  win the position of speaker of the House of Representatives. 
D)  pacify southerners who strongly supported the idea of popular sovereignty. 
E)  help Franklin Pierce win a second term as president. 
A)  boost efforts to build a transcontinental railroad. 
B)  spread slavery. 
C)  win the position of speaker of the House of Representatives. 
D)  pacify southerners who strongly supported the idea of popular sovereignty. 
E)  help Franklin Pierce win a second term as president.

Question 13

During his debate with Abraham Lincoln in Freeport,Illinois,Stephen Douglas:

Accepted Answer

A)  called for the free soil principle to determine the status of slavery in the West. 
B)  denounced popular sovereignty as a fraud. 
C)  praised the temperance movement and other key social reforms. 
D)  insisted that popular sovereignty was compatible with the Dred Scott decision. 
E)  argued that slaveholders had a constitutional right to take their slaves anywhere. 
A)  called for the free soil principle to determine the status of slavery in the West. 
B)  denounced popular sovereignty as a fraud. 
C)  praised the temperance movement and other key social reforms. 
D)  insisted that popular sovereignty was compatible with the Dred Scott decision. 
E)  argued that slaveholders had a constitutional right to take their slaves anywhere.

Question 14

By the time Lincoln actually took the oath of office,seven states had already seceded from the Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What happened under the constitution of independent Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery was banned. 
B)  People of color had had more freedoms and rights when Mexico previously controlled Texas. 
C)  Rights and privileges for free blacks expanded. 
D)  The government would respect Comanche territory. 
E)  Land sales by private sellers were prohibited. 
A)  Slavery was banned. 
B)  People of color had had more freedoms and rights when Mexico previously controlled Texas. 
C)  Rights and privileges for free blacks expanded. 
D)  The government would respect Comanche territory. 
E)  Land sales by private sellers were prohibited.

Question 16

The development of railroads and economic integration of the Northeast and Northwest created the groundwork for the political unification of the Republican Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-gold rush

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 19

In the first half of the nineteenth century,the United States gained the most territory through:

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing territory from Russia. 
B)  a treaty with Great Britain. 
C)  purchasing territory from France. 
D)  wars with Mexico. 
E)  purchasing territory from Spain. 
A)  purchasing territory from Russia. 
B)  a treaty with Great Britain. 
C)  purchasing territory from France. 
D)  wars with Mexico. 
E)  purchasing territory from Spain.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Henry David Thoreau

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

The opponents of the Compromise of 1850:

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

The Dred Scott decision of the U.S.Supreme Court:

Analyze the arguments of the Free Soil Party.How did its members understand freedom? How did slavery fit into their platform?

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S.ships in 1854?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Kansas-Nebraska Act

Analyze Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case.How did the ruling mirror the sectional debates that had been occurring in Congress? What consequences did the decision have on the liberties and freedoms of blacks in America?

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed,why the Democratic Party split,and why the Republican Party started.How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

John O'Sullivan declared that race was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires.How accurate do you think that statement was? Why?

In the 1850s,which action would be in line with Abraham Lincoln's views on race?

By casting their ballots for the Constitutional Unionist candidate John Bell in the 1860 election,what did people in Virginia and Kentucky fear?

Stephen Douglas's motivation for introducing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to:

During his debate with Abraham Lincoln in Freeport,Illinois,Stephen Douglas:

By the time Lincoln actually took the oath of office,seven states had already seceded from the Union.

What happened under the constitution of independent Texas?

The development of railroads and economic integration of the Northeast and Northwest created the groundwork for the political unification of the Republican Party.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -gold rush

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

In the first half of the nineteenth century,the United States gained the most territory through:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Henry David Thoreau

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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

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The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

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