Question 1

The Lecompton Constitution was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  antislavery constitution adopted in Nebraska. 
B)  proslavery constitution proposed for Kansas. 
C)  pro-secession constitution of North Carolina. 
D)  Missouri constitution preferred by Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  compromise offered in 1861 to end the secession crisis. 
A)  antislavery constitution adopted in Nebraska. 
B)  proslavery constitution proposed for Kansas. 
C)  pro-secession constitution of North Carolina. 
D)  Missouri constitution preferred by Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  compromise offered in 1861 to end the secession crisis.

Question 2

When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821:

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A)  it was much smaller in area than the United States at the time. 
B)  California became a major American trading partner within half a decade. 
C)  its Indian population was relatively large compared to its non-Indian population. 
D)  its leaders founded new missions in California to assure continued Catholic power. 
E)  Americans immediately began settling in California in large numbers. 
A)  it was much smaller in area than the United States at the time. 
B)  California became a major American trading partner within half a decade. 
C)  its Indian population was relatively large compared to its non-Indian population. 
D)  its leaders founded new missions in California to assure continued Catholic power. 
E)  Americans immediately began settling in California in large numbers.

Question 3

From 1848 to 1860,most of the railroad construction was in which region?

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A)  Northeast. 
B)  Southeast. 
C)  Southwest. 
D)  Midwest. 
E)  West Coast. 
A)  Northeast. 
B)  Southeast. 
C)  Southwest. 
D)  Midwest. 
E)  West Coast.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Mexican Cession refers to the territ

Question 6

During the Mexican War:

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A)  Mexican troops occupied much of Texas after winning at the Alamo. 
B)  the bulk of the fighting occurred in California. 
C)  for the first time, U.S. troops occupied a foreign capital. 
D)  an American revolt in California led briefly to a monarchy. 
E)  Whigs strongly supported Polk's policies. 
A)  Mexican troops occupied much of Texas after winning at the Alamo. 
B)  the bulk of the fighting occurred in California. 
C)  for the first time, U.S. troops occupied a foreign capital. 
D)  an American revolt in California led briefly to a monarchy. 
E)  Whigs strongly supported Polk's policies.

Question 7

When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

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A)  Southern Democrats. 
B)  Northern Democrats. 
C)  Liberty Party members. 
D)  Northern Whigs. 
E)  Southern Whigs. 
A)  Southern Democrats. 
B)  Northern Democrats. 
C)  Liberty Party members. 
D)  Northern Whigs. 
E)  Southern Whigs.

Question 8

The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

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A)  David Wilmot 
B)  Stephen Douglas 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Roger Taney 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  David Wilmot 
B)  Stephen Douglas 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Roger Taney 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 9

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

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A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
C)  David Walker. 
D)  David Wilmot. 
E)  Henry David Thoreau. 
A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
C)  David Walker. 
D)  David Wilmot. 
E)  Henry David Thoreau.

Question 10

Examine the aftermath of the Mexican War for Tejanos in the Texas borderland.What were the consequences for Mexicans,Indians,slaves,and free blacks in the newly acquired areas of not only Texas but also New Mexico and California? Think back to Thomas Jefferson's idea of an Empire of Liberty.Did the newly acquired land from the Mexican War promote Jefferson's idea,or as with the Louisiana Purchase,was it an empire of liberty for only a few?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the aftermath of the Mexican War...

Question 11

The Mexican War was the first American conflict to be fought primarily on foreign soil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What did Emerson mean by "Mexico will poison us"? Was he right? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Waldo Emerson's statement "Mexico

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-David Wilmot

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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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Compromise of 1850

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 16

The controversy over the arrest of Anthony Burns in 1854 shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  the problematic nature of the Dred Scott decision. 
B)  that abolitionists were definitely declining in influence. 
C)  the unpopularity of the Fugitive Slave Act in parts of the North. 
D)  the popularity of the Whig Party in the South. 
E)  that the gag rule had serious consequences well into the 1850s. 
A)  the problematic nature of the Dred Scott decision. 
B)  that abolitionists were definitely declining in influence. 
C)  the unpopularity of the Fugitive Slave Act in parts of the North. 
D)  the popularity of the Whig Party in the South. 
E)  that the gag rule had serious consequences well into the 1850s.

Question 17

The issue of Texas annexation was hotly linked to slavery and affected the nominations of presidential candidates in the 1840s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Wilmot Proviso never passed as a law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Methodist Church, the nation's largest denomination, called on all its members to free their slaves. 
B)  Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave. 
C)  Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery. 
D)  President John Tyler's antislavery policies caused a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun. 
E)  As the 1848 constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with slavery. 
A)  The Methodist Church, the nation's largest denomination, called on all its members to free their slaves. 
B)  Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave. 
C)  Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery. 
D)  President John Tyler's antislavery policies caused a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun. 
E)  As the 1848 constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with slavery.

Exam 13: A House Divided,1840-1861

The Lecompton Constitution was the:

When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821:

From 1848 to 1860,most of the railroad construction was in which region?

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

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

During the Mexican War:

When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

The Mexican War was the first American conflict to be fought primarily on foreign soil.

What did Emerson mean by "Mexico will poison us"? Was he right? Why or why not?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -David Wilmot

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

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Compromise of 1850

The controversy over the arrest of Anthony Burns in 1854 shows:

The issue of Texas annexation was hotly linked to slavery and affected the nominations of presidential candidates in the 1840s.

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

The Wilmot Proviso never passed as a law.

Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?

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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

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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