Question 1

Which of the following was not among the issues that concerned southerners in 1849-1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  The political balance in the Senate might tip against them. 
B)  The admission of California as a free state might set a precedent for Utah and New Mexico. 
C)  Northern abolitionists were agitating against slavery in the District of Columbia. 
D)  The loss of runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad. 
E)  There was a growing chance that a constitutional amendment would abolish slavery. 
A)  The political balance in the Senate might tip against them. 
B)  The admission of California as a free state might set a precedent for Utah and New Mexico. 
C)  Northern abolitionists were agitating against slavery in the District of Columbia. 
D)  The loss of runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad. 
E)  There was a growing chance that a constitutional amendment would abolish slavery.

Question 2

It has been said that "the historian who searches for examples of intelligent and tolerant statesmanship in the period 1850-1854 seeks almost in vain." Citing the "statesmanship" of men like Clay, Douglas, Webster, Calhoun, Pierce, and Fillmore, demonstrate that this argument is or is not supportable.

Accepted Answer

The argument that the historian who sear

Question 3

All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 except

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A)  many people were drawn into the antislavery movement. 
B)  Northerners who aided slaves in escaping faced heavy fines and jail sentences. 
C)  federal commissioners handling the cases of runaways received twice as much in a bonus if the slave was returned. 
D)  Northerners protested the capture of individual runaway slaves. 
E)  the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts. 
A)  many people were drawn into the antislavery movement. 
B)  Northerners who aided slaves in escaping faced heavy fines and jail sentences. 
C)  federal commissioners handling the cases of runaways received twice as much in a bonus if the slave was returned. 
D)  Northerners protested the capture of individual runaway slaves. 
E)  the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts.

Question 4

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons except it

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A)  was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired by welcoming Cuban population living on the Caribbean island. 
B)  was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. 
C)  already had a large population of enslaved blacks. 
D)  could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. 
E)  was located just off the nation's southern doorstep. 
A)  was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired by welcoming Cuban population living on the Caribbean island. 
B)  was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. 
C)  already had a large population of enslaved blacks. 
D)  could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. 
E)  was located just off the nation's southern doorstep.

Question 5

According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by

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A)  an elected territorial governor. 
B)  a national referendum of all citizens of states and territorial residents in America. 
C)  congressional legislation. 
D)  a Supreme Court decision. 
E)  the self-determination of people in any given territory. 
A)  an elected territorial governor. 
B)  a national referendum of all citizens of states and territorial residents in America. 
C)  congressional legislation. 
D)  a Supreme Court decision. 
E)  the self-determination of people in any given territory.

Question 6

Write your definition of compromise.Then use this definition to argue that popular sovereignty was or was not a reasonable compromise among the different and competing stakeholders in America during the 1850s on the issue of expanding slavery into the nation's territories.Use specific examples of the strengths or weaknesses of popular sovereignty to support your argument.

Accepted Answer

Compromise can be defined as a settlemen

Question 7

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H.Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  Senator Daniel Webster proposed a highly coercive fugitive slave law which was an acceptable concession to the South. 
B)  John C. Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union. 
C)  Christian legislators must obey God's moral law. 
D)  compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union. 
E)  African Americans should be granted their own territory. 
A)  Senator Daniel Webster proposed a highly coercive fugitive slave law which was an acceptable concession to the South. 
B)  John C. Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union. 
C)  Christian legislators must obey God's moral law. 
D)  compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union. 
E)  African Americans should be granted their own territory.

Question 8

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

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A)  favored high tariffs. 
B)  had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54° 40' line. 
C)  condemned slavery as immoral. 
D)  wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E)  believed that slavery harmed white labor. 
A)  favored high tariffs. 
B)  had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54° 40' line. 
C)  condemned slavery as immoral. 
D)  wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E)  believed that slavery harmed white labor.

Question 9

The South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because

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A)  the Wilmot Proposal was likely to be revived and enacted by Congress after the congressional elections of 1850. 
B)  the admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them. 
C)  the Supreme Court was increasingly likely to issue a decision abolishing slavery everywhere in the United States. 
D)  President Taylor was the first president openly critical of slavery. 
E)  popular sovereignty would almost certainly prevent the spread of slavery. 
A)  the Wilmot Proposal was likely to be revived and enacted by Congress after the congressional elections of 1850. 
B)  the admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them. 
C)  the Supreme Court was increasingly likely to issue a decision abolishing slavery everywhere in the United States. 
D)  President Taylor was the first president openly critical of slavery. 
E)  popular sovereignty would almost certainly prevent the spread of slavery.

Question 10

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except

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A)  renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories. 
B)  a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery. 
C)  the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States. 
D)  a rush of settlers to new American territory in California. 
E)  acquisition of the Oregon territory. 
A)  renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories. 
B)  a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery. 
C)  the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States. 
D)  a rush of settlers to new American territory in California. 
E)  acquisition of the Oregon territory.

Question 11

Harriet Tubman gained fame

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A)  by helping slaves to escape to Canada. 
B)  in the gold fields of California. 
C)  as an African American antislavery novelist. 
D)  as an advocate of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  by urging white women to oppose slavery. 
A)  by helping slaves to escape to Canada. 
B)  in the gold fields of California. 
C)  as an African American antislavery novelist. 
D)  as an advocate of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  by urging white women to oppose slavery.

Question 12

Senator John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery and maintain the Union involved all of the following except

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A)  maintain the legality of slavery where it existed in states and certain western territories. 
B)  return runaway slaves back to their slaveowners in the South. 
C)  an impractical, unwieldy political scheme of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each possessing an executive veto. 
D)  restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. 
E)  prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory. 
A)  maintain the legality of slavery where it existed in states and certain western territories. 
B)  return runaway slaves back to their slaveowners in the South. 
C)  an impractical, unwieldy political scheme of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each possessing an executive veto. 
D)  restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. 
E)  prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory.

Question 13

The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

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A)  organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B)  splitting of the Democratic party. 
C)  revival of a unified Whig party in the North and South. 
D)  swift organization and popular rise of the Republican party in the North and West. 
E)  rise of the Free Soil party. 
A)  organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B)  splitting of the Democratic party. 
C)  revival of a unified Whig party in the North and South. 
D)  swift organization and popular rise of the Republican party in the North and West. 
E)  rise of the Free Soil party.

Question 14

During the 1850s, slaves probably gained their freedom most frequently by

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A)  running away. 
B)  being emancipated in their masters' will. 
C)  rebellion. 
D)  appeal to the courts. 
E)  self-purchase or voluntary emancipation. 
A)  running away. 
B)  being emancipated in their masters' will. 
C)  rebellion. 
D)  appeal to the courts. 
E)  self-purchase or voluntary emancipation.

Question 15

By 1850, the South

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A)  was experiencing serious economic difficulties. 
B)  feared that slavery might be abolished in states where it already existed. 
C)  remained concerned about its weak voice in national government. 
D)  was relatively well off, politically and economically. 
E)  recognized that slavery's expansion was over. 
A)  was experiencing serious economic difficulties. 
B)  feared that slavery might be abolished in states where it already existed. 
C)  remained concerned about its weak voice in national government. 
D)  was relatively well off, politically and economically. 
E)  recognized that slavery's expansion was over.

Question 16

The issue of runaway slaves was important to most southerners because

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A)  the South was losing a significant and irreplaceable portion of its labor force. 
B)  the overwhelming success of the Underground Railroad posed critical and immediate threat to the southern way of life. 
C)  while the overall loss of property was relatively insignificant,the loss of honor and the passing of moral judgments by northerners were felt more. 
D)  escaped slaves would likely organize a black army to stage armed rebellions against white southern planters and their plantations. 
E)  escaped slaves would travel North or to Canada and quickly undermine the legitimacy of southerners' racial superiority theories among political leaders of the North and the South. 
A)  the South was losing a significant and irreplaceable portion of its labor force. 
B)  the overwhelming success of the Underground Railroad posed critical and immediate threat to the southern way of life. 
C)  while the overall loss of property was relatively insignificant,the loss of honor and the passing of moral judgments by northerners were felt more. 
D)  escaped slaves would likely organize a black army to stage armed rebellions against white southern planters and their plantations. 
E)  escaped slaves would travel North or to Canada and quickly undermine the legitimacy of southerners' racial superiority theories among political leaders of the North and the South.

Question 17

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions except

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A)  the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada. 
B)  denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves. 
C)  denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf. 
D)  the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape. 
E)  a higher payment to the federal official responsible for determining the case of a fugitive if the official determined that the fugitive was a slave and not a free black person. 
A)  the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada. 
B)  denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves. 
C)  denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf. 
D)  the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape. 
E)  a higher payment to the federal official responsible for determining the case of a fugitive if the official determined that the fugitive was a slave and not a free black person.

Question 18

Explain the popularity of the concept of popular sovereignty in certain regions of the country as a way to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories.Which stakeholders in the slavery debate supported and which stakeholders opposed the concept of popular sovereignty to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories? Then, explain why popular sovereignty ultimately failed to resolve the debate of slavery in the territories.

Accepted Answer

The concept of popular sovereignty becam

Question 19

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain threatened a preemptive war against the United States. 
B)  the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public. 
C)  United States leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba. 
E)  United States adventurers bungled their invasion. 
A)  Spain threatened a preemptive war against the United States. 
B)  the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public. 
C)  United States leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba. 
E)  United States adventurers bungled their invasion.

Question 20

Stephen A.Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  Fugitive Slave Act. 
C)  Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  Northwest Ordinance. 
E)  Missouri Compromise. 
A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  Fugitive Slave Act. 
C)  Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  Northwest Ordinance. 
E)  Missouri Compromise.

Which of the following was not among the issues that concerned southerners in 1849-1850?

All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 except

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons except it

According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H.Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

The South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except

Harriet Tubman gained fame

Senator John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery and maintain the Union involved all of the following except

The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

During the 1850s, slaves probably gained their freedom most frequently by

By 1850, the South

The issue of runaway slaves was important to most southerners because

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions except

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

Stephen A.Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

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Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Which of the following was not among the issues that concerned southerners in 1849-1850?

All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 except

Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons except it

According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H.Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

The South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except

Harriet Tubman gained fame

Senator John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery and maintain the Union involved all of the following except

The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

During the 1850s, slaves probably gained their freedom most frequently by

By 1850, the South

The issue of runaway slaves was important to most southerners because

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions except

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

Stephen A.Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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