Question 1

In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with

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A)  the arrival of John Brown. 
B)  a deadly armed attack and partial burning of the the free-soil town of Lawrence by a gang of proslavery raiders. 
C)  the influx of a large number of slaves. 
D)  the establishment of evangelical abolitionist churches. 
E)  the passage of the Lecompton Constitution. 
A)  the arrival of John Brown. 
B)  a deadly armed attack and partial burning of the the free-soil town of Lawrence by a gang of proslavery raiders. 
C)  the influx of a large number of slaves. 
D)  the establishment of evangelical abolitionist churches. 
E)  the passage of the Lecompton Constitution.

Question 2

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

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A)  carried the Border States. 
B)  won a majority in the Electoral College. 
C)  won less than a majority of the popular vote. 
D)  won the majority of votes from the territories. 
E)  lost the northern popular vote to Douglas. 
A)  carried the Border States. 
B)  won a majority in the Electoral College. 
C)  won less than a majority of the popular vote. 
D)  won the majority of votes from the territories. 
E)  lost the northern popular vote to Douglas.

Question 3

John Brown's execution produced all of the following results except

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A)  Harriet Tubman praised Brown's support of freedom for slaves. 
B)  abolitionists and free-soilers were outraged. 
C)  Ralph Waldo Emerson and other northerners hailed him as a martyr, much like Jesus. 
D)  Southerners wondered how they could stay in the Union. 
E)  Brown's bloody past prior to the Harper's Ferry raid was exposed and he was discredited. 
A)  Harriet Tubman praised Brown's support of freedom for slaves. 
B)  abolitionists and free-soilers were outraged. 
C)  Ralph Waldo Emerson and other northerners hailed him as a martyr, much like Jesus. 
D)  Southerners wondered how they could stay in the Union. 
E)  Brown's bloody past prior to the Harper's Ferry raid was exposed and he was discredited.

Question 4

The 1860 Republican party platform favored

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A)  the abolition of slavery. 
B)  protective tariffs. 
C)  construction of a transcontinental railroad. 
D)  free homesteads. 
E)  non-extension of slavery. 
A)  the abolition of slavery. 
B)  protective tariffs. 
C)  construction of a transcontinental railroad. 
D)  free homesteads. 
E)  non-extension of slavery.

Question 5

The government of the Confederate States of America was first organized in

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A)  Atlanta, Georgia in February 1860. 
B)  Montgomery, Alabama in February 1861. 
C)  Richmond, Virginia in February 1861. 
D)  Knoxville, Tennessee in February 1860. 
E)  Charleston, South Carolina in February 1861. 
A)  Atlanta, Georgia in February 1860. 
B)  Montgomery, Alabama in February 1861. 
C)  Richmond, Virginia in February 1861. 
D)  Knoxville, Tennessee in February 1860. 
E)  Charleston, South Carolina in February 1861.

Question 6

Secessionists supported leaving the Union for all of the following reasons except

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A)  they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party. 
B)  they believed that the North would not oppose their departure. 
C)  the political balance seemed to be tipping against them. 
D)  they were tired of abolitionist attacks. 
E)  they believed that Republicans had been infiltrating their political ranks. 
A)  they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party. 
B)  they believed that the North would not oppose their departure. 
C)  the political balance seemed to be tipping against them. 
D)  they were tired of abolitionist attacks. 
E)  they believed that Republicans had been infiltrating their political ranks.

Question 7

The roots of Harriet Beecher Stowe's antislavery sentiments lay in the

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A)  evangelical religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening. 
B)  rationalist theories of the Enlightenment. 
C)  economic theories of Robert Owen and Karl Marx. 
D)  evangelical ideas of Jonathan Edwards and First Great Awakening. 
E)  feminist ideals of the Seneca Falls Convention. 
A)  evangelical religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening. 
B)  rationalist theories of the Enlightenment. 
C)  economic theories of Robert Owen and Karl Marx. 
D)  evangelical ideas of Jonathan Edwards and First Great Awakening. 
E)  feminist ideals of the Seneca Falls Convention.

Question 8

The proposed Crittenden Compromise, if adopted, would have

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A)  prohibited slavery north of 36° 30'. 
B)  guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36° 30'. 
C)  annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States. 
D)  repealed the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36° 30'. 
A)  prohibited slavery north of 36° 30'. 
B)  guaranteed federal protection of slavery in territories south of 36° 30'. 
C)  annexed Cuba as a slave territory of the United States. 
D)  repealed the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  permitted the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36° 30'.

Question 9

Arrange these events in chronological order: 
(A)Dred Scott decision, 
(B)Lincoln-Douglas debates, 
(C)Kansas-Nebraska Act, and 
(D)Harpers Ferry raid.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, C, B, D 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  C, A, B, D 
D)  D, B, A, C 
E)  A, C, D, B 
A)  A, C, B, D 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  C, A, B, D 
D)  D, B, A, C 
E)  A, C, D, B

Question 10

For a majority of northerners, the MOST outrageous part of the several objectionable parts of the U.S.Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney's majority opinion (decision)in the Dred Scott case was that the Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution could not be amended to prohibit slavery because that such an amendment would violate Americans' Fifth Amendment property rights. 
B)  Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories. 
C)  Congress never had the constitutional power to prohibit slavery in any territory. 
D)  black slaves did not have the constitutional power to sue in federal courts to win their freedom. 
E)  the Bill of Rights did not apply even to free African Americans. 
A)  the Constitution could not be amended to prohibit slavery because that such an amendment would violate Americans' Fifth Amendment property rights. 
B)  Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories. 
C)  Congress never had the constitutional power to prohibit slavery in any territory. 
D)  black slaves did not have the constitutional power to sue in federal courts to win their freedom. 
E)  the Bill of Rights did not apply even to free African Americans.

Question 11

When the people of Britain and France read Uncle Tom's Cabin, their governments

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A)  realized that intervention in the Civil War on behalf of the South would not be popular. 
B)  concluded that they must end slavery in their own territory. 
C)  decided to give aid to the slaveholding South. 
D)  banned the book. 
E)  distributed the book as anti-American propaganda. 
A)  realized that intervention in the Civil War on behalf of the South would not be popular. 
B)  concluded that they must end slavery in their own territory. 
C)  decided to give aid to the slaveholding South. 
D)  banned the book. 
E)  distributed the book as anti-American propaganda.

Question 12

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

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A)  campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B)  had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier. 
C)  controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania. 
D)  had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience. 
E)  could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
A)  campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B)  had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier. 
C)  controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania. 
D)  had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience. 
E)  could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 13

In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, ____ was/were identified with the proslavery element, and ____ was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Beecher's Bibles; border ruffians 
B)  John Brown; Preston Brooks 
C)  the Pottawatomie massacre; the sack of Lawrence 
D)  the Lecompton Constitution; the New England Immigrant Aid Society 
E)  Stephen A. Douglas; William Sumner 
A)  Beecher's Bibles; border ruffians 
B)  John Brown; Preston Brooks 
C)  the Pottawatomie massacre; the sack of Lawrence 
D)  the Lecompton Constitution; the New England Immigrant Aid Society 
E)  Stephen A. Douglas; William Sumner

Question 14

As a result of reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, many northerners

Accepted Answer

A)  found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme. 
B)  vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C)  rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery. 
D)  would have nothing to do with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  sent guns to antislavery settlers in Kansas ("Beecher's Bibles"). 
A)  found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme. 
B)  vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C)  rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery. 
D)  would have nothing to do with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  sent guns to antislavery settlers in Kansas ("Beecher's Bibles").

Question 15

Always in 1787, 1820, 1833, and 1850, the North and South had been able to compromise over their sectional political, economic, and social differences.Why not in 1861?

Accepted Answer

In 1861, the ability of the North and So

Question 16

In the Dred Scott case, the U.S.Supreme Court made all of the following determinations except

Accepted Answer

A)  it ruled that Dred Scott was a slave, not a citizen, and therefore could not sue in federal court. 
B)  it said that because slaves were private property, they could be taken into free or slave territories. 
C)  it decided that slaves brought into territories north of the 36º 30´ line were considered free. 
D)  it declared that the Constitution protected slave owners' rights to property no matter where they resided. 
E)  it stated that Scott should be returned to slavery. 
A)  it ruled that Dred Scott was a slave, not a citizen, and therefore could not sue in federal court. 
B)  it said that because slaves were private property, they could be taken into free or slave territories. 
C)  it decided that slaves brought into territories north of the 36º 30´ line were considered free. 
D)  it declared that the Constitution protected slave owners' rights to property no matter where they resided. 
E)  it stated that Scott should be returned to slavery.

Question 17

The authors argue that despite Lincoln's election in 1860, the South "was not badly off." What do they mean? Why, in spite of this, did southern states secede?

Accepted Answer

The authors argue that despite Lincoln's

Question 18

President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the seven southern secessionist states in the Union for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  northern public opinion would not support it. 
B)  the army was needed to control Indians in the West. 
C)  he believed that the Constitution required Congressional approval of the use of force. 
D)  a slim chance of reconciliation remained. 
E)  he was surrounded by prosouthern advisers who had advised him not use military force against the southern states threatening to secede from the Union. 
A)  northern public opinion would not support it. 
B)  the army was needed to control Indians in the West. 
C)  he believed that the Constitution required Congressional approval of the use of force. 
D)  a slim chance of reconciliation remained. 
E)  he was surrounded by prosouthern advisers who had advised him not use military force against the southern states threatening to secede from the Union.

Question 19

The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of

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A)  southern threats that a Republican victory would tantamountbe a declaration of war. 
B)  lingering support for slavery in the North. 
C)  northern bullyism. 
D)  the North's unwillingness at this stage to let the South depart in peace. 
E)  the division between Democrats and Know-Nothings. 
A)  southern threats that a Republican victory would tantamountbe a declaration of war. 
B)  lingering support for slavery in the North. 
C)  northern bullyism. 
D)  the North's unwillingness at this stage to let the South depart in peace. 
E)  the division between Democrats and Know-Nothings.

Question 20

As a result of the panic of 1857, the South

Accepted Answer

A)  became more economically dependent on the North. 
B)  became hostile to Wall Street and the stock market. 
C)  overconfidentlybelieved that it was now economically superior to the North. 
D)  stopped considering the viability of an independent southern nation. 
E)  saw the need to develop manufacturing. 
A)  became more economically dependent on the North. 
B)  became hostile to Wall Street and the stock market. 
C)  overconfidentlybelieved that it was now economically superior to the North. 
D)  stopped considering the viability of an independent southern nation. 
E)  saw the need to develop manufacturing.

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

John Brown's execution produced all of the following results except

The 1860 Republican party platform favored

The government of the Confederate States of America was first organized in

Secessionists supported leaving the Union for all of the following reasons except

The roots of Harriet Beecher Stowe's antislavery sentiments lay in the

The proposed Crittenden Compromise, if adopted, would have

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A)Dred Scott decision, (B)Lincoln-Douglas debates, (C)Kansas-Nebraska Act, and (D)Harpers Ferry raid.

For a majority of northerners, the MOST outrageous part of the several objectionable parts of the U.S.Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney's majority opinion (decision)in the Dred Scott case was that the Court ruled that

When the people of Britain and France read Uncle Tom's Cabin, their governments

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, ____ was/were identified with the proslavery element, and ____ was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.

As a result of reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, many northerners

Always in 1787, 1820, 1833, and 1850, the North and South had been able to compromise over their sectional political, economic, and social differences.Why not in 1861?

In the Dred Scott case, the U.S.Supreme Court made all of the following determinations except

The authors argue that despite Lincoln's election in 1860, the South "was not badly off." What do they mean? Why, in spite of this, did southern states secede?

President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the seven southern secessionist states in the Union for all of the following reasons except

The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of

As a result of the panic of 1857, the South

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

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

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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In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, was/were identified with the proslavery element, and was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.