Question 1

In the election of 1860,Abraham Lincoln

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A)  carried the Border States of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. 
B)  won by carrying only a few populous mid-Atlantic states. 
C)  won the popular vote. 
D)  was not on the ballot in ten southern states. 
E)  ran a national rather than a sectional campaign. 
A)  carried the Border States of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. 
B)  won by carrying only a few populous mid-Atlantic states. 
C)  won the popular vote. 
D)  was not on the ballot in ten southern states. 
E)  ran a national rather than a sectional campaign.

Question 2

Who summed up Southern secessionist sentiment by declaring,"All we ask is to be let alone"?

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A)  Preston S. Brooks 
B)  John C. Breckinridge 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Robert E. Lee 
E)  Jefferson Davis 
A)  Preston S. Brooks 
B)  John C. Breckinridge 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Robert E. Lee 
E)  Jefferson Davis

Question 3

Uncle Tom's Cabin may be described as

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A)  a success in Europe, but not in the United States. 
B)  the most artistically accomplished novel ever written by an American. 
C)  the first successful novel published in America by a woman. 
D)  social realism at its finest. 
E)  the most important novel in American history in terms of its political impact. 
A)  a success in Europe, but not in the United States. 
B)  the most artistically accomplished novel ever written by an American. 
C)  the first successful novel published in America by a woman. 
D)  social realism at its finest. 
E)  the most important novel in American history in terms of its political impact.

Question 4

In ruling on the Dred Scott case,the United States Supreme Court

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A)  freed Dred Scott but upheld the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  denied Scott's appeal but held that slaves could not be taken into free territories. 
C)  essentially upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty. 
D)  tried to settle the immediate issue on technical legal grounds. 
E)  argued that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the federal territories. 
A)  freed Dred Scott but upheld the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  denied Scott's appeal but held that slaves could not be taken into free territories. 
C)  essentially upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty. 
D)  tried to settle the immediate issue on technical legal grounds. 
E)  argued that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the federal territories.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President o

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bleeding Kansas

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

Question 7

President James Buchanan's support for Kansas's Lecompton Constitution

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A)  hopelessly divided the Democratic party. 
B)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a free state. 
C)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a slave state. 
D)  convinced Stephen Douglas to challenge Buchanan for the 1860 presidential nomination. 
E)  turned the focus of controversy to Nebraska. 
A)  hopelessly divided the Democratic party. 
B)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a free state. 
C)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a slave state. 
D)  convinced Stephen Douglas to challenge Buchanan for the 1860 presidential nomination. 
E)  turned the focus of controversy to Nebraska.

Question 8

Southerners felt betrayed after the Kansas-Nebraska Act because

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A)  the new Lecompton Constitution of 1857 called for universal manumission in Kansas. 
B)  northern settlers were threatening to make both Kansas and Nebraska into free-soil states. 
C)  northern settlers were stealing slaves from southern settlers in Kansas. 
D)  northern "border ruffians" engaged in widespread voter fraud and set up a puppet government at Shawnee Mission. 
E)  northerners toting "Beecher´s bibles" destroyed the slaveholding stronghold of Lawrence in 1856. 
A)  the new Lecompton Constitution of 1857 called for universal manumission in Kansas. 
B)  northern settlers were threatening to make both Kansas and Nebraska into free-soil states. 
C)  northern settlers were stealing slaves from southern settlers in Kansas. 
D)  northern "border ruffians" engaged in widespread voter fraud and set up a puppet government at Shawnee Mission. 
E)  northerners toting "Beecher´s bibles" destroyed the slaveholding stronghold of Lawrence in 1856.

Question 9

According to the authors,the election of 1860 "was virtually two elections," involving three parties and four candidates who each claimed a significant number of popular votes.Explain this unusual turn of events.

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The election of 1860 was considered "vir

Question 10

The Republican platform in 1860 appealed to a broad range of non-southerners,including

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A)  northern industrialists. 
B)  northern nativists. 
C)  supporters of Stephen A. Douglas. 
D)  proponents of the Dred Scott decision. 
E)  advocates of expansion into the Caribbean and Central America. 
A)  northern industrialists. 
B)  northern nativists. 
C)  supporters of Stephen A. Douglas. 
D)  proponents of the Dred Scott decision. 
E)  advocates of expansion into the Caribbean and Central America.

Question 11

Many historians believe that the Civil War came partly because both Northerners and Southerners saw their way of life threatened.How and why could both feel this way? Were their feelings actually justified by the facts,or more a product of irrational fears?

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Many historians believe that the Civil W

Question 12

For a majority of northerners,the most outrageous part of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case was

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A)  that as a slave, Scott had no civil right to sue in federal court. 
B)  that Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories. 
C)  that Congress had never had the power to prohibit slavery in any territory. 
D)  that Kansas and Nebraska would almost certainly become slave states. 
E)  that the Supreme Court was asserting its superiority to Congress and the president. 
A)  that as a slave, Scott had no civil right to sue in federal court. 
B)  that Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories. 
C)  that Congress had never had the power to prohibit slavery in any territory. 
D)  that Kansas and Nebraska would almost certainly become slave states. 
E)  that the Supreme Court was asserting its superiority to Congress and the president.

Question 13

Whose slogan in the 1856 election was "Americans must rule America"?

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A)  The Colonization party 
B)  The Democratic party 
C)  The fire-eaters 
D)  The Republican party 
E)  The Know-Nothing (American) party 
A)  The Colonization party 
B)  The Democratic party 
C)  The fire-eaters 
D)  The Republican party 
E)  The Know-Nothing (American) party

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Freeport question

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The Freeport question was a significant

Question 15

Nativists in the 1850s were known for their

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A)  support of Native Americans (Indians). 
B)  support of slavery. 
C)  strong patriotism. 
D)  anti-Catholic and anti-foreign attitudes. 
E)  opposition to alcohol and Sabbath-breaking. 
A)  support of Native Americans (Indians). 
B)  support of slavery. 
C)  strong patriotism. 
D)  anti-Catholic and anti-foreign attitudes. 
E)  opposition to alcohol and Sabbath-breaking.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Preston S.Brooks

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Preston S. Brooks was a 19th-century Ame

Question 17

Who and what was responsible for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas"? Why might the violence be viewed as the "prelude to Civil War"?

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The violence in "Bleeding Kansas" was pr

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Crittenden amendments

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The Crittenden Amendments refer to a ser

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Buchanan

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James Buchanan was the 15th President of

Question 20

Along with the violence in Kansas,what other event inflamed sectional passions in May of 1856?

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A)  An attempt to assassinate Senator Charles Sumner by a slaver trader 
B)  A gathering of southern leaders in New Orleans to consider secession 
C)  The caning of Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner by South Carolina Congressman Preston S. Brooks 
D)  Abraham Lincoln´s "House Divided" speech 
E)  A fist fight on the floor of the Senate between Stephen A. Douglas and Jefferson Davis 
A)  An attempt to assassinate Senator Charles Sumner by a slaver trader 
B)  A gathering of southern leaders in New Orleans to consider secession 
C)  The caning of Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner by South Carolina Congressman Preston S. Brooks 
D)  Abraham Lincoln´s "House Divided" speech 
E)  A fist fight on the floor of the Senate between Stephen A. Douglas and Jefferson Davis

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

In the election of 1860,Abraham Lincoln

Who summed up Southern secessionist sentiment by declaring,"All we ask is to be let alone"?

Uncle Tom's Cabin may be described as

In ruling on the Dred Scott case,the United States Supreme Court

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abraham Lincoln

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bleeding Kansas

President James Buchanan's support for Kansas's Lecompton Constitution

Southerners felt betrayed after the Kansas-Nebraska Act because

According to the authors,the election of 1860 "was virtually two elections," involving three parties and four candidates who each claimed a significant number of popular votes.Explain this unusual turn of events.

The Republican platform in 1860 appealed to a broad range of non-southerners,including

Many historians believe that the Civil War came partly because both Northerners and Southerners saw their way of life threatened.How and why could both feel this way? Were their feelings actually justified by the facts,or more a product of irrational fears?

For a majority of northerners,the most outrageous part of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case was

Whose slogan in the 1856 election was "Americans must rule America"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Freeport question

Nativists in the 1850s were known for their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Preston S.Brooks

Who and what was responsible for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas"? Why might the violence be viewed as the "prelude to Civil War"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crittenden amendments

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Buchanan

Along with the violence in Kansas,what other event inflamed sectional passions in May of 1856?

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