Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dred Scott v.Sandford

Accepted Answer

Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harpers Ferry

Accepted Answer

Harpers Ferry is a small town in West Vi

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Impending Crisis of the South

Accepted Answer

"The Impending Crisis of the South" is a

Question 4

President James Buchanan´s inaction on southern secession was partly out of practical concerns,including

Accepted Answer

A)  fear of southern military prowess. 
B)  the prospect that European powers would become involved. 
C)  the fact that America´s small standing army was scattered in the West, fighting Indians. 
D)  worry over his chances in the upcoming election. 
E)  the reality that the navy was already stretched thin in the Pacific defending American trade interests. 
A)  fear of southern military prowess. 
B)  the prospect that European powers would become involved. 
C)  the fact that America´s small standing army was scattered in the West, fighting Indians. 
D)  worry over his chances in the upcoming election. 
E)  the reality that the navy was already stretched thin in the Pacific defending American trade interests.

Question 5

To what extent was the Crittenden Compromise a possible way to avoid Civil War? Were there any modifications that might have made it acceptable to both Lincoln and the South (for instance,forbidding the acquisition of new territory in Latin America)?

Accepted Answer

The Crittenden Compromise was a series o

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Confederate States of America

Accepted Answer

The Confederate States of America was a

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The Democratic convention of 1860 in Charleston,South Carolina,was unusual in

Accepted Answer

A)  choosing a presidential candidate with virtually no debate. 
B)  successfully avoiding slavery and any sectional strife. 
C)  not producing a presidential nominee. 
D)  the refusal of northerners to attend. 
E)  adopting a sectional pro-slavery platform. 
A)  choosing a presidential candidate with virtually no debate. 
B)  successfully avoiding slavery and any sectional strife. 
C)  not producing a presidential nominee. 
D)  the refusal of northerners to attend. 
E)  adopting a sectional pro-slavery platform.

Question 9

Republicans proclaimed that they were not bound by the Dred Scott ruling because

Accepted Answer

A)  Scott lacked standing to sue, as the Court determined, making the rest of the ruling null and void. 
B)  Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was no longer of sound mind. 
C)  the majority of the Supreme Court justices were southerners. 
D)  the Missouri Compromise had already been invalidated by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
E)  popular sovereignty had proven its worth in Kansas. 
A)  Scott lacked standing to sue, as the Court determined, making the rest of the ruling null and void. 
B)  Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was no longer of sound mind. 
C)  the majority of the Supreme Court justices were southerners. 
D)  the Missouri Compromise had already been invalidated by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
E)  popular sovereignty had proven its worth in Kansas.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Freeport Doctrine refers to a stance

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harriet Beecher Stowe

Accepted Answer

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an

Question 12

In his raid on Harpers Ferry,John Brown intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  call upon the slaves to rebel and establish a kind of black free state. 
B)  arouse the South to secede from the Union. 
C)  stir West Virginia to break away from Virginia as a free state. 
D)  demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom. 
E)  seize weapons to start a guerilla war against the federal government. 
A)  call upon the slaves to rebel and establish a kind of black free state. 
B)  arouse the South to secede from the Union. 
C)  stir West Virginia to break away from Virginia as a free state. 
D)  demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom. 
E)  seize weapons to start a guerilla war against the federal government.

Question 13

When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election,the people of South Carolina

Accepted Answer

A)  declared that they would secede if other southern states joined them. 
B)  were upset and angry because their political power in the Union was gone. 
C)  looked to Senator James Crittenden as the last hope for compromise. 
D)  rejoiced because they now had a clear excuse to secede. 
E)  demanded new constitutional amendments to guarantee slavery. 
A)  declared that they would secede if other southern states joined them. 
B)  were upset and angry because their political power in the Union was gone. 
C)  looked to Senator James Crittenden as the last hope for compromise. 
D)  rejoiced because they now had a clear excuse to secede. 
E)  demanded new constitutional amendments to guarantee slavery.

Question 14

Match each figure below with his role in the 1856 presidential campaign.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 
C)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 
D)  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
A)  A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 
C)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 
D)  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

Question 15

Which of the key events of the 1850s──Bleeding Kansas,the Sumner-Brooks affair,the Dred Scott decision,the Harpers Ferry Raid,and the Election of 1860──marked the point at which secession and Civil War became truly inevitable?

Accepted Answer

The key event of the 1850s that marked t

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Bell

Accepted Answer

John Bell (February 18, 1797 – September

Question 17

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

Accepted Answer

A)  Lincoln was elected to the Senate. 
B)  Lincoln became the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination. 
C)  Douglas increased his chances of winning the presidency. 
D)  Illinois rejected the concept of popular sovereignty. 
E)  Douglas defeated Lincoln for the Senate. 
A)  Lincoln was elected to the Senate. 
B)  Lincoln became the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination. 
C)  Douglas increased his chances of winning the presidency. 
D)  Illinois rejected the concept of popular sovereignty. 
E)  Douglas defeated Lincoln for the Senate.

Question 18

Compare the historical significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe´s writing and John Brown´s violent efforts to end slavery.Who made the greater contribution to the abolitionist cause? Who played a greater role in provoking the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Beecher Stowe's writing and John

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  felt more sympathy for the plight of poor whites. 
B)  vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C)  gained a more realistic picture of the South and slavery. 
D)  swore that they 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)  felt more sympathy for the plight of poor whites. 
B)  vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C)  gained a more realistic picture of the South and slavery. 
D)  swore that they 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 20

In the North,the panic of 1857 created calls for

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to the gold standard and dependence on British investment. 
B)  the prohibition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  price supports for farmers. 
D)  federal regulation of land and stock speculation. 
E)  free homesteads and higher tariffs. 
A)  an end to the gold standard and dependence on British investment. 
B)  the prohibition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  price supports for farmers. 
D)  federal regulation of land and stock speculation. 
E)  free homesteads and higher tariffs.

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dred Scott v.Sandford

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harpers Ferry

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Impending Crisis of the South

President James Buchanan´s inaction on southern secession was partly out of practical concerns,including

To what extent was the Crittenden Compromise a possible way to avoid Civil War? Were there any modifications that might have made it acceptable to both Lincoln and the South (for instance,forbidding the acquisition of new territory in Latin America)?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Confederate States of America

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

The Democratic convention of 1860 in Charleston,South Carolina,was unusual in

Republicans proclaimed that they were not bound by the Dred Scott ruling because

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harriet Beecher Stowe

In his raid on Harpers Ferry,John Brown intended to

When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election,the people of South Carolina

Match each figure below with his role in the 1856 presidential campaign.

Which of the key events of the 1850s──Bleeding Kansas,the Sumner-Brooks affair,the Dred Scott decision,the Harpers Ferry Raid,and the Election of 1860──marked the point at which secession and Civil War became truly inevitable?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Bell

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

Compare the historical significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe´s writing and John Brown´s violent efforts to end slavery.Who made the greater contribution to the abolitionist cause? Who played a greater role in provoking the Civil War?

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

In the North,the panic of 1857 created calls for

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