Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Roger B.Taney

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Roger B. Taney was a significant figure

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Constitutional Union party

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The Constitutional Union Party was a pol

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lincoln-Douglas debates

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

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"the despotic majority of numbers"

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The phrase "the despotic majority of num

Question 5

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan believed that

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A)  southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. 
B)  his duty was to protect federal installations from assault. 
C)  firm political and economic pressure would bring an end to secession. 
D)  secession was just a political tactic to enhance southern power in Congress. 
E)  the Constitution did not authorize him to force southern states to stay in the Union. 
A)  southern states had a legal right to secede from the Union. 
B)  his duty was to protect federal installations from assault. 
C)  firm political and economic pressure would bring an end to secession. 
D)  secession was just a political tactic to enhance southern power in Congress. 
E)  the Constitution did not authorize him to force southern states to stay in the Union.

Question 6

In 1855,"border ruffians" poured into Kansas to

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A)  demand a southern route for the proposed transcontinental railroad. 
B)  help slaves escape to free-soil states. 
C)  harass Irish and German immigrants who were attempting to vote in territorial elections. 
D)  ensure a proslavery victory in elections for a territorial legislature. 
E)  join forces with John Brown after the Pottawatomie Creek massacre. 
A)  demand a southern route for the proposed transcontinental railroad. 
B)  help slaves escape to free-soil states. 
C)  harass Irish and German immigrants who were attempting to vote in territorial elections. 
D)  ensure a proslavery victory in elections for a territorial legislature. 
E)  join forces with John Brown after the Pottawatomie Creek massacre.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the criticism of slavery in Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Helper's The Impending Crisis of the South.Why did Stowe's novel have a greater impact on public opinion?

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Both Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and Helpe

Question 8

Match each presidential candidate in the 1860 election below with his party's position on the slavery question.

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

Question 9

The panic of 1857 was most significant in its

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A)  severity as the worst economic downturn of the century. 
B)  duration as the longest economic downturn of the 1800s. 
C)  sectional character and psychological impact, pushing the North and South further apart. 
D)  devastation in the plantation strongholds of the South. 
E)  promotion of national unity in the face of hardship. 
A)  severity as the worst economic downturn of the century. 
B)  duration as the longest economic downturn of the 1800s. 
C)  sectional character and psychological impact, pushing the North and South further apart. 
D)  devastation in the plantation strongholds of the South. 
E)  promotion of national unity in the face of hardship.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hinton R.Helper

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Hinton Rowan Helper (1829–1909) was an A

Question 11

In the North,John Brown´s raid on Harpers Ferry

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A)  met with strong disproval from moderates, including Republican leaders. 
B)  was universally celebrated as an overdue blow against the South. 
C)  prompted widespread calls for similar schemes to carry Brown´s plans forward. 
D)  stirred a backlash of new sympathy for the South. 
E)  provoked widespread attacks on abolitionists. 
A)  met with strong disproval from moderates, including Republican leaders. 
B)  was universally celebrated as an overdue blow against the South. 
C)  prompted widespread calls for similar schemes to carry Brown´s plans forward. 
D)  stirred a backlash of new sympathy for the South. 
E)  provoked widespread attacks on abolitionists.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lecompton Constitution

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The Lecompton Constitution was a propose

Question 13

The Lecompton Constitution was written so that Kansas

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A)  could enter the Union as either a slave state or a free state. 
B)  would hold a popular referendum on slavery after admission to the Union. 
C)  would permit temporary residents like the abolitionists and "border ruffians" to vote. 
D)  would allow slavery but prohibit the slave trade. 
E)  could only apply for statehood by permitting slavery. 
A)  could enter the Union as either a slave state or a free state. 
B)  would hold a popular referendum on slavery after admission to the Union. 
C)  would permit temporary residents like the abolitionists and "border ruffians" to vote. 
D)  would allow slavery but prohibit the slave trade. 
E)  could only apply for statehood by permitting slavery.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tariff of 1857

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The Tariff of 1857 was a significant pie

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"fire-eaters"

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

Question 16

The 1860 Republican party platform included

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A)  the abolition of slavery. 
B)  a reduction in the tariff. 
C)  nativist restrictions on immigration. 
D)  free homesteads for western settlers. 
E)  a repudiation of John Brown´s raid on Harpers Ferry. 
A)  the abolition of slavery. 
B)  a reduction in the tariff. 
C)  nativist restrictions on immigration. 
D)  free homesteads for western settlers. 
E)  a repudiation of John Brown´s raid on Harpers Ferry.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John C.Frémont

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John C. Frémont, also known as John Char

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-border ruffians

Accepted Answer

Border ruffians were pro-slavery activis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Roger B.Taney

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Constitutional Union party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lincoln-Douglas debates

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"the despotic majority of numbers"

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan believed that

In 1855,"border ruffians" poured into Kansas to

Compare and contrast the criticism of slavery in Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Helper's The Impending Crisis of the South.Why did Stowe's novel have a greater impact on public opinion?

Match each presidential candidate in the 1860 election below with his party's position on the slavery question.

The panic of 1857 was most significant in its

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hinton R.Helper

In the North,John Brown´s raid on Harpers Ferry

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lecompton Constitution

The Lecompton Constitution was written so that Kansas

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tariff of 1857

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fire-eaters"

The 1860 Republican party platform included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C.Frémont

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -border ruffians

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The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

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Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Roger B.Taney

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Constitutional Union party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lincoln-Douglas debates

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"the despotic majority of numbers"

"Lame-duck" President James Buchanan believed that

In 1855,"border ruffians" poured into Kansas to

Compare and contrast the criticism of slavery in Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Helper's The Impending Crisis of the South.Why did Stowe's novel have a greater impact on public opinion?

Match each presidential candidate in the 1860 election below with his party's position on the slavery question.

The panic of 1857 was most significant in its

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hinton R.Helper

In the North,John Brown´s raid on Harpers Ferry

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lecompton Constitution

The Lecompton Constitution was written so that Kansas

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tariff of 1857

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fire-eaters"

The 1860 Republican party platform included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C.Frémont

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -border ruffians

New World Beginnings

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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