Question 1

By 1850,the South was losing perhaps ____ runaways a year out of its total of some 4 million slaves.

Accepted Answer

A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  800 
D)  1,000 
E)  2,000 
A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  800 
D)  1,000 
E)  2,000 D

Question 2

Southern delegates met at a convention in Nashville in the summer of 1850 to

Accepted Answer

A)  plan southern secession. 
B)  plan ways to acquire more slave territory. 
C)  propose a series of constitutional amendments. 
D)  denounce Daniel Webster as a traitor to the South. 
E)  condemn the compromises being worked out in Congress. 
A)  plan southern secession. 
B)  plan ways to acquire more slave territory. 
C)  propose a series of constitutional amendments. 
D)  denounce Daniel Webster as a traitor to the South. 
E)  condemn the compromises being worked out in Congress. E

Question 3

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. B

Question 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Nebraska Territory

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 5

In light of future evidence,it seems apparent that in the Compromise of 1850 the South made a tactical blunder by

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing a ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B)  demanding a strong fugitive-slave law. 
C)  not insisting on federal protection of slavery in the territories. 
D)  allowing the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  allowing popular sovereignty in Nebraska territory. 
A)  allowing a ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B)  demanding a strong fugitive-slave law. 
C)  not insisting on federal protection of slavery in the territories. 
D)  allowing the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  allowing popular sovereignty in Nebraska territory.

Question 6

The two major parties kept the focus on the 1848 presidential election campaign on

Accepted Answer

A)  the personalities of Senator Cass and General Taylor. 
B)  addressing the slavery issue through popular sovereignty. 
C)  further expansion into Cuba and Central America. 
D)  Indian removal and homesteading. 
E)  the poor state of the economy and protective tariffs. 
A)  the personalities of Senator Cass and General Taylor. 
B)  addressing the slavery issue through popular sovereignty. 
C)  further expansion into Cuba and Central America. 
D)  Indian removal and homesteading. 
E)  the poor state of the economy and protective tariffs.

Question 7

One of the more surprising elements of John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery involved

Accepted Answer

A)  a constitutional amendment permanently guaranteeing equal numbers of slave and free states. 
B)  southern secession from the Union. 
C)  support of Henry Clay's proposed concessions by both the North and the South. 
D)  repealing the president's veto power. 
E)  the election of two presidents, one from the North and one from the South. 
A)  a constitutional amendment permanently guaranteeing equal numbers of slave and free states. 
B)  southern secession from the Union. 
C)  support of Henry Clay's proposed concessions by both the North and the South. 
D)  repealing the president's veto power. 
E)  the election of two presidents, one from the North and one from the South.

Question 8

One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was

Accepted Answer

A)  not securing the transcontinental railroad for the North. 
B)  overestimating the protest to the bill. 
C)  allowing slavery to spread into new territory. 
D)  underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery. 
E)  believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas. 
A)  not securing the transcontinental railroad for the North. 
B)  overestimating the protest to the bill. 
C)  allowing slavery to spread into new territory. 
D)  underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery. 
E)  believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas.

Question 9

The Underground Railroad consisted of

Accepted Answer

A)  an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom. 
B)  a train that hid slaves in cargo areas and carried them to freedom in the north. 
C)  a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves back to the south. 
D)  a radical new transportation design. 
E)  None of these 
A)  an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom. 
B)  a train that hid slaves in cargo areas and carried them to freedom in the north. 
C)  a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves back to the south. 
D)  a radical new transportation design. 
E)  None of these

Question 10

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The Compromise of 1850 contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War."

Accepted Answer

The statement "The Compromise of 1850 co

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

John C. Calhoun was a prominent politica

Question 12

During the debate of 1850,____ argued that there was a higher law than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.

Accepted Answer

A)  William H. Seward 
B)  Henry Clay 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  Stephen A. Douglas 
E)  Zachary Taylor 
A)  William H. Seward 
B)  Henry Clay 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  Stephen A. Douglas 
E)  Zachary Taylor

Question 13

On July 3,1844,the first formal diplomatic agreement between the United States and China was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Ostend Manifesto. 
B)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
C)  Chinese Open-Door Treaty. 
D)  Treaty of Wanghia. 
E)  Hong Kong/Chinese Treaty. 
A)  Ostend Manifesto. 
B)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
C)  Chinese Open-Door Treaty. 
D)  Treaty of Wanghia. 
E)  Hong Kong/Chinese Treaty.

Question 14

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 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harriet Tubman

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman (c. 1822 – March 10, 1913

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a significan

Question 17

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Nashville

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 18

Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Van Buren. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  Lewis Cass. 
D)  Zachary Taylor. 
E)  Winfield Scott. 
A)  Martin Van Buren. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  Lewis Cass. 
D)  Zachary Taylor. 
E)  Winfield Scott.

Question 19

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  slavery in the territories. 
C)  restrictions on free blacks. 
D)  the interstate slave trade. 
E)  runaway slaves. 
A)  slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  slavery in the territories. 
C)  restrictions on free blacks. 
D)  the interstate slave trade. 
E)  runaway slaves.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ostend Manifesto

Accepted Answer

The Ostend Manifesto was a document writ

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

By 1850,the South was losing perhaps ____ runaways a year out of its total of some 4 million slaves.

Southern delegates met at a convention in Nashville in the summer of 1850 to

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

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Nebraska Territory

In light of future evidence,it seems apparent that in the Compromise of 1850 the South made a tactical blunder by

The two major parties kept the focus on the 1848 presidential election campaign on

One of the more surprising elements of John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery involved

One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was

The Underground Railroad consisted of

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The Compromise of 1850 contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War."

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

During the debate of 1850,____ argued that there was a higher law than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.

On July 3,1844,the first formal diplomatic agreement between the United States and China was the

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harriet Tubman

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kansas-Nebraska Act

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Nashville

Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ostend Manifesto

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