Question 1

For his position in his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by

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A)  northern Unionists. 
B)  northern banking and commercial interests. 
C)  abolitionists. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  John C. Calhoun. 
A)  northern Unionists. 
B)  northern banking and commercial interests. 
C)  abolitionists. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  John C. Calhoun.

Question 2

The election of 1852 was significant because it

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A)  saw the victory of a pro-South northerner. 
B)  marked the return of issues-oriented campaigning. 
C)  saw the rise of purely national parties. 
D)  marked the end of the Whig party. 
E)  saw the emergence of an antislavery third party. 
A)  saw the victory of a pro-South northerner. 
B)  marked the return of issues-oriented campaigning. 
C)  saw the rise of purely national parties. 
D)  marked the end of the Whig party. 
E)  saw the emergence of an antislavery third party.

Question 3

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

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A)  passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B)  potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C)  attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D)  proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E)  discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood. 
A)  passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B)  potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C)  attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D)  proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E)  discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood.

Question 4

The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over

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A)  the nomination of General Winfield Scott or Daniel Webster. 
B)  slavery. 
C)  the Gadsden Purchase. 
D)  homestead laws. 
E)  the transcontinental railroad route. 
A)  the nomination of General Winfield Scott or Daniel Webster. 
B)  slavery. 
C)  the Gadsden Purchase. 
D)  homestead laws. 
E)  the transcontinental railroad route.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Matthew C.Perry

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Matthew C. Perry, also known as Commodor

Question 6

The text's authors observe that during the debate of 1850,John C.Calhoun,hoping to save the Union,proposed "an utterly unworkable scheme of electing two presidents,one from the North and one from the South,each wielding a veto." Explain why such an arrangement would have been "utterly unworkable."

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Such an arrangement would have been "utt

Question 7

Do you think that by the end of 1854 the two sections had reached an impasse and that Civil War was inevitable sooner or later? Why or why not?

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By the end of 1854, the two sections of

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Stephen A.Douglas

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Stephen A. Douglas was a prominent Ameri

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

For a short time in the 1850s,William Walker,an American adventurer,seized control of

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A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  El Salvador. 
E)  Puerto Rico. 
A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  El Salvador. 
E)  Puerto Rico.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Free Soil party

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The Free Soil Party was a short-lived po

Question 12

The consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

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A)  organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B)  splitting of the Democratic party. 
C)  demise of the Whig party. 
D)  organization of the Republican party. 
E)  rise of the Free Soil party. 
A)  organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B)  splitting of the Democratic party. 
C)  demise of the Whig party. 
D)  organization of the Republican party. 
E)  rise of the Free Soil party.

Question 13

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

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A)  favored high tariffs. 
B)  had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54◦ 40' line. 
C)  condemned slavery as immoral. 
D)  wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E)  believed that slavery harmed white labor. 
A)  favored high tariffs. 
B)  had wanted all of Oregon up to the 54◦ 40' line. 
C)  condemned slavery as immoral. 
D)  wanted to keep slavery out of the territories. 
E)  believed that slavery harmed white labor.

Question 14

In his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster

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A)  attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B)  called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law. 
C)  advocated a congressional ban on slavery in the territories. 
D)  proposed a scheme for electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each having veto power. 
E)  became a hated figure in the South. 
A)  attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B)  called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law. 
C)  advocated a congressional ban on slavery in the territories. 
D)  proposed a scheme for electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each having veto power. 
E)  became a hated figure in the South.

Question 15

John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery involved all of the following except

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A)  leave the issue of slavery alone. 
B)  return runaway slaves back to the south. 
C)  give the South its rights as a minority. 
D)  restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. 
E)  prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory. 
A)  leave the issue of slavery alone. 
B)  return runaway slaves back to the south. 
C)  give the South its rights as a minority. 
D)  restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. 
E)  prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory.

Question 16

The public liked popular sovereignty because it

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A)  stopped the spread of slavery. 
B)  fit in with the democratic tradition of self-determination. 
C)  provided a national solution to the problem of slavery. 
D)  supported the Wilmot Proviso. 
E)  upheld the principles of white supremacy. 
A)  stopped the spread of slavery. 
B)  fit in with the democratic tradition of self-determination. 
C)  provided a national solution to the problem of slavery. 
D)  supported the Wilmot Proviso. 
E)  upheld the principles of white supremacy.

Question 17

It has been said that "the historian who searches for examples of intelligent and tolerant statesmanship in the period 1850-1854 seeks almost in vain." Citing the "statesmanship" of men like Clay,Douglas,Webster,Calhoun,Pierce,and Fillmore,demonstrate that this argument is or is not supportable.

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The argument that the historian who sear

Question 18

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

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The Ostend Manifesto was a document writ

Question 19

The primary objective of Manifest Destiny expansionists in the 1850s was

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A)  Panama. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Hawaii. 
E)  the Dominican Republic. 
A)  Panama. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Hawaii. 
E)  the Dominican Republic.

Question 20

Undoubtedly the most durable offspring of the Kansas-Nebraska blunder was

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A)  the resurgence of the Whig political party. 
B)  the new Republican political party. 
C)  a constitutional amendment banning slavery in any new territories. 
D)  rejection of popular sovereignty. 
E)  the death of the Democratic political party. 
A)  the resurgence of the Whig political party. 
B)  the new Republican political party. 
C)  a constitutional amendment banning slavery in any new territories. 
D)  rejection of popular sovereignty. 
E)  the death of the Democratic political party.

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

For his position in his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by

The election of 1852 was significant because it

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Matthew C.Perry

The text's authors observe that during the debate of 1850,John C.Calhoun,hoping to save the Union,proposed "an utterly unworkable scheme of electing two presidents,one from the North and one from the South,each wielding a veto." Explain why such an arrangement would have been "utterly unworkable."

Do you think that by the end of 1854 the two sections had reached an impasse and that Civil War was inevitable sooner or later? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stephen A.Douglas

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

For a short time in the 1850s,William Walker,an American adventurer,seized control of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Soil party

The consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

The new Free Soil party in 1848 found major support from those who

In his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster

John C.Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery involved all of the following except

The public liked popular sovereignty because it

It has been said that "the historian who searches for examples of intelligent and tolerant statesmanship in the period 1850-1854 seeks almost in vain." Citing the "statesmanship" of men like Clay,Douglas,Webster,Calhoun,Pierce,and Fillmore,demonstrate that this argument is or is not supportable.

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

The primary objective of Manifest Destiny expansionists in the 1850s was

Undoubtedly the most durable offspring of the Kansas-Nebraska blunder was

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