Question 1

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

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The Harpers Ferry raid, also known as Jo

Question 2

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

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The Crittenden Compromise was a last-dit

Question 3

The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by

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A)  abolitionists. 
B)  Republicans. 
C)  popular-sovereignty proponents. 
D)  proslavery southerners. 
E)  conservative unionists. 
A)  abolitionists. 
B)  Republicans. 
C)  popular-sovereignty proponents. 
D)  proslavery southerners. 
E)  conservative unionists.

Question 4

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

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The Freeport Doctrine refers to a stance

Question 5

To what extent was the Crittenden Compromise a way to avoid Civil War? What modifications might have made it more attractive to both Lincoln and the South?

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The Crittenden Compromise was a series o

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New England Immigrant Aid Society

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The New England Immigrant Aid Society, w

Question 7

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 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jefferson Davis

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Jefferson Davis was an American politici

Question 9

In his raid on Harpers Ferry,John Brown intended to

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A)  call upon the slaves to rise and establish a 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 guerrilla war against the federal government. 
A)  call upon the slaves to rise and establish a 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 guerrilla war against the federal government.

Question 10

Assess the validity of the following statement,"Kansas provided a horrible example of the working of popular sovereignty."

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The answer of Assess the validity of the following statement,"Kansas...

Question 11

Stephen A.Douglas argued,in his Freeport Doctrine,during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that

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A)  the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional. 
B)  slavery would stay down if the people voted it down no matter what the Supreme Court said. 
C)  no matter what the people wanted, the Supreme Court was law. 
D)  Congress should reopen the Atlantic slave trade. 
E)  a new version of the Missouri Compromise was needed. 
A)  the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional. 
B)  slavery would stay down if the people voted it down no matter what the Supreme Court said. 
C)  no matter what the people wanted, the Supreme Court was law. 
D)  Congress should reopen the Atlantic slave trade. 
E)  a new version of the Missouri Compromise was needed.

Question 12

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

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A)  found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme. 
B)  vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C)  rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery. 
D)  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)  found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme. 
B)  vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy. 
C)  rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery. 
D)  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 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Beecher's Bibles"

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"Beecher's Bibles" is a term that refers

Question 14

In 1857,the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that

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A)  slavery was inconsistent with the constitution and must be abolished. 
B)  protection of slavery was guaranteed in all the territories of the West. 
C)  slavery would be constitutional only in those areas that were already slave territories. 
D)  abolition of slavery would be done only in those areas in which it is already abolished. 
E)  slavery was constitutional, but the slave trade was unconstitutional. 
A)  slavery was inconsistent with the constitution and must be abolished. 
B)  protection of slavery was guaranteed in all the territories of the West. 
C)  slavery would be constitutional only in those areas that were already slave territories. 
D)  abolition of slavery would be done only in those areas in which it is already abolished. 
E)  slavery was constitutional, but the slave trade was unconstitutional.

Question 15

As a result of the panic of 1857,the South

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A)  became more economically dependent on the North. 
B)  became hostile to Wall Street and the stock market. 
C)  believed that it was economically superior to the North. 
D)  began planning for an independent southern nation. 
E)  saw the need to develop manufacturing. 
A)  became more economically dependent on the North. 
B)  became hostile to Wall Street and the stock market. 
C)  believed that it was economically superior to the North. 
D)  began planning for an independent southern nation. 
E)  saw the need to develop manufacturing.

Question 16

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

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James Buchanan was the 15th President of

Question 17

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

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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 18

In declaring their independence,the Confederate States relied heavily on the example of the

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A)  nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
B)  principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. 
D)  French Revolution. 
E)  Protestant Reformation against the Catholic Church. 
A)  nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
B)  principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Texas declaration of independence from Mexico. 
D)  French Revolution. 
E)  Protestant Reformation against the Catholic Church.

Question 19

As late as 1856,many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because

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A)  of innate liberalism. 
B)  the Democrats presented excellent candidates. 
C)  many did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South. 
D)  the Democrats were the only national party. 
E)  All of these 
A)  of innate liberalism. 
B)  the Democrats presented excellent candidates. 
C)  many did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South. 
D)  the Democrats were the only national party. 
E)  All of these

Question 20

Secessionists supported leaving the Union for all of the following reasons except

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A)  they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party. 
B)  they believed that the North would not oppose their departure. 
C)  the political balance seemed to be tipping against them. 
D)  they were tired of abolitionist attacks. 
E)  they believed that Republicans had been infiltrating their political ranks. 
A)  they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party. 
B)  they believed that the North would not oppose their departure. 
C)  the political balance seemed to be tipping against them. 
D)  they were tired of abolitionist attacks. 
E)  they believed that Republicans had been infiltrating their political ranks.

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

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

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

The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by

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

To what extent was the Crittenden Compromise a way to avoid Civil War? What modifications might have made it more attractive to both Lincoln and the South?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New England Immigrant Aid Society

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jefferson Davis

In his raid on Harpers Ferry,John Brown intended to

Assess the validity of the following statement,"Kansas provided a horrible example of the working of popular sovereignty."

Stephen A.Douglas argued,in his Freeport Doctrine,during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Beecher's Bibles"

In 1857,the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that

As a result of the panic of 1857,the South

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

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

In declaring their independence,the Confederate States relied heavily on the example of the

As late as 1856,many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because

Secessionists supported leaving the Union for all of the following reasons except

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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