Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Dred Scott was an enslaved African Ameri

Question 2

In ruling on the Dred Scott case,the United States Supreme Court

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A)  freed Dred Scott but upheld the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  denied Scott's appeal but held that slaves could not be taken into free territories. 
C)  essentially upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty. 
D)  tried to settle the immediate issue on technical legal grounds. 
E)  argued that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the federal territories. 
A)  freed Dred Scott but upheld the Missouri Compromise. 
B)  denied Scott's appeal but held that slaves could not be taken into free territories. 
C)  essentially upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty. 
D)  tried to settle the immediate issue on technical legal grounds. 
E)  argued that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the federal territories.

Question 3

In "Varying Viewpoints," the authors argue that both Northerners and Southerners saw their way of life threatened.How and why could both feel this way?

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Both Northerners and Southerners could f

Question 4

The clash between Preston S.Brooks and Charles Sumner revealed

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A)  the seriousness of political divisions in the North. 
B)  the importance of honor to northerners. 
C)  despite divisions over slavery, the House of Representatives would unite to expel a member for bad conduct. 
D)  passions over slavery were becoming dangerously inflamed in both North and South. 
E)  the division between the House and the Senate over slavery. 
A)  the seriousness of political divisions in the North. 
B)  the importance of honor to northerners. 
C)  despite divisions over slavery, the House of Representatives would unite to expel a member for bad conduct. 
D)  passions over slavery were becoming dangerously inflamed in both North and South. 
E)  the division between the House and the Senate over slavery.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

Charles Sumner (1811–1874) was a promine

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President o

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates

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A)  Lincoln was elected to the Senate. 
B)  Lincoln's national stature was diminished. 
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's national stature was diminished. 
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 9

President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the South in the Union for all of the following reasons except that

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A)  northern public opinion would not support it. 
B)  the army was needed to control Indians in the West. 
C)  he believed that the Constitution required Congressional approval of the use of force. 
D)  a slim chance of reconciliation remained. 
E)  he was surrounded by pro-southern advisers. 
A)  northern public opinion would not support it. 
B)  the army was needed to control Indians in the West. 
C)  he believed that the Constitution required Congressional approval of the use of force. 
D)  a slim chance of reconciliation remained. 
E)  he was surrounded by pro-southern advisers.

Question 10

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

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A)  waited to see how other southern states would act. 
B)  were very upset because they would have to secede from the Union. 
C)  vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas. 
D)  rejoiced because it gave them an excuse to secede. 
E)  accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln. 
A)  waited to see how other southern states would act. 
B)  were very upset because they would have to secede from the Union. 
C)  vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas. 
D)  rejoiced because it gave them an excuse to secede. 
E)  accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln.

Question 11

Lincoln stated that he believed that the black race was

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A)  equal in every way to the white race. 
B)  inferior but entitled to the same natural rights as white people. 
C)  inferior and meant to be kept in bondage by whites. 
D)  equal to whites in moral and intellectual capacity. 
E)  superior to whites in emotional and physical capabilities. 
A)  equal in every way to the white race. 
B)  inferior but entitled to the same natural rights as white people. 
C)  inferior and meant to be kept in bondage by whites. 
D)  equal to whites in moral and intellectual capacity. 
E)  superior to whites in emotional and physical capabilities.

Question 12

The immense debt owed to northern creditors by the South was

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A)  repaid immediately after the Civil War. 
B)  repudiated by the South. 
C)  paid by pro-Union southerners during the war. 
D)  not repaid until the twentieth century. 
E)  converted into long-term Confederate bonds. 
A)  repaid immediately after the Civil War. 
B)  repudiated by the South. 
C)  paid by pro-Union southerners during the war. 
D)  not repaid until the twentieth century. 
E)  converted into long-term Confederate bonds.

Question 13

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

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A)  campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B)  had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier. 
C)  controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania. 
D)  had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience. 
E)  could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
A)  campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B)  had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier. 
C)  controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania. 
D)  had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience. 
E)  could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-American or Know-Nothing party

Accepted Answer

The American Party, commonly known as th

Question 15

President James Buchanan's decision on Kansas's Lecompton Constitution

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A)  hopelessly divided the Democratic party. 
B)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a free state. 
C)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a slave state. 
D)  reaffirmed the Democratic party as a national party. 
E)  turned the focus of controversy to Nebraska. 
A)  hopelessly divided the Democratic party. 
B)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a free state. 
C)  admitted Kansas to the Union as a slave state. 
D)  reaffirmed the Democratic party as a national party. 
E)  turned the focus of controversy to Nebraska.

Question 16

What were the implications of the Dred Scott decision for
a.the status of free blacks in the United States?
b.the concept of popular sovereignty?
c.the future of slavery in America?

Accepted Answer

a. The Dred Scott decision had significa

Question 17

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel,Uncle Tom's Cabin

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A)  intended to show the cruelty of slavery. 
B)  was prompted by passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
C)  comprised the recollections of a long-time personal witness to the evils of slavery. 
D)  received little notice at the time it was published but became widely read during the Civil War. 
E)  portrayed blacks as militant resisters to slavery. 
A)  intended to show the cruelty of slavery. 
B)  was prompted by passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
C)  comprised the recollections of a long-time personal witness to the evils of slavery. 
D)  received little notice at the time it was published but became widely read during the Civil War. 
E)  portrayed blacks as militant resisters to slavery.

Question 18

The political career of Abraham Lincoln could best be described as

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A)  a steady rise through the party ranks to power. 
B)  greatly aided by the political influence of his wife, Mary Todd. 
C)  fueled by his personal charisma more than his political beliefs. 
D)  largely a failure until his meteoric rise after 1854. 
E)  based on his success in the U.S. House and Senate. 
A)  a steady rise through the party ranks to power. 
B)  greatly aided by the political influence of his wife, Mary Todd. 
C)  fueled by his personal charisma more than his political beliefs. 
D)  largely a failure until his meteoric rise after 1854. 
E)  based on his success in the U.S. House and Senate.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

John C. Breckenridge was a prominent pol

Question 20

The situation in Kansas in the mid-1850s indicated the impracticality of ____ in the territories.

Accepted Answer

A)  abolitionism 
B)  free soil 
C)  popular sovereignty 
D)  slavery 
E)  cotton growing 
A)  abolitionism 
B)  free soil 
C)  popular sovereignty 
D)  slavery 
E)  cotton growing

Exam 19: Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

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

In ruling on the Dred Scott case,the United States Supreme Court

In "Varying Viewpoints," the authors argue that both Northerners and Southerners saw their way of life threatened.How and why could both feel this way?

The clash between Preston S.Brooks and Charles Sumner revealed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Sumner

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abraham Lincoln

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

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates

President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the South in the Union for all of the following reasons except that

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

Lincoln stated that he believed that the black race was

The immense debt owed to northern creditors by the South was

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American or Know-Nothing party

President James Buchanan's decision on Kansas's Lecompton Constitution

What were the implications of the Dred Scott decision for a.the status of free blacks in the United States? b.the concept of popular sovereignty? c.the future of slavery in America?

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel,Uncle Tom's Cabin

The political career of Abraham Lincoln could best be described as

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

The situation in Kansas in the mid-1850s indicated the impracticality of ____ in the territories.

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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