Question 1

Fire-eaters were people who were extremely vocal in their opposition to slavery.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What was the most problematic aspect of the Compromise of 1850? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The exclusion of slavery from California 
B) The banning of the slave trade in Washington,D.C. 
C) ​The Fugitive Slave Act 
D) ​The banning of slavery in the territories of the Southwest 
E) ​The banning of slavery in the nation's capital 
A) The exclusion of slavery from California 
B) The banning of the slave trade in Washington,D.C. 
C) ​The Fugitive Slave Act 
D) ​The banning of slavery in the territories of the Southwest 
E) ​The banning of slavery in the nation's capital C

Question 3

The three famous legislators of the first half of the nineteenth century were Henry Clay,John C.Calhoun and Stephen Douglas.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

According to the principle of popular sovereignty,which of the following would be allowed? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Congress would determine whether a territory would have slavery. 
B) The Supreme Court would determine whether a territory would have slavery. 
C) ​Settlers would determine whether a territory would have slavery. 
D) ​Slavery would be mandated in all new territories. 
E) ​Slavery would be excluded from all new territories. 
A) Congress would determine whether a territory would have slavery. 
B) The Supreme Court would determine whether a territory would have slavery. 
C) ​Settlers would determine whether a territory would have slavery. 
D) ​Slavery would be mandated in all new territories. 
E) ​Slavery would be excluded from all new territories.

Question 5

The Compromise of 1850 became law in part because ​

Accepted Answer

A) President Millard Fillmore supported the bill. 
B) John C.Calhoun died. 
C) ​Stephen A.Douglas brokered a new compromise. 
D) ​components of the compromise were steered through committees and votes were cast separately. 
E) ​All of these 
A) President Millard Fillmore supported the bill. 
B) John C.Calhoun died. 
C) ​Stephen A.Douglas brokered a new compromise. 
D) ​components of the compromise were steered through committees and votes were cast separately. 
E) ​All of these

Question 6

John Marshall was chief justice of the Supreme Court who presided over the Dred Scott case.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​In 1856,on the floor of the U.S.Senate,Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina almost beat to death which Massachusetts senator?

Accepted Answer

A) Thaddeus Stevens 
B) John C.Calhoun 
C) ​Charles Sumner 
D) ​Zachary Taylor 
E) ​Benjamin Butler 
A) Thaddeus Stevens 
B) John C.Calhoun 
C) ​Charles Sumner 
D) ​Zachary Taylor 
E) ​Benjamin Butler

Question 8

"Slave power" was a term used by critics of the South to describe the political conspiracy of southern aristocrats who took advantage of poor whites as well as slaves.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the first series of secessions,seven states left the Union during a six-week period.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Franklin Pierce,winner of the 1852 presidential election,was a member of which political party?​

Accepted Answer

A) Whig 
B) Republican 
C) ​Democratic 
D) ​Know-Nothing 
E) ​Nativist 
A) Whig 
B) Republican 
C) ​Democratic 
D) ​Know-Nothing 
E) ​Nativist

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the attitudes of white northerners toward African Americans in the early 1850s? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Rigid and paternalistic 
B) Ambivalent 
C) ​Accepting 
D) ​Tolerant and condescending 
E) ​Puzzled but unafraid 
A) Rigid and paternalistic 
B) Ambivalent 
C) ​Accepting 
D) ​Tolerant and condescending 
E) ​Puzzled but unafraid

Question 12

William H.Seward served as Lincoln's secretary of war.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As people prepared to vote in the presidential election of 1860,they were very much aware that their decision might result in civil war.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding the 1860 presidential election is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Southern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas. 
B) Northern Democrats nominated John Bell. 
C) ​Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln. 
D) ​The Constitutional Union Party nominated John C.Breckenridge. 
A) Southern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas. 
B) Northern Democrats nominated John Bell. 
C) ​Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln. 
D) ​The Constitutional Union Party nominated John C.Breckenridge.

Question 15

After winning an unfair election in Kansas in 1854,proslavery proponents took control of the territorial legislature at what city? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Lecompton 
B) Pottawatomie 
C) ​Topeka 
D) ​Lawrence 
E) ​Kansas City 
A) Lecompton 
B) Pottawatomie 
C) ​Topeka 
D) ​Lawrence 
E) ​Kansas City

Question 16

The young prominent U.S.representative from Illinois who played a major role in bringing about the Compromise of 1850 was Abraham Lincoln.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Simon Legree 
B) Harriet Beecher Stowe 
C) ​Edgar Allan Poe 
D) ​James Russell Lowell 
E) ​Frederick Douglass 
A) Simon Legree 
B) Harriet Beecher Stowe 
C) ​Edgar Allan Poe 
D) ​James Russell Lowell 
E) ​Frederick Douglass

Question 18

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Scott was not a citizen of the United States. 
B) Scott could not sue in a U.S.court. 
C) ​The Missouri Compromise was still valid. 
D) ​Both A and B 
A) Scott was not a citizen of the United States. 
B) Scott could not sue in a U.S.court. 
C) ​The Missouri Compromise was still valid. 
D) ​Both A and B

Question 19

Which of the following was true of slavery in the United States during the 1850s? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The country had just under 2 million slaves. 
B) Southerners agitated for the reopening of the slave trade with Africa because the price of slaves was so high. 
C) "Cotton is King" was an empty boast because,in truth,the North was responsible for three-fourths of the country's exports. 
D) ​The cotton boom brought so much prosperity to the South that immigrants and northern businesses began to move there. 
A) The country had just under 2 million slaves. 
B) Southerners agitated for the reopening of the slave trade with Africa because the price of slaves was so high. 
C) "Cotton is King" was an empty boast because,in truth,the North was responsible for three-fourths of the country's exports. 
D) ​The cotton boom brought so much prosperity to the South that immigrants and northern businesses began to move there.

Question 20

The incident that marked the beginning of the war between the North and South took place at Fort Sumner.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

Fire-eaters were people who were extremely vocal in their opposition to slavery.​

What was the most problematic aspect of the Compromise of 1850? ​

The three famous legislators of the first half of the nineteenth century were Henry Clay,John C.Calhoun and Stephen Douglas.​

According to the principle of popular sovereignty,which of the following would be allowed? ​

The Compromise of 1850 became law in part because ​

John Marshall was chief justice of the Supreme Court who presided over the Dred Scott case.​

​In 1856,on the floor of the U.S.Senate,Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina almost beat to death which Massachusetts senator?

"Slave power" was a term used by critics of the South to describe the political conspiracy of southern aristocrats who took advantage of poor whites as well as slaves.​

During the first series of secessions,seven states left the Union during a six-week period.​

Franklin Pierce,winner of the 1852 presidential election,was a member of which political party?​

Which of the following best describes the attitudes of white northerners toward African Americans in the early 1850s? ​

William H.Seward served as Lincoln's secretary of war.​

As people prepared to vote in the presidential election of 1860,they were very much aware that their decision might result in civil war.​

Which of the following statements regarding the 1860 presidential election is true? ​

After winning an unfair election in Kansas in 1854,proslavery proponents took control of the territorial legislature at what city? ​

The young prominent U.S.representative from Illinois who played a major role in bringing about the Compromise of 1850 was Abraham Lincoln.​

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin? ​

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision? ​

Which of the following was true of slavery in the United States during the 1850s? ​

The incident that marked the beginning of the war between the North and South took place at Fort Sumner.​

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Fire-eaters were people who were extremely vocal in their opposition to slavery.

What was the most problematic aspect of the Compromise of 1850?

The three famous legislators of the first half of the nineteenth century were Henry Clay,John C.Calhoun and Stephen Douglas.

According to the principle of popular sovereignty,which of the following would be allowed?

The Compromise of 1850 became law in part because

John Marshall was chief justice of the Supreme Court who presided over the Dred Scott case.

In 1856,on the floor of the U.S.Senate,Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina almost beat to death which Massachusetts senator?

"Slave power" was a term used by critics of the South to describe the political conspiracy of southern aristocrats who took advantage of poor whites as well as slaves.

During the first series of secessions,seven states left the Union during a six-week period.

Franklin Pierce,winner of the 1852 presidential election,was a member of which political party?

Which of the following best describes the attitudes of white northerners toward African Americans in the early 1850s?

William H.Seward served as Lincoln's secretary of war.

As people prepared to vote in the presidential election of 1860,they were very much aware that their decision might result in civil war.

Which of the following statements regarding the 1860 presidential election is true?

After winning an unfair election in Kansas in 1854,proslavery proponents took control of the territorial legislature at what city?

The young prominent U.S.representative from Illinois who played a major role in bringing about the Compromise of 1850 was Abraham Lincoln.

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision?

Which of the following was true of slavery in the United States during the 1850s?

The incident that marked the beginning of the war between the North and South took place at Fort Sumner.