Question 1

In the 1860 election,Abraham Lincoln won all of the following northern states except​

Accepted Answer

A) New York. 
B) Indiana. 
C) ​Connecticut. 
D) ​Rhode Island. 
E) ​New Jersey. 
A) New York. 
B) Indiana. 
C) ​Connecticut. 
D) ​Rhode Island. 
E) ​New Jersey.

Question 2

Harriet Beecher Stowe filed a lawsuit seeking to have the Dred Scott freed by the U.S.Supreme Court.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What situation led to the Compromise of 1850? ​

Accepted Answer

A) California's request to join the Union as a free state 
B) A disagreement over the route for a transcontinental railroad 
C) ​A proposal to abolish the slave trade in the nation's capital 
D) ​None of these 
A) California's request to join the Union as a free state 
B) A disagreement over the route for a transcontinental railroad 
C) ​A proposal to abolish the slave trade in the nation's capital 
D) ​None of these

Question 4

Popular sovereignty failed in the 1854 Kansas elections in part because of which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Voter apathy 
B) Voting fraud committed by John Brown's followers 
C) ​Illegal voting by Missouri residents 
D) ​The failure to clearly identify the key issues 
A) Voter apathy 
B) Voting fraud committed by John Brown's followers 
C) ​Illegal voting by Missouri residents 
D) ​The failure to clearly identify the key issues

Question 5

Who was the original organizer of the Compromise of 1850? ​

Accepted Answer

A) John C.Calhoun 
B) Henry Clay 
C) ​Lewis Cass 
D) ​Zachary Taylor 
E) ​John Tyler 
A) John C.Calhoun 
B) Henry Clay 
C) ​Lewis Cass 
D) ​Zachary Taylor 
E) ​John Tyler

Question 6

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 instituted popular sovereignty in the territories and inflamed people throughout the country.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Free-Soil Party's slogan in the 1848 presidential election was "fight on and fight forever."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Southerners who opposed secession in the months before the Civil War took all of the following positions on secession except ​

Accepted Answer

A) They considered it economic suicide 
B) They regarded it as treason 
C) ​They wanted to wait until states favoring secession could form a unified coalition 
D) ​They believed that if they were patient and held off,the North would eventually back down 
A) They considered it economic suicide 
B) They regarded it as treason 
C) ​They wanted to wait until states favoring secession could form a unified coalition 
D) ​They believed that if they were patient and held off,the North would eventually back down

Question 9

Who was the Supreme Court chief justice who presided over the Dred Scott case? ​

Accepted Answer

A) John Marshall 
B) James Marbury 
C) ​Joseph Scalia 
D) ​Roger B.Taney 
E) ​John Quincy Adams 
A) John Marshall 
B) James Marbury 
C) ​Joseph Scalia 
D) ​Roger B.Taney 
E) ​John Quincy Adams

Question 10

Southern Whigs nominated Zachary Taylor for president in 1848 because they assumed he would support the spread of slavery.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The northern press referred to those who crossed from Missouri to Kansas to vote illegally for proslavery candidates as LeCompton ruffians.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Clay's Omnibus Bill included all of the following provisions except ​

Accepted Answer

A) slavery would be permitted in the District of Columbia. 
B) a stronger fugitive slave law would be put into effect. 
C) ​California would be admitted as a free state. 
D) ​slavery would be permitted in the other territories acquired from Mexico. 
E) ​the slave trade would be ended in Washington,D.C. 
A) slavery would be permitted in the District of Columbia. 
B) a stronger fugitive slave law would be put into effect. 
C) ​California would be admitted as a free state. 
D) ​slavery would be permitted in the other territories acquired from Mexico. 
E) ​the slave trade would be ended in Washington,D.C.

Question 13

The Know-Nothings gained support for a time through the defections of many disgruntled members of which political party? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Republican 
B) Democratic 
C) ​Free-Soiler 
D) ​Whig 
E) ​Anti-Mason 
A) Republican 
B) Democratic 
C) ​Free-Soiler 
D) ​Whig 
E) ​Anti-Mason

Question 14

Conscience Whigs were Whigs who were opposed to slavery.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The controversy over Kansas taught the nation which of the following about popular sovereignty? ​

Accepted Answer

A) It offered an effective solution to the problem of slavery. 
B) It could easily lead to violence within a territory. 
C) ​It was wholeheartedly accepted by the South. 
D) ​It was a solution supported by both the North and the South. 
E) ​It was more popular in the South than in the North. 
A) It offered an effective solution to the problem of slavery. 
B) It could easily lead to violence within a territory. 
C) ​It was wholeheartedly accepted by the South. 
D) ​It was a solution supported by both the North and the South. 
E) ​It was more popular in the South than in the North.

Question 16

South Carolina seceded the day after Abraham Lincoln was elected president.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Pottawatomie massacre,John Brown and several followers attacked and killed five men as revenge for the sack of Lawrence.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jefferson Davis strongly supported secession.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After the 1860 election,the Democrats retained control of which government body? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Senate 
B) Supreme Court 
C) ​House of Representatives 
D) ​Both the Senate and Supreme Court 
E) ​All of these 
A) Senate 
B) Supreme Court 
C) ​House of Representatives 
D) ​Both the Senate and Supreme Court 
E) ​All of these

Question 20

"Bleeding Nebraska" was the term applied to the Nebraska Territory during the 1850s when so much violence occurred between pro- and antislavery forces.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

In the 1860 election,Abraham Lincoln won all of the following northern states except​

Harriet Beecher Stowe filed a lawsuit seeking to have the Dred Scott freed by the U.S.Supreme Court.​

What situation led to the Compromise of 1850? ​

Popular sovereignty failed in the 1854 Kansas elections in part because of which of the following? ​

Who was the original organizer of the Compromise of 1850? ​

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 instituted popular sovereignty in the territories and inflamed people throughout the country.​

The Free-Soil Party's slogan in the 1848 presidential election was "fight on and fight forever."

Southerners who opposed secession in the months before the Civil War took all of the following positions on secession except ​

Who was the Supreme Court chief justice who presided over the Dred Scott case? ​

Southern Whigs nominated Zachary Taylor for president in 1848 because they assumed he would support the spread of slavery.​

The northern press referred to those who crossed from Missouri to Kansas to vote illegally for proslavery candidates as LeCompton ruffians.​

Clay's Omnibus Bill included all of the following provisions except ​

The Know-Nothings gained support for a time through the defections of many disgruntled members of which political party? ​

Conscience Whigs were Whigs who were opposed to slavery.​

The controversy over Kansas taught the nation which of the following about popular sovereignty? ​

South Carolina seceded the day after Abraham Lincoln was elected president.​

In the Pottawatomie massacre,John Brown and several followers attacked and killed five men as revenge for the sack of Lawrence.​

Jefferson Davis strongly supported secession.​

After the 1860 election,the Democrats retained control of which government body? ​

"Bleeding Nebraska" was the term applied to the Nebraska Territory during the 1850s when so much violence occurred between pro- and antislavery forces.​

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In the 1860 election,Abraham Lincoln won all of the following northern states except

Harriet Beecher Stowe filed a lawsuit seeking to have the Dred Scott freed by the U.S.Supreme Court.

What situation led to the Compromise of 1850?

Popular sovereignty failed in the 1854 Kansas elections in part because of which of the following?

Who was the original organizer of the Compromise of 1850?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 instituted popular sovereignty in the territories and inflamed people throughout the country.

Southerners who opposed secession in the months before the Civil War took all of the following positions on secession except

Who was the Supreme Court chief justice who presided over the Dred Scott case?

Southern Whigs nominated Zachary Taylor for president in 1848 because they assumed he would support the spread of slavery.

The northern press referred to those who crossed from Missouri to Kansas to vote illegally for proslavery candidates as LeCompton ruffians.

Clay's Omnibus Bill included all of the following provisions except

The Know-Nothings gained support for a time through the defections of many disgruntled members of which political party?

Conscience Whigs were Whigs who were opposed to slavery.

The controversy over Kansas taught the nation which of the following about popular sovereignty?

South Carolina seceded the day after Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

In the Pottawatomie massacre,John Brown and several followers attacked and killed five men as revenge for the sack of Lawrence.

Jefferson Davis strongly supported secession.

After the 1860 election,the Democrats retained control of which government body?

"Bleeding Nebraska" was the term applied to the Nebraska Territory during the 1850s when so much violence occurred between pro- and antislavery forces.