Question 1

Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A) repeal of all existing fugitive slave laws 
B) abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia 
C) guarantee of slavery in the District of Columbia 
D) admission of California as a free state 
E) settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary. 
A) repeal of all existing fugitive slave laws 
B) abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia 
C) guarantee of slavery in the District of Columbia 
D) admission of California as a free state 
E) settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary.

Question 2

The term manifest destiny refers to the belief that

Accepted Answer

A) Providence had destined the American continent to be dominated by the United States. 
B) war between the United States and Mexico was inevitable. 
C) American Indians were to be driven from the continent. 
D) the U.S. would defeat the British and become the leading world power. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) Providence had destined the American continent to be dominated by the United States. 
B) war between the United States and Mexico was inevitable. 
C) American Indians were to be driven from the continent. 
D) the U.S. would defeat the British and become the leading world power. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 3

Although the territorial legislatures of Utah and New Mexico legalized slavery, few slaves were brought there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The central theme of Uncle Tom's Cabin is

Accepted Answer

A) the decadence of southern society. 
B) the tragedy of the breakup of families by slavery. 
C) the wanton cruelty of slave owners. 
D) the complicity of northerners in the continuance of slavery. 
E) the cruelty of the African slave trade. 
A) the decadence of southern society. 
B) the tragedy of the breakup of families by slavery. 
C) the wanton cruelty of slave owners. 
D) the complicity of northerners in the continuance of slavery. 
E) the cruelty of the African slave trade.

Question 5

The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Stephen Kearny's campaign to occupy Santa Fe was long and bloody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the election of 1844, James K. Polk

Accepted Answer

A) advocated legislation prohibiting the admission of any more slave states to the union. 
B) threatened to declare war on England. 
C) promised to acquire Texas and Oregon. 
D) lost the presidency to Henry Clay. 
E) opposed slavery. 
A) advocated legislation prohibiting the admission of any more slave states to the union. 
B) threatened to declare war on England. 
C) promised to acquire Texas and Oregon. 
D) lost the presidency to Henry Clay. 
E) opposed slavery.

Question 8

General Winfield Scott's nickname was

Accepted Answer

A) "Blood and Guts." 
B) "Old Fuss and Feathers." 
C) "Grizzly." 
D) "Rough and Ready." 
E) "Old Hickory." 
A) "Blood and Guts." 
B) "Old Fuss and Feathers." 
C) "Grizzly." 
D) "Rough and Ready." 
E) "Old Hickory."

Question 9

The popular leader of American forces in Mexico, who later was elected to the presidency, was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The popular leader of American forces in...

Question 10

Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Many Mexican tejanos joined with the Anglo-Americans to fight for independence. 
B) It lasted seven years. 
C) Both Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren offered statehood to Texas. 
D) The government of Mexico recognized the independence of Texas in return for a payment of $20 million. 
E) Mexican soldiers refused to fight against the Texans. 
A) Many Mexican tejanos joined with the Anglo-Americans to fight for independence. 
B) It lasted seven years. 
C) Both Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren offered statehood to Texas. 
D) The government of Mexico recognized the independence of Texas in return for a payment of $20 million. 
E) Mexican soldiers refused to fight against the Texans.

Question 11

All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true except they

Accepted Answer

A) were antislavery. 
B) hoped to convince their party to renounce the expansion of slavery. 
C) condemned their party's decision to nominate Zachary Taylor for president. 
D) eventually forged a coalition with the Liberty Party and antislavery Democrats. 
E) formed the basis of the Free Soil Party. 
A) were antislavery. 
B) hoped to convince their party to renounce the expansion of slavery. 
C) condemned their party's decision to nominate Zachary Taylor for president. 
D) eventually forged a coalition with the Liberty Party and antislavery Democrats. 
E) formed the basis of the Free Soil Party.

Question 12

The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the

Accepted Answer

A) Ostend Manifesto. 
B) Popular Sovereignty Act. 
C) Crittenden Compromise. 
D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 
E) Wilmot Proviso 
A) Ostend Manifesto. 
B) Popular Sovereignty Act. 
C) Crittenden Compromise. 
D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 
E) Wilmot Proviso

Question 13

All of the following fought for Texas's independence from Mexico except

Accepted Answer

A) Andrew Jackson. 
B) Sam Houston. 
C) Jim Bowie. 
D) Davey Crockett. 
E) William Travis. 
A) Andrew Jackson. 
B) Sam Houston. 
C) Jim Bowie. 
D) Davey Crockett. 
E) William Travis.

Question 14

"Conscience Whigs" refers to those members of the party that most vigorously opposed the war with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ____________________ president of their new republic.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans...

Question 16

In the election of 1848, the idea of "popular sovereignty" was most closely identified with

Accepted Answer

A) James K. Polk. 
B) John C. Calhoun. 
C) Lewis Cass. 
D) John P. Hale. 
E) William Lloyd Garrison. 
A) James K. Polk. 
B) John C. Calhoun. 
C) Lewis Cass. 
D) John P. Hale. 
E) William Lloyd Garrison.

Question 17

The diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of...

Question 18

Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the U.S. were known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Men who attempted to take Cuba and...

Question 19

The candidate of the Liberty Party who may have cost Henry Clay the election in 1844 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The candidate of the Liberty Party who...

Question 20

Personal liberty laws passed by several northern states made it impossible to recover escaped slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

The term manifest destiny refers to the belief that

Although the territorial legislatures of Utah and New Mexico legalized slavery, few slaves were brought there.

The central theme of Uncle Tom's Cabin is

The Democrats scored a resounding victory in the election of 1844.

Stephen Kearny's campaign to occupy Santa Fe was long and bloody.

In the election of 1844, James K. Polk

General Winfield Scott's nickname was

The popular leader of American forces in Mexico, who later was elected to the presidency, was ____________________.

Which of the following was true of the Texas Revolution?

All of the following statements regarding the "Conscience Whigs" are true except they

The congressional act that opposed the extension of slavery into any territory ceded by Mexico was the

All of the following fought for Texas's independence from Mexico except

"Conscience Whigs" refers to those members of the party that most vigorously opposed the war with Mexico.

After winning their independence from Mexico, Texans elected ____________________ president of their new republic.

In the election of 1848, the idea of "popular sovereignty" was most closely identified with

The diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ____________________.

Men who attempted to take Cuba and other lands for the U.S. were known as ____________________.

The candidate of the Liberty Party who may have cost Henry Clay the election in 1844 was ____________________.

Personal liberty laws passed by several northern states made it impossible to recover escaped slaves.

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Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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