Question 1

At the core of free-labor ideology was the belief that

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A) social mobility awaited those industrious laborers who worked hard and efficiently. 
B) laborers who worked for free earned merits and future promotion from employers. 
C) independent yeoman farmers formed the backbone of society. 
D) commerce bred greed and selfishness and should be avoided. 
E) all industries should be publicly owned. 
A) social mobility awaited those industrious laborers who worked hard and efficiently. 
B) laborers who worked for free earned merits and future promotion from employers. 
C) independent yeoman farmers formed the backbone of society. 
D) commerce bred greed and selfishness and should be avoided. 
E) all industries should be publicly owned. A

Question 2

The Kansas-Nebraska bill passed easily in the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Members of the Know-Nothing Party were all of the following except

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A) American-born Protestants. 
B) middle-aged and elderly professional men. 
C) supporters of the temperance movement. 
D) advocates of legislation increasing the naturalization period. 
E) pledged to maintain secrecy about their order. 
A) American-born Protestants. 
B) middle-aged and elderly professional men. 
C) supporters of the temperance movement. 
D) advocates of legislation increasing the naturalization period. 
E) pledged to maintain secrecy about their order. B

Question 4

Franklin Pierce was president during the debate over the Kansas-Nebraska bill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Examine the important repercussions of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.

Accepted Answer

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry had s

Question 6

The person who led a group of so-called "border ruffians" to Kansas to vote for a pro-slavery government there was

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A) Stephen Douglas. 
B) David Atchison. 
C) Franklin B. Pierce. 
D) Jefferson Davis. 
E) Abraham Lincoln. 
A) Stephen Douglas. 
B) David Atchison. 
C) Franklin B. Pierce. 
D) Jefferson Davis. 
E) Abraham Lincoln.

Question 7

_____________________ said, "If Kansas is driven out of the Union for being a slave state, can any Slave State remain in it with honor?"

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________________ said, "If Kansas is driven out...

Question 8

The 3 million immigrants that entered the United States in the decade after 1845 represented ____ percent of the total America population in 1845.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 50 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 50

Question 9

The result of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was

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A) northern anger at his actions. 
B) northern abandonment of the Republican Party. 
C) slave unrest in the South. 
D) dramatic growth for the northern Democratic Party. 
E) outrage and fear throughout the South. 
A) northern anger at his actions. 
B) northern abandonment of the Republican Party. 
C) slave unrest in the South. 
D) dramatic growth for the northern Democratic Party. 
E) outrage and fear throughout the South.

Question 10

The value of American exports and imports increased by ____ percent between 1844 and 1856.

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 200 
D) 300 
E) 500 
A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 200 
D) 300 
E) 500

Question 11

The subject of Charles Sumner's speech that led to his beating on the floor of Congress was

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A) the hanging of John Brown. 
B) the Dred Scott Decision. 
C) the Compromise of 1850 
D) the Fugitive Slave Act 
E) "Bleeding Kansas." 
A) the hanging of John Brown. 
B) the Dred Scott Decision. 
C) the Compromise of 1850 
D) the Fugitive Slave Act 
E) "Bleeding Kansas."

Question 12

The argument that slaves were better off than northern factory workers reached its fullest development in the writings of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The argument that slaves were better off...

Question 13

Southern Whigs felt betrayed by Zachary Taylor on the issue of California's status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

About ____________________ "border ruffians" from Missouri voted illegally in the spring of 1855 to elect a proslavery territorial legislature in Kansas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of About ____________________ "border ruffians" from Missouri voted...

Question 15

Describe the issues surrounding the Dred Scott Supreme Court case of 1857. What was the effect of this decision on the nation?

Accepted Answer

The Dred Scott Supreme Court case of 185

Question 16

After serving four terms in the Illinois legislature and one term in Congress, Abraham Lincoln was propelled back into politics by the shock of

Accepted Answer

A) the Kansas-Nebraska bill 
B) the Dred Scott decision. 
C) John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. 
D) Bleeding Kansas. 
E) the Fugitive Slave Law. 
A) the Kansas-Nebraska bill 
B) the Dred Scott decision. 
C) John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. 
D) Bleeding Kansas. 
E) the Fugitive Slave Law.

Question 17

With regard to the Kansas issue, President Franklin Pierce

Accepted Answer

A) endorsed John Brown's abolitionist campaign. 
B) recognized the antislavery legislature. 
C) recognized the proslavery legislature. 
D) refused to get involved in the conflict. 
E) asked Kansas to secede from the Union. 
A) endorsed John Brown's abolitionist campaign. 
B) recognized the antislavery legislature. 
C) recognized the proslavery legislature. 
D) refused to get involved in the conflict. 
E) asked Kansas to secede from the Union.

Question 18

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry lasted for thee days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Examine the controversy involving the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What were the issues involved and how were they resolved?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was a co

Question 20

The Whig candidate for president in 1852 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Whig candidate for president in 1852...

Exam 14: The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

At the core of free-labor ideology was the belief that

The Kansas-Nebraska bill passed easily in the House of Representatives.

Members of the Know-Nothing Party were all of the following except

Franklin Pierce was president during the debate over the Kansas-Nebraska bill.

Examine the important repercussions of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.

The person who led a group of so-called "border ruffians" to Kansas to vote for a pro-slavery government there was

_____________________ said, "If Kansas is driven out of the Union for being a slave state, can any Slave State remain in it with honor?"

The 3 million immigrants that entered the United States in the decade after 1845 represented ____ percent of the total America population in 1845.

The result of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was

The value of American exports and imports increased by ____ percent between 1844 and 1856.

The subject of Charles Sumner's speech that led to his beating on the floor of Congress was

The argument that slaves were better off than northern factory workers reached its fullest development in the writings of ____________________.

Southern Whigs felt betrayed by Zachary Taylor on the issue of California's status.

About ____________________ "border ruffians" from Missouri voted illegally in the spring of 1855 to elect a proslavery territorial legislature in Kansas.

Describe the issues surrounding the Dred Scott Supreme Court case of 1857. What was the effect of this decision on the nation?

After serving four terms in the Illinois legislature and one term in Congress, Abraham Lincoln was propelled back into politics by the shock of

With regard to the Kansas issue, President Franklin Pierce

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry lasted for thee days.

Examine the controversy involving the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What were the issues involved and how were they resolved?

The Whig candidate for president in 1852 was ____________________.

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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

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

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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