Question 1

By 1856, most northern Know-Nothings had become ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1856, most northern Know-Nothings had become...

Question 2

The Lecompton debate seriously split the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery and freedom were incompatible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The central issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 was

Accepted Answer

A) the transcontinental railroad. 
B) secession. 
C) slavery. 
D) states' rights. 
E) westward expansion. 
A) the transcontinental railroad. 
B) secession. 
C) slavery. 
D) states' rights. 
E) westward expansion.

Question 5

The widespread use of the sewing machine in the 1850s made life easier for seamstresses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The leading advocate for southern economic diversification was James D. B. De Bow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

No southern justices supported the Dred Scott decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The debates over the Kansas-Nebraska Act destroyed the Whig Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Panic of 1857 virtually destroyed the southern cotton economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Panic of 1857

Accepted Answer

A) caused bloody riots in which dozens of people were killed. 
B) increased hostility between northerners and southerners who disagreed over the tariff issue. 
C) lasted longer than any other nineteenth-century depression. 
D) caused millions of workers to join labor unions. 
E) all of these choices 
A) caused bloody riots in which dozens of people were killed. 
B) increased hostility between northerners and southerners who disagreed over the tariff issue. 
C) lasted longer than any other nineteenth-century depression. 
D) caused millions of workers to join labor unions. 
E) all of these choices

Question 11

Who of the following would have argued that "freedom is not possible without slavery"?

Accepted Answer

A) Stephen Douglas 
B) John C. Calhoun 
C) James Buchanan 
D) Henry Clay 
E) Nathaniel Hawthorne 
A) Stephen Douglas 
B) John C. Calhoun 
C) James Buchanan 
D) Henry Clay 
E) Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 12

The end of the ____________________ War in Europe caused a decline in grain exports contributing to the onset of the Panic of 1857.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The end of the ____________________ War in...

Question 13

The political group that was pledged to secrecy was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The political group that was pledged to...

Question 14

Economic diversification made no headway in the South during the 1850s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When two competing legislatures emerged in Kansas, the House of Representatives recognized the one that supported slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The winner of the 1856 presidential election was

Accepted Answer

A) Millard Fillmore. 
B) James Buchanan. 
C) Stephen Douglas. 
D) Franklin Pierce. 
E) Abraham Lincoln. 
A) Millard Fillmore. 
B) James Buchanan. 
C) Stephen Douglas. 
D) Franklin Pierce. 
E) Abraham Lincoln.

Question 17

The Dred Scott decision denied the power of ____________________ to restrict slavery in the territories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dred Scott decision denied the power...

Question 18

In the "Freeport Doctrine,"

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court ruled that residence in Freeport, Illinois, did not automatically free runaways. 
B) Stephen Douglas suggested that the territories could maintain popular sovereignty by refusing to protect slavery there. 
C) Abraham Lincoln agreed that there was no means of preventing the extension of slavery. 
D) Stephen Douglas insisted that slavery was legal in all the free states and territories. 
E) slaves who escaped to the North were declared free. 
A) the Supreme Court ruled that residence in Freeport, Illinois, did not automatically free runaways. 
B) Stephen Douglas suggested that the territories could maintain popular sovereignty by refusing to protect slavery there. 
C) Abraham Lincoln agreed that there was no means of preventing the extension of slavery. 
D) Stephen Douglas insisted that slavery was legal in all the free states and territories. 
E) slaves who escaped to the North were declared free.

Question 19

Most railroad construction was in the south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

Accepted Answer

A) the state of Illinois passed legislation making slavery a punishment for crime. 
B) Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate. 
C) Abraham Lincoln was almost kicked out of the Republican Party. 
D) both Lincoln and Douglas were defeated by Know-Nothing candidate Nathaniel Banks. 
E) the Kansas-Nebraska Act was repealed. 
A) the state of Illinois passed legislation making slavery a punishment for crime. 
B) Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate. 
C) Abraham Lincoln was almost kicked out of the Republican Party. 
D) both Lincoln and Douglas were defeated by Know-Nothing candidate Nathaniel Banks. 
E) the Kansas-Nebraska Act was repealed.

Exam 14: The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

By 1856, most northern Know-Nothings had become ____________________.

The Lecompton debate seriously split the Democratic Party.

Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery and freedom were incompatible.

The central issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 was

The widespread use of the sewing machine in the 1850s made life easier for seamstresses.

The leading advocate for southern economic diversification was James D. B. De Bow.

No southern justices supported the Dred Scott decision.

The debates over the Kansas-Nebraska Act destroyed the Whig Party.

The Panic of 1857 virtually destroyed the southern cotton economy.

The Panic of 1857

Who of the following would have argued that "freedom is not possible without slavery"?

The end of the ____________________ War in Europe caused a decline in grain exports contributing to the onset of the Panic of 1857.

The political group that was pledged to secrecy was the ____________________.

Economic diversification made no headway in the South during the 1850s.

When two competing legislatures emerged in Kansas, the House of Representatives recognized the one that supported slavery.

The winner of the 1856 presidential election was

The Dred Scott decision denied the power of ____________________ to restrict slavery in the territories.

In the "Freeport Doctrine,"

Most railroad construction was in the south.

As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,

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