Question 1

The term Oregon fever refers to

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A) a deadly disease that killed thousands of northwestern Indians. 
B) the mass migration of thousands of farm families to the Northwest. 
C) the call for war with Great Britain in 1846 for control of "all of Oregon." 
D) a cattle sickness that bankrupted many ranchers. 
E) the demand for western lands that led to war with Mexico. 
A) a deadly disease that killed thousands of northwestern Indians. 
B) the mass migration of thousands of farm families to the Northwest. 
C) the call for war with Great Britain in 1846 for control of "all of Oregon." 
D) a cattle sickness that bankrupted many ranchers. 
E) the demand for western lands that led to war with Mexico.

Question 2

The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was

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A) Daniel Webster. 
B) William Seward. 
C) John C.Calhoun. 
D) Stephen Douglas. 
E) Frederick Douglass. 
A) Daniel Webster. 
B) William Seward. 
C) John C.Calhoun. 
D) Stephen Douglas. 
E) Frederick Douglass.

Question 3

Most Whigs supported war with Mexico.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss Uncle Tom's Cabin and examine its impact on the debate over slavery.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was a sentimental nove

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

Abolitionists viewed the Fugitive Slave Law as all of the following except

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A) immoral. 
B) a significant victory. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) draconian. 
E) negative. 
A) immoral. 
B) a significant victory. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) draconian. 
E) negative.

Question 8

In 1850,southerners were most upset by the

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A) admission of California as a free state. 
B) presidency of Zachary Taylor. 
C) power of the abolitionists. 
D) failure to annex Cuba. 
E) settlement of the Texas boundary with New Mexico. 
A) admission of California as a free state. 
B) presidency of Zachary Taylor. 
C) power of the abolitionists. 
D) failure to annex Cuba. 
E) settlement of the Texas boundary with New Mexico.

Question 9

The United States won virtually every battle during the Mexican War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Analyze the Compromise of 1850.What were its major goals and conclusions? Was the compromise a success?

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 11

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

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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 12

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

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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 13

California's population increased dramatically in the late 1840s due to the

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A) discovery of lush,fertile farm land. 
B) discovery of gold. 
C) excellent trade opportunities afforded by San Francisco. 
D) building of the Union Pacific Railroad. 
E) discovery of oil. 
A) discovery of lush,fertile farm land. 
B) discovery of gold. 
C) excellent trade opportunities afforded by San Francisco. 
D) building of the Union Pacific Railroad. 
E) discovery of oil.

Question 14

In the election of 1844,James K.Polk

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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 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Anthony Burns

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one of the most famous runaway

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ostend Manifesto

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agreed to in 1854 by the American minist

Question 17

The congressional attempt to resolve the controversy over California's statehood was the ____________________.

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The answer of The congressional attempt to resolve the controversy...

Question 18

It took the Texans less than ____________________ months to win and consolidate their independence from Mexico.

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The answer of It took the Texans less than ____________________...

Question 19

Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.

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The answer of Stephen Douglas was able to get every...

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Uncle Tom's Cabin

Accepted Answer

Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling nov

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

The term Oregon fever refers to

The man most responsible for passing the Compromise of 1850 was

Most Whigs supported war with Mexico.

Discuss Uncle Tom's Cabin and examine its impact on the debate over slavery.

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

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

Abolitionists viewed the Fugitive Slave Law as all of the following except

In 1850,southerners were most upset by the

The United States won virtually every battle during the Mexican War.

Analyze the Compromise of 1850.What were its major goals and conclusions? Was the compromise a success?

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

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

California's population increased dramatically in the late 1840s due to the

In the election of 1844,James K.Polk

IDENTIFICATIONS -Anthony Burns

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ostend Manifesto

The congressional attempt to resolve the controversy over California's statehood was the ____________________.

It took the Texans less than ____________________ months to win and consolidate their independence from Mexico.

Stephen Douglas was able to get every measure of the ____________________ passed by introducing them separately.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Uncle Tom's Cabin

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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