Question 1

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 2

In The Impending Crisis of the South,Hinton Rowan Helper

Accepted Answer

A) described southern society as bustling,prosperous,and progressive. 
B) blamed South Carolina for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas." 
C) said that slavery caused economic retardation,illiteracy,and poverty in the South. 
D) defended the states' rights position on secession. 
E) insisted that slavery must expand to al of the territories. 
A) described southern society as bustling,prosperous,and progressive. 
B) blamed South Carolina for the violence in "Bleeding Kansas." 
C) said that slavery caused economic retardation,illiteracy,and poverty in the South. 
D) defended the states' rights position on secession. 
E) insisted that slavery must expand to al of the territories.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

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 5

One feature of industry pioneered by the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) production of prestige products by skilled artisans. 
B) mass production of interchangeable parts. 
C) production of railroads and locomotives. 
D) arms and ammunition. 
E) a unionized labor force. 
A) production of prestige products by skilled artisans. 
B) mass production of interchangeable parts. 
C) production of railroads and locomotives. 
D) arms and ammunition. 
E) a unionized labor force.

Question 6

In 1856,pro-slavery forces in Kansas attacked the free-state capital of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1856,pro-slavery forces in Kansas attacked the...

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri who

Question 8

Franklin Pierce supported southern efforts to legalize slavery in Kansas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

After his Kansas speech,____________________ was attacked in the Senate by a U.S.representative from South Carolina.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After his Kansas speech,____________________ was attacked in...

Question 10

The most important social distinction in the south was

Accepted Answer

A) gender. 
B) class. 
C) race. 
D) religion. 
E) political affiliation. 
A) gender. 
B) class. 
C) race. 
D) religion. 
E) political affiliation.

Question 11

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 12

The leading advocate for southern rights in the dispute over Kansas was

Accepted Answer

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 13

The Senate effort to ensure that slavery would not be kept out of Nebraska was led by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Senate effort to ensure that slavery...

Question 14

The South did not share in the economy's rapid growth following recovery from the depression of 1837-1843.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

It was David R.Atchison who insisted that the Missouri Compromise had to be explicitly repealed in order for the South to accept the organization of the Nebraska Territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By 1856,the ____________________ had become the largest party in the North.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1856,the ____________________ had become the largest...

Question 17

In the election of 1856,Republican ____________________ clubs would march in torchlight parades chanting "Free Soil,Free Speech,Free Men,Fremont!"

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the election of 1856,Republican ____________________ clubs...

Question 18

A constitution designed to impose slavery on Kansas was the ____________________ constitution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A constitution designed to impose slavery on...

Question 19

Describe the issues and events involved in "Bleeding Kansas."

Accepted Answer

In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act organize

Question 20

Application of popular sovereignty to the Nebraska Territory was the brainchild of Stephen A.Douglas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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

In The Impending Crisis of the South,Hinton Rowan Helper

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

The Panic of 1857

One feature of industry pioneered by the United States was

In 1856,pro-slavery forces in Kansas attacked the free-state capital of ____________________.

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

Franklin Pierce supported southern efforts to legalize slavery in Kansas.

After his Kansas speech,____________________ was attacked in the Senate by a U.S.representative from South Carolina.

The most important social distinction in the south was

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

The leading advocate for southern rights in the dispute over Kansas was

The Senate effort to ensure that slavery would not be kept out of Nebraska was led by ____________________.

The South did not share in the economy's rapid growth following recovery from the depression of 1837-1843.

It was David R.Atchison who insisted that the Missouri Compromise had to be explicitly repealed in order for the South to accept the organization of the Nebraska Territory.

By 1856,the ____________________ had become the largest party in the North.

In the election of 1856,Republican ____________________ clubs would march in torchlight parades chanting "Free Soil,Free Speech,Free Men,Fremont!"

A constitution designed to impose slavery on Kansas was the ____________________ constitution.

Describe the issues and events involved in "Bleeding Kansas."

Application of popular sovereignty to the Nebraska Territory was the brainchild of Stephen A.Douglas.

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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

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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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