Question 1

Discuss the California gold rush and the mining frontier. How did these pioneers treat Mexicans and Indians as they settled in the West?

Accepted Answer

The unearthing of gold in California in

Question 2

All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Seward 
B)  John Bell 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John Breckinridge 
E)  Stephen Douglas 
A)  William Seward 
B)  John Bell 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John Breckinridge 
E)  Stephen Douglas

Question 3

In late 1849, Zachary Taylor proposed:

Accepted Answer

A)  California's immediate entry as a free state 
B)  war against the Mormons in Utah 
C)  extension of slavery to the Pacific 
D)  abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. 
E)  giving Texas back to Mexico 
A)  California's immediate entry as a free state 
B)  war against the Mormons in Utah 
C)  extension of slavery to the Pacific 
D)  abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. 
E)  giving Texas back to Mexico

Question 4

The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces
in Kansas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Panic of 1857:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the worst depression in American history 
B)  ended sectional bickering 
C)  started the Civil War 
D)  was triggered by the violence in Kansas 
E)  strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy 
A)  was the worst depression in American history 
B)  ended sectional bickering 
C)  started the Civil War 
D)  was triggered by the violence in Kansas 
E)  strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy

Question 6

How did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The vagaries left about the status of slavery discouraged settlement. 
B)  Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas. 
C)  It ensured that Kansas would be admitted into the Union as a free state with a population deeply committed to abolition. 
D)  It made Kansas a slave state with a majority population of slaveholders. 
E)  This is a trick question. The act had no impact on settlement of Kansas. 
A)  The vagaries left about the status of slavery discouraged settlement. 
B)  Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas. 
C)  It ensured that Kansas would be admitted into the Union as a free state with a population deeply committed to abolition. 
D)  It made Kansas a slave state with a majority population of slaveholders. 
E)  This is a trick question. The act had no impact on settlement of Kansas.

Question 7

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  a ban on the expansion of slavery into the territories 
B)  support of the Compromise of 1850 
C)  women's suffrage 
D)  repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act 
E)  use of the popular vote rather than Electoral College to determine the election's winner 
A)  a ban on the expansion of slavery into the territories 
B)  support of the Compromise of 1850 
C)  women's suffrage 
D)  repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act 
E)  use of the popular vote rather than Electoral College to determine the election's winner

Question 9

The Free-Soil party opposed the ideas of the Wilmot Proviso.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen A. Douglas

Accepted Answer

A) was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election 
B) led Pottawatomie Massacre 
C) elected president of the Confederate States of America 
D) died in July 1850 
E) caned Charles Sumner
F)the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 
A) was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election 
B) led Pottawatomie Massacre 
C) elected president of the Confederate States of America 
D) died in July 1850 
E) caned Charles Sumner
F)the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850

Question 12

What caused the Civil War? (Your answer should not be simply a detailed chronology of events.)

Accepted Answer

The Civil War was caused by a complex co

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Martin Van Buren

Accepted Answer

A) was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election 
B) led Pottawatomie Massacre 
C) elected president of the Confederate States of America 
D) died in July 1850 
E) caned Charles Sumner
F)the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 
A) was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election 
B) led Pottawatomie Massacre 
C) elected president of the Confederate States of America 
D) died in July 1850 
E) caned Charles Sumner
F)the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850

Question 14

What various solutions were proposed to deal with the problem of slavery in the territories?

Accepted Answer

Various solutions were proposed to deal

Question 15

In the mining frontier of the Far West, women often enjoyed greater opportunities than back east.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1857, the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Preston Brooks

Accepted Answer

A) was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election 
B) led Pottawatomie Massacre 
C) elected president of the Confederate States of America 
D) died in July 1850 
E) caned Charles Sumner
F)the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 
A) was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election 
B) led Pottawatomie Massacre 
C) elected president of the Confederate States of America 
D) died in July 1850 
E) caned Charles Sumner
F)the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850

Question 18

Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  He opposed the spread of slavery, and the constitution banned it from Kansas. 
B)  He was born in Lecompton and always supported his hometown. 
C)  He was politically dependent on northern congressmen, who also supported the constitution. 
D)  He was dependent on southern congressmen, who also supported the constitution. 
E)  He had no strong position, but his advisers insisted he support it. 
A)  He opposed the spread of slavery, and the constitution banned it from Kansas. 
B)  He was born in Lecompton and always supported his hometown. 
C)  He was politically dependent on northern congressmen, who also supported the constitution. 
D)  He was dependent on southern congressmen, who also supported the constitution. 
E)  He had no strong position, but his advisers insisted he support it.

Question 19

The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave Dred Scott his freedom 
B)  was applauded by the Republicans 
C)  implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional 
D)  guaranteed the future admission of slave states 
E)  recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens 
A)  gave Dred Scott his freedom 
B)  was applauded by the Republicans 
C)  implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional 
D)  guaranteed the future admission of slave states 
E)  recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens

Question 20

The Compromise of 1850:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave Texas more territory 
B)  admitted Utah as a slave state 
C)  postponed California statehood 
D)  ended slavery in Washington, D.C. 
E)  strengthened the fugitive slave law 
A)  gave Texas more territory 
B)  admitted Utah as a slave state 
C)  postponed California statehood 
D)  ended slavery in Washington, D.C. 
E)  strengthened the fugitive slave law

Exam 14: The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

Discuss the California gold rush and the mining frontier. How did these pioneers treat Mexicans and Indians as they settled in the West?

All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860 EXCEPT:

In late 1849, Zachary Taylor proposed:

The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.

The Panic of 1857:

How did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas?

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.

What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election?

The Free-Soil party opposed the ideas of the Wilmot Proviso.

James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Stephen A. Douglas

What caused the Civil War? (Your answer should not be simply a detailed chronology of events.)

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Martin Van Buren

What various solutions were proposed to deal with the problem of slavery in the territories?

In the mining frontier of the Far West, women often enjoyed greater opportunities than back east.

In 1857, the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Preston Brooks

Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution?

The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision:

The Compromise of 1850:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

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