Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Zachary Taylor

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 2

Detail the Wilmot Proviso. What impact did it have on the debate over slavery?

Accepted Answer

The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendm

Question 3

Preston Brooks's caning of Charles Sumner:

Accepted Answer

A)  took place in Kansas 
B)  ended Brooks's career in Congress 
C)  showed that both North and South rejected political extremists 
D)  was totally without motive or provocation 
E)  made Brooks a hero in much of the South 
A)  took place in Kansas 
B)  ended Brooks's career in Congress 
C)  showed that both North and South rejected political extremists 
D)  was totally without motive or provocation 
E)  made Brooks a hero in much of the South

Question 4

Trace the Kansas-Nebraska crisis. What were the causes, issues, and results, and how did the country react to the crisis?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska crisis was a signifi

Question 5

The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The election of 1852:

Accepted Answer

A)  saw both major parties denounce the Compromise of 1850 
B)  resulted in a second term for Millard Fillmore 
C)  saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party 
D)  was dominated by the current economic depression 
E)  was won by Franklin Pierce 
A)  saw both major parties denounce the Compromise of 1850 
B)  resulted in a second term for Millard Fillmore 
C)  saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party 
D)  was dominated by the current economic depression 
E)  was won by Franklin Pierce

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of Zachary Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)  He owned more than one hundred slaves. 
B)  He was a Mexican War hero. 
C)  He opposed the extension of slavery into the new western territories. 
D)  The "conscience Whigs" were his strongest supporters. 
E)  He opposed the idea of secession. 
A)  He owned more than one hundred slaves. 
B)  He was a Mexican War hero. 
C)  He opposed the extension of slavery into the new western territories. 
D)  The "conscience Whigs" were his strongest supporters. 
E)  He opposed the idea of secession.

Question 8

At what point (if any) did the Civil War become inevitable? If you could change historical events, what would you do at that point to avoid war?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War became inevitable when the

Question 9

Why did so many northerners, including the so-called Independent Democrats, oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  They opposed the admission of both territories as states. 
B)  The act repealed the fugitive slave law. 
C)  The act would bring about immediate abolition. 
D)  The act repealed the Missouri Compromise. 
E)  They opposed the law because it did not embrace "popular sovereignty." 
A)  They opposed the admission of both territories as states. 
B)  The act repealed the fugitive slave law. 
C)  The act would bring about immediate abolition. 
D)  The act repealed the Missouri Compromise. 
E)  They opposed the law because it did not embrace "popular sovereignty."

Question 10

All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  supporters of the Wilmot Proviso 
B)  admirers of Martin Van Buren 
C)  "cotton Whigs" 
D)  Liberty party members 
E)  "conscience Whigs" 
A)  supporters of the Wilmot Proviso 
B)  admirers of Martin Van Buren 
C)  "cotton Whigs" 
D)  Liberty party members 
E)  "conscience Whigs"

Question 11

The 1848 presidential election:

Accepted Answer

A)  was won by Zachary Taylor 
B)  was won by Lewis Cass 
C)  was won by Van Buren 
D)  was decided in the House of Representatives 
E)  broke up the Whig party 
A)  was won by Zachary Taylor 
B)  was won by Lewis Cass 
C)  was won by Van Buren 
D)  was decided in the House of Representatives 
E)  broke up the Whig party

Question 12

The Republican party reflected a combination of all of the following groups EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  northern Whigs 
B)  anti-slavery Democrats 
C)  Free-Soilers 
D)  cotton Whigs 
E)  abolitionists 
A)  northern Whigs 
B)  anti-slavery Democrats 
C)  Free-Soilers 
D)  cotton Whigs 
E)  abolitionists

Question 13

The discovery of gold in California did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  spur a massive migration of gold seekers 
B)  hasten the demise of the Indians 
C)  encourage American dreams of a Pacific empire 
D)  result in an infusion of gold into the U.S. economy that led to a prolonged period of national prosperity 
E)  create a population with an equal balance of men and women 
A)  spur a massive migration of gold seekers 
B)  hasten the demise of the Indians 
C)  encourage American dreams of a Pacific empire 
D)  result in an infusion of gold into the U.S. economy that led to a prolonged period of national prosperity 
E)  create a population with an equal balance of men and women

Question 14

John Brown's raid:

Accepted Answer

A)  ended bloodlessly 
B)  succeeded 
C)  was of minor importance 
D)  set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South 
E)  was condemned by abolitionists 
A)  ended bloodlessly 
B)  succeeded 
C)  was of minor importance 
D)  set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South 
E)  was condemned by abolitionists

Question 15

The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did Kansas's Lecompton Constitution become so controversial?

Accepted Answer

A)  It banned slavery even though an overwhelming majority of residents supported it. 
B)  It banned slavery but provided an exception to existing resident slave owners. 
C)  It allowed slavery even though a majority of residents opposed it. 
D)  It allowed each county in Kansas to vote on the legality of slavery. 
E)  It advocated for Kansas independence rather than statehood. 
A)  It banned slavery even though an overwhelming majority of residents supported it. 
B)  It banned slavery but provided an exception to existing resident slave owners. 
C)  It allowed slavery even though a majority of residents opposed it. 
D)  It allowed each county in Kansas to vote on the legality of slavery. 
E)  It advocated for Kansas independence rather than statehood.

Question 17

The Free-Soil party stance on slavery:

Accepted Answer

A)  was endorsed by John C. Calhoun 
B)  attracted Abraham Lincoln into their ranks 
C)  led to the political downfall of Henry Clay 
D)  infuriated John C. Calhoun 
E)  opposed the Wilmot Proviso 
A)  was endorsed by John C. Calhoun 
B)  attracted Abraham Lincoln into their ranks 
C)  led to the political downfall of Henry Clay 
D)  infuriated John C. Calhoun 
E)  opposed the Wilmot Proviso

Question 18

By 1850, more than 90 percent of California's population was male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the 1856 election, the Democrats supported all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
B)  vigorous enforcement of the fugitive slave law 
C)  religious liberty 
D)  the reinstitution of the Missouri Compromise 
E)  no congressional interference with slavery in the states or territories 
A)  the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
B)  vigorous enforcement of the fugitive slave law 
C)  religious liberty 
D)  the reinstitution of the Missouri Compromise 
E)  no congressional interference with slavery in the states or territories

Question 20

On what legal basis did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had married a free woman. 
B)  The physical abuse he suffered was illegal. 
C)  He argued that slavery was unconstitutional. 
D)  He claimed that living for extended periods in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free. 
E)  His father was a free man. 
A)  He had married a free woman. 
B)  The physical abuse he suffered was illegal. 
C)  He argued that slavery was unconstitutional. 
D)  He claimed that living for extended periods in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free. 
E)  His father was a free man.

Exam 14: The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Zachary Taylor

Detail the Wilmot Proviso. What impact did it have on the debate over slavery?

Preston Brooks's caning of Charles Sumner:

Trace the Kansas-Nebraska crisis. What were the causes, issues, and results, and how did the country react to the crisis?

The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.

The election of 1852:

Which of the following is NOT true of Zachary Taylor?

At what point (if any) did the Civil War become inevitable? If you could change historical events, what would you do at that point to avoid war?

Why did so many northerners, including the so-called Independent Democrats, oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party EXCEPT:

The 1848 presidential election:

The Republican party reflected a combination of all of the following groups EXCEPT:

The discovery of gold in California did all of the following EXCEPT:

John Brown's raid:

The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office.

Why did Kansas's Lecompton Constitution become so controversial?

The Free-Soil party stance on slavery:

By 1850, more than 90 percent of California's population was male.

In the 1856 election, the Democrats supported all of the following EXCEPT:

On what legal basis did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

The Collision of Cultures

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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

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