Question 1

In the mid-1850s,the struggle over Kansas saw

Accepted Answer

A)  President Franklin Pierce oppose pro-slavery settlers in the territory. 
B)  John Brown murder several pro-slavery settlers. 
C)  the Missouri legislature ban its own citizens from entering Kansas. 
D)  federal troops take military control of the region. 
E)  a large antislavery posse sack the pro-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. 
A)  President Franklin Pierce oppose pro-slavery settlers in the territory. 
B)  John Brown murder several pro-slavery settlers. 
C)  the Missouri legislature ban its own citizens from entering Kansas. 
D)  federal troops take military control of the region. 
E)  a large antislavery posse sack the pro-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.

Question 2

Most travelers going west found the experience both exhilarating and solitary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1849,President Zachary Taylor favored admitting California

Accepted Answer

A)  as a free state. 
B)  as a slave state. 
C)  with no determination on the issue of slavery. 
D)  as a territory. 
E)  as two separate states, one slave and one free. 
A)  as a free state. 
B)  as a slave state. 
C)  with no determination on the issue of slavery. 
D)  as a territory. 
E)  as two separate states, one slave and one free.

Question 4

In the 1840s,critics of territorial expansion by the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyed considerable political support. 
B)  found their greatest support in the "penny press." 
C)  warned it would increase the controversy over slavery. 
D)  warned that further expansion would cause rifts with Indian tribes. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  enjoyed considerable political support. 
B)  found their greatest support in the "penny press." 
C)  warned it would increase the controversy over slavery. 
D)  warned that further expansion would cause rifts with Indian tribes. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

In the Mexican War,American troops seized the capital of Mexico City.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Kansas-Nebraska Act included an explicit repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Northern states tried to stop local officials from helping southerners retrieve their runaway slaves,by passing ________ laws.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Northern states tried to stop local officials...

Question 8

The Free-Soil ideology was closely linked to the free labor argument.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Texas was a territory of Mexico at the time that it came into the Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  officially acquired only Texas. 
B)  gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas. 
C)  established an open border with Mexico. 
D)  established an American protectorate over Mexico. 
E)  agreed to pay millions to Mexico. 
A)  officially acquired only Texas. 
B)  gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas. 
C)  established an open border with Mexico. 
D)  established an American protectorate over Mexico. 
E)  agreed to pay millions to Mexico.

Question 11

During the Mexican War,

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A)  President Polk considered Zachary Taylor to be his closest ally in Mexico. 
B)  American settlers in California staged a revolt with the help of the United States navy. 
C)  victory came more easily than President Polk had anticipated. 
D)  the actual fighting was confined to Texas and Mexico. 
E)  President Polk tried to placate Whigs by minimizing military offensives. 
A)  President Polk considered Zachary Taylor to be his closest ally in Mexico. 
B)  American settlers in California staged a revolt with the help of the United States navy. 
C)  victory came more easily than President Polk had anticipated. 
D)  the actual fighting was confined to Texas and Mexico. 
E)  President Polk tried to placate Whigs by minimizing military offensives.

Question 12

The first Republican candidate for president was

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A)  James Buchanan. 
B)  Stephen Douglas. 
C)  Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  Millard Fillmore. 
E)  JohnC. Frémont. 
A)  James Buchanan. 
B)  Stephen Douglas. 
C)  Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  Millard Fillmore. 
E)  JohnC. Frémont.

Question 13

The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Stephen Douglas was a strong opponent of the transcontinental railroad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates,

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A)  Lincoln called for a full and immediate abolition of slavery. 
B)  Lincoln made his case so strongly that he was elected to the Senate. 
C)  the two men agreed that a civil war over slavery was inevitable. 
D)  Douglas asserted that slavery was legal but not immoral. 
E)  Lincoln argued slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor. 
A)  Lincoln called for a full and immediate abolition of slavery. 
B)  Lincoln made his case so strongly that he was elected to the Senate. 
C)  the two men agreed that a civil war over slavery was inevitable. 
D)  Douglas asserted that slavery was legal but not immoral. 
E)  Lincoln argued slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor.

Question 16

Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size. 
B)  the United States should create a vast new "empire of liberty." 
C)  United States expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada. 
D)  the growth of the United States was not selfish but altruistic. 
E)  None of these answers is correct, as all of these were beliefs encompassed by the ideology of Manifest Destiny. 
A)  the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size. 
B)  the United States should create a vast new "empire of liberty." 
C)  United States expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada. 
D)  the growth of the United States was not selfish but altruistic. 
E)  None of these answers is correct, as all of these were beliefs encompassed by the ideology of Manifest Destiny.

Question 17

In The Pro-Slavery Argument (1837),JohnC.Calhoun stated that slavery was

Accepted Answer

A)  likely to be adopted by non-slave states within fifty years. 
B)  a "necessary evil." 
C)  a "positive good." 
D)  likely to end in the United States within fifty years. 
E)  the "American way of life." 
A)  likely to be adopted by non-slave states within fifty years. 
B)  a "necessary evil." 
C)  a "positive good." 
D)  likely to end in the United States within fifty years. 
E)  the "American way of life."

Question 18

In the 1848 elections,the new party that emerged as a political force was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberty Party. 
B)  Know-Nothing Party. 
C)  Free-Soil Party. 
D)  Republican Party. 
E)  Whig Party. 
A)  Liberty Party. 
B)  Know-Nothing Party. 
C)  Free-Soil Party. 
D)  Republican Party. 
E)  Whig Party.

Question 19

Kansas entered the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  after several southern states had left the Union. 
B)  as a slave state. 
C)  well after the Civil War ended. 
D)  during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union. 
A)  after several southern states had left the Union. 
B)  as a slave state. 
C)  well after the Civil War ended. 
D)  during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. 
E)  at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union.

Question 20

Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican candidate to run for president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: The Impending Crisis

In the mid-1850s,the struggle over Kansas saw

Most travelers going west found the experience both exhilarating and solitary.

In 1849,President Zachary Taylor favored admitting California

In the 1840s,critics of territorial expansion by the United States

In the Mexican War,American troops seized the capital of Mexico City.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act included an explicit repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

Northern states tried to stop local officials from helping southerners retrieve their runaway slaves,by passing ________ laws.

The Free-Soil ideology was closely linked to the free labor argument.

Texas was a territory of Mexico at the time that it came into the Union.

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,the United States

During the Mexican War,

The first Republican candidate for president was

The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

Stephen Douglas was a strong opponent of the transcontinental railroad.

In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates,

Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT that

In The Pro-Slavery Argument (1837),JohnC.Calhoun stated that slavery was

In the 1848 elections,the new party that emerged as a political force was the

Kansas entered the United States

Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican candidate to run for president.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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