Question 1

Until the 1870s,who in essence controlled the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apaches. 
B)  Comanches. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  United States. 
A)  Apaches. 
B)  Comanches. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  United States.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-filibustering

Accepted Answer

Filibustering, in a historical context,

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Compromise of 1850

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 4

When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Democrats. 
B)  Northern Democrats. 
C)  Liberty Party members. 
D)  Northern Whigs. 
E)  Southern Whigs. 
A)  Southern Democrats. 
B)  Northern Democrats. 
C)  Liberty Party members. 
D)  Northern Whigs. 
E)  Southern Whigs.

Question 5

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Californios and Tejanos

Accepted Answer

Californios and Tejanos were both import

Question 7

In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
C)  David Walker. 
D)  David Wilmot. 
E)  Henry David Thoreau. 
A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
C)  David Walker. 
D)  David Wilmot. 
E)  Henry David Thoreau.

Question 9

The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wilmot 
B)  Stephen Douglas 
C)  John C.Calhoun 
D)  Roger Taney 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  David Wilmot 
B)  Stephen Douglas 
C)  John C.Calhoun 
D)  Roger Taney 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 10

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S.Capitol dome?

Accepted Answer

A)  He disliked the fact that the sculptor was a former slave who had won acclaim for his talent,thus suggesting that blacks were as gifted as whites. 
B)  The use of a soldier as the key figure made the nation appear too militaristic. 
C)  It portrayed "Freedom" as a nude woman,which he saw as inappropriate. 
D)  Its use of an ancient Roman liberty cap on "Freedom" raised a touchy matter about slaves' longing for freedom. 
E)  He believed using "freedom" in the statue's name was a subtle attack on slave states,so he preferred using "justice" instead. 
A)  He disliked the fact that the sculptor was a former slave who had won acclaim for his talent,thus suggesting that blacks were as gifted as whites. 
B)  The use of a soldier as the key figure made the nation appear too militaristic. 
C)  It portrayed "Freedom" as a nude woman,which he saw as inappropriate. 
D)  Its use of an ancient Roman liberty cap on "Freedom" raised a touchy matter about slaves' longing for freedom. 
E)  He believed using "freedom" in the statue's name was a subtle attack on slave states,so he preferred using "justice" instead.

Question 11

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Preston Brooks

Accepted Answer

A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering 
A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering

Question 12

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thousands of Indian children were declared orphans and treated as slaves. 
B)  The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there. 
C)  Men of all backgrounds,except those from China,were allowed to vote and serve on juries. 
D)  Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners. 
E)  Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s. 
A)  Thousands of Indian children were declared orphans and treated as slaves. 
B)  The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there. 
C)  Men of all backgrounds,except those from China,were allowed to vote and serve on juries. 
D)  Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners. 
E)  Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s.

Question 13

The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Using the Lincoln-Douglas debates,explore how each man viewed freedom.What can their political debates tell us about American society on the eve of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a serie

Question 15

In 1846,Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibit slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico. 
B)  allow voters to decide the status of slavery in new territories. 
C)  divide the Oregon Country between Great Britain and the United States. 
D)  annex Cuba to avoid southern secession. 
E)  allow slavery to expand into California and New Mexico. 
A)  prohibit slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico. 
B)  allow voters to decide the status of slavery in new territories. 
C)  divide the Oregon Country between Great Britain and the United States. 
D)  annex Cuba to avoid southern secession. 
E)  allow slavery to expand into California and New Mexico.

Question 16

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was ironic about the Fugitive Slave Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only ten slaves were returned to the South. 
B)  Abolitionists endorsed this federal legislation. 
C)  Ex-slaves who gained their freedom before 1850 resented the law. 
D)  The South promoted states' rights,but with this law agreed to strong federal action. 
E)  It resulted in the North and South gaining more respect for each other's way of life. 
A)  Only ten slaves were returned to the South. 
B)  Abolitionists endorsed this federal legislation. 
C)  Ex-slaves who gained their freedom before 1850 resented the law. 
D)  The South promoted states' rights,but with this law agreed to strong federal action. 
E)  It resulted in the North and South gaining more respect for each other's way of life.

Question 18

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates,what view did Stephen Douglas take?

Accepted Answer

A)  If each state,slave or free,worried only about its own status,then there should be harmony. 
B)  Douglas believed that the national government should have the final say on whether a state was slave or free. 
C)  If slavery could be extended to the Pacific,then manifest destiny could be achieved. 
D)  Douglas stated slavery was wrong but should not be abolished. 
E)  Slavery needed to be extended to the West Coast so that a transcontinental railroad could be built. 
A)  If each state,slave or free,worried only about its own status,then there should be harmony. 
B)  Douglas believed that the national government should have the final say on whether a state was slave or free. 
C)  If slavery could be extended to the Pacific,then manifest destiny could be achieved. 
D)  Douglas stated slavery was wrong but should not be abolished. 
E)  Slavery needed to be extended to the West Coast so that a transcontinental railroad could be built.

Question 19

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Frémont

Accepted Answer

A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering 
A) On Civil Disobedience 
B) 1848 Free Soil presidential candidate 
C) author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D) tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration 
E) author of the Compromise of 1850
F)caned Charles Sumner
G)a slave who sued for his freedom
H)led a raid on Harpers Ferry
I)1860 Republican presidential candidate
J)1860 southern Democratic presidential candidate
K)1856 Republican presidential candidate
L)filibustering

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strong,united Whig Party won the White House in the next presidential election. 
B)  Nearly half of northern Democrats joined the patriotic American Party. 
C)  The Whig Party collapsed,and many disgruntled northerners joined the new Republican Party. 
D)  Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln decided to become running mates for the presidential election of 1856. 
E)  The new Free Soil Party strongly endorsed the Act and won new congressional seats in several Upper South districts. 
A)  A strong,united Whig Party won the White House in the next presidential election. 
B)  Nearly half of northern Democrats joined the patriotic American Party. 
C)  The Whig Party collapsed,and many disgruntled northerners joined the new Republican Party. 
D)  Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln decided to become running mates for the presidential election of 1856. 
E)  The new Free Soil Party strongly endorsed the Act and won new congressional seats in several Upper South districts.

Until the 1870s,who in essence controlled the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -filibustering

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Compromise of 1850

When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Californios and Tejanos

In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S.Capitol dome?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Preston Brooks

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

Using the Lincoln-Douglas debates,explore how each man viewed freedom.What can their political debates tell us about American society on the eve of the Civil War?

In 1846,Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

What was ironic about the Fugitive Slave Act?

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates,what view did Stephen Douglas take?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Frémont

Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 13: A House Divided,1840-1861

Until the 1870s,who in essence controlled the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -filibustering

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Compromise of 1850

When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Californios and Tejanos

In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S.Capitol dome?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Preston Brooks

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

Using the Lincoln-Douglas debates,explore how each man viewed freedom.What can their political debates tell us about American society on the eve of the Civil War?

In 1846,Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

What was ironic about the Fugitive Slave Act?

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates,what view did Stephen Douglas take?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Frémont

Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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