Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Free Soil Party

Accepted Answer

A) issued by antislavery congressmen 
B) suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba 
C) returned runaway slaves to their master 
D) America's mission to settle the West 
E) Texas borderland
F)sudden increase in California's population
G)voided the Missouri Compromise
H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
I)expedition to Central America
J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
K)anti-immigrant political party
L)California's entry into the Union as a free state 
A) issued by antislavery congressmen 
B) suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba 
C) returned runaway slaves to their master 
D) America's mission to settle the West 
E) Texas borderland
F)sudden increase in California's population
G)voided the Missouri Compromise
H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
I)expedition to Central America
J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
K)anti-immigrant political party
L)California's entry into the Union as a free state

Question 2

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were relatively insignificant in American political history and of little consequence to the outcome of the U.S.senate race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-gold rush

Accepted Answer

A) issued by antislavery congressmen 
B) suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba 
C) returned runaway slaves to their master 
D) America's mission to settle the West 
E) Texas borderland
F)sudden increase in California's population
G)voided the Missouri Compromise
H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
I)expedition to Central America
J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
K)anti-immigrant political party
L)California's entry into the Union as a free state 
A) issued by antislavery congressmen 
B) suggested that the United States buy or seize Cuba 
C) returned runaway slaves to their master 
D) America's mission to settle the West 
E) Texas borderland
F)sudden increase in California's population
G)voided the Missouri Compromise
H)no slavery in land acquired by Mexico
I)expedition to Central America
J)opponents to the expansion of slavery
K)anti-immigrant political party
L)California's entry into the Union as a free state

Question 4

The term "Californios" referred in the 1830s and 1840s to ________ in California.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican cattle ranchers 
B)  the Indian inhabitants 
C)  U.S.-born immigrants 
D)  any individual 
E)  American merchants 
A)  Mexican cattle ranchers 
B)  the Indian inhabitants 
C)  U.S.-born immigrants 
D)  any individual 
E)  American merchants

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 18

Question 6

American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s:

Accepted Answer

A)  took place without approval from the Mexican government. 
B)  did not exceed the Mexican population there until the United States annexed Texas in 1845. 
C)  led Stephen Austin to demand more autonomy from Mexican officials. 
D)  included no slaves,because Mexico had banned slavery in its territory. 
E)  was in communities whose American-born residents were called Tejanos by their Mexican neighbors. 
A)  took place without approval from the Mexican government. 
B)  did not exceed the Mexican population there until the United States annexed Texas in 1845. 
C)  led Stephen Austin to demand more autonomy from Mexican officials. 
D)  included no slaves,because Mexico had banned slavery in its territory. 
E)  was in communities whose American-born residents were called Tejanos by their Mexican neighbors.

Question 7

For the South in the 1830s,making the Texas territory part of the United States could potentially be most beneficial in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas would enter the Union as a slave state. 
B)  The United States would gain valuable oil reserves. 
C)  There would be no trading with Mexico. 
D)  Texas was mostly dry,so there was little potential in farming. 
E)  Several slave states could be created out of Texas. 
A)  Texas would enter the Union as a slave state. 
B)  The United States would gain valuable oil reserves. 
C)  There would be no trading with Mexico. 
D)  Texas was mostly dry,so there was little potential in farming. 
E)  Several slave states could be created out of Texas.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The "free labor" ideology was a belief s

Question 9

The Wilmot Proviso,admission of California into the Union,and the Missouri Compromise focused on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slaves should be freed immediately. 
B)  Popular sovereignty needed to be used. 
C)  Ex-slaves should be sent to another part of the world. 
D)  A slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person. 
E)  The extension of slavery was a volatile issue. 
A)  The slaves should be freed immediately. 
B)  Popular sovereignty needed to be used. 
C)  Ex-slaves should be sent to another part of the world. 
D)  A slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person. 
E)  The extension of slavery was a volatile issue.

Question 10

As he entered the White House,which of James K.Polk's goals led to war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing the tariff. 
B)  Settling the slavery dispute. 
C)  Obtaining Oregon. 
D)  Bringing California into the Union. 
E)  Reestablishing the Independent Treasury system. 
A)  Reducing the tariff. 
B)  Settling the slavery dispute. 
C)  Obtaining Oregon. 
D)  Bringing California into the Union. 
E)  Reestablishing the Independent Treasury system.

Question 11

Winning the Mexican War did what in regard to trade for the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico refused to trade with the United States. 
B)  Native Americans blocked ports in southern California. 
C)  Gaining valuable trade ports tripled trade with China by 1860. 
D)  The United States now had to consider going to war with Great Britain for control of the Pacific Coast. 
E)  The gold rush lessened the need for trade. 
A)  Mexico refused to trade with the United States. 
B)  Native Americans blocked ports in southern California. 
C)  Gaining valuable trade ports tripled trade with China by 1860. 
D)  The United States now had to consider going to war with Great Britain for control of the Pacific Coast. 
E)  The gold rush lessened the need for trade.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 13

From 1848 to 1860,most of the railroad construction was in which region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northeast. 
B)  Southeast. 
C)  Southwest. 
D)  Midwest. 
E)  West Coast. 
A)  Northeast. 
B)  Southeast. 
C)  Southwest. 
D)  Midwest. 
E)  West Coast.

Question 14

"Fifty-four forty or fight" referred to demands for American control of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas. 
B)  Oregon. 
C)  California. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Kansas and Nebraska. 
A)  Texas. 
B)  Oregon. 
C)  California. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Kansas and Nebraska.

Question 15

In the 1850s,Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for:

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a utopian community in northern California. 
B)  his proslavery novels that heightened sectionalism. 
C)  breeding the "Tennessee Walker," a horse prominent in westward expansion. 
D)  seeking to establish himself as ruler of a slaveholding Nicaragua. 
E)  defying fellow whites in his native region and becoming a prominent abolitionist. 
A)  creating a utopian community in northern California. 
B)  his proslavery novels that heightened sectionalism. 
C)  breeding the "Tennessee Walker," a horse prominent in westward expansion. 
D)  seeking to establish himself as ruler of a slaveholding Nicaragua. 
E)  defying fellow whites in his native region and becoming a prominent abolitionist.

Question 16

During the secession winter of 1860-1861,who offered the most widely supported compromise plan in Congress,which allowed the westward extension of the Missouri Compromise line?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  John Crittenden. 
C)  Jefferson Davis. 
D)  Zachary Taylor. 
E)  Andrew Johnson. 
A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  John Crittenden. 
C)  Jefferson Davis. 
D)  Zachary Taylor. 
E)  Andrew Johnson.

Question 17

The American Civil War began in April 1861,when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Confederate forces fired upon and captured Fort Sumter. 
B)  U.S.naval vessels bombarded the city of Wilmington,North Carolina. 
C)  Confederate and Union cavalry clashed in disputed territory in Texas. 
D)  General William Sherman led Union soldiers on a devastating march through Georgia. 
E)  Confederate infantry attacked Gettysburg,Pennsylvania. 
A)  Confederate forces fired upon and captured Fort Sumter. 
B)  U.S.naval vessels bombarded the city of Wilmington,North Carolina. 
C)  Confederate and Union cavalry clashed in disputed territory in Texas. 
D)  General William Sherman led Union soldiers on a devastating march through Georgia. 
E)  Confederate infantry attacked Gettysburg,Pennsylvania.

Question 18

Analyze Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case.How did the ruling mirror the sectional debates that had been occurring in Congress? What consequences did the decision have on the liberties and freedoms of blacks in America?

Accepted Answer

Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott

Question 19

In the first half of the nineteenth century,the United States gained the most territory through:

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing territory from Russia. 
B)  a treaty with Great Britain. 
C)  purchasing territory from France. 
D)  wars with Mexico. 
E)  purchasing territory from Spain. 
A)  purchasing territory from Russia. 
B)  a treaty with Great Britain. 
C)  purchasing territory from France. 
D)  wars with Mexico. 
E)  purchasing territory from Spain.

Question 20

John Brown perpetuated violence over the slavery issue in only Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Free Soil Party

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were relatively insignificant in American political history and of little consequence to the outcome of the U.S.senate race.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -gold rush

The term "Californios" referred in the 1830s and 1840s to ________ in California.

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

American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s:

For the South in the 1830s,making the Texas territory part of the United States could potentially be most beneficial in what way?

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

The Wilmot Proviso,admission of California into the Union,and the Missouri Compromise focused on what?

As he entered the White House,which of James K.Polk's goals led to war?

Winning the Mexican War did what in regard to trade for the United States?

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

From 1848 to 1860,most of the railroad construction was in which region?

"Fifty-four forty or fight" referred to demands for American control of:

In the 1850s,Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for:

During the secession winter of 1860-1861,who offered the most widely supported compromise plan in Congress,which allowed the westward extension of the Missouri Compromise line?

The American Civil War began in April 1861,when:

Analyze Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case.How did the ruling mirror the sectional debates that had been occurring in Congress? What consequences did the decision have on the liberties and freedoms of blacks in America?

In the first half of the nineteenth century,the United States gained the most territory through:

John Brown perpetuated violence over the slavery issue in only Virginia.

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Free Soil Party

The Lincoln-Douglas debates were relatively insignificant in American political history and of little consequence to the outcome of the U.S.senate race.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -gold rush

The term "Californios" referred in the 1830s and 1840s to ________ in California.

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

American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s:

For the South in the 1830s,making the Texas territory part of the United States could potentially be most beneficial in what way?

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

The Wilmot Proviso,admission of California into the Union,and the Missouri Compromise focused on what?

As he entered the White House,which of James K.Polk's goals led to war?

Winning the Mexican War did what in regard to trade for the United States?

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

From 1848 to 1860,most of the railroad construction was in which region?

"Fifty-four forty or fight" referred to demands for American control of:

In the 1850s,Tennessee-born William Walker became famous for:

During the secession winter of 1860-1861,who offered the most widely supported compromise plan in Congress,which allowed the westward extension of the Missouri Compromise line?

The American Civil War began in April 1861,when:

Analyze Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case.How did the ruling mirror the sectional debates that had been occurring in Congress? What consequences did the decision have on the liberties and freedoms of blacks in America?

In the first half of the nineteenth century,the United States gained the most territory through:

John Brown perpetuated violence over the slavery issue in only Virginia.

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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