Question 1

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Henry Clay

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendm

Question 4

The explosive population growth and competition for gold brought cooperation among California's many racial and ethnic groups as they worked together for wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who was responsible for the 1856 Pottawatomie Creek Massacre in Kansas and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry,Virginia,in 1859?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Douglass. 
B)  Joseph Lane. 
C)  Robert E.Lee. 
D)  Henry Ward Beecher. 
E)  John Brown. 
A)  Frederick Douglass. 
B)  Joseph Lane. 
C)  Robert E.Lee. 
D)  Henry Ward Beecher. 
E)  John Brown.

Question 6

Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pope interceded on behalf of Catholics in America. 
B)  Southern slaveholders protected the rights of immigrants. 
C)  The Irish used their strong economic clout to gain political influence. 
D)  After arriving in the United States,most of the Irish converted to Protestant faiths. 
E)  Voting rights were being determined by race. 
A)  The pope interceded on behalf of Catholics in America. 
B)  Southern slaveholders protected the rights of immigrants. 
C)  The Irish used their strong economic clout to gain political influence. 
D)  After arriving in the United States,most of the Irish converted to Protestant faiths. 
E)  Voting rights were being determined by race.

Question 7

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S.ships in 1854?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oliver H.Perry. 
B)  John Paul Jones. 
C)  Alfred Mahan. 
D)  Chester Nimitz. 
E)  Matthew Perry. 
A)  Oliver H.Perry. 
B)  John Paul Jones. 
C)  Alfred Mahan. 
D)  Chester Nimitz. 
E)  Matthew Perry.

Question 8

The opening of Japan to United States trade led to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan created its own minstrel shows. 
B)  Other nations wanted to carve up Japanese territory. 
C)  Japan became a modernized military power. 
D)  The United States became much less interested in China. 
E)  Japan attacked Russia. 
A)  Japan created its own minstrel shows. 
B)  Other nations wanted to carve up Japanese territory. 
C)  Japan became a modernized military power. 
D)  The United States became much less interested in China. 
E)  Japan attacked Russia.

Question 9

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-William Walker

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 10

Nativism emerged as a major political movement in 1854 with the sudden appearance of the Liberty Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What occurred in 1848 in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were revolutions against monarchies. 
B)  The unification of Germany occurred. 
C)  Italian kingdoms reunified. 
D)  Napoleon escaped,created an army,and attacked England. 
E)  The Chartist movement renounced democracy. 
A)  There were revolutions against monarchies. 
B)  The unification of Germany occurred. 
C)  Italian kingdoms reunified. 
D)  Napoleon escaped,created an army,and attacked England. 
E)  The Chartist movement renounced democracy.

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

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 13

During the Mexican War:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican troops occupied much of Texas after winning at the Alamo. 
B)  the bulk of the fighting occurred in California. 
C)  for the first time,U.S.troops occupied a foreign capital. 
D)  an American revolt in California led briefly to a monarchy. 
E)  Whigs strongly supported Polk's policies. 
A)  Mexican troops occupied much of Texas after winning at the Alamo. 
B)  the bulk of the fighting occurred in California. 
C)  for the first time,U.S.troops occupied a foreign capital. 
D)  an American revolt in California led briefly to a monarchy. 
E)  Whigs strongly supported Polk's policies.

Question 14

What became a key component of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abolitionists finally agreed to participate in hiding and moving slaves to freedom. 
B)  Slave catchers also employed the Underground Railroad to return slaves to the South. 
C)  The Erie Canal became the primary means to get slaves to freedom in Canada. 
D)  Connections for ships going to Africa were added to the Underground Railroad so that slaves could find a safe refuge among their ancestors. 
E)  Trains were used more frequently to take slaves to Canada and freedom. 
A)  Abolitionists finally agreed to participate in hiding and moving slaves to freedom. 
B)  Slave catchers also employed the Underground Railroad to return slaves to the South. 
C)  The Erie Canal became the primary means to get slaves to freedom in Canada. 
D)  Connections for ships going to Africa were added to the Underground Railroad so that slaves could find a safe refuge among their ancestors. 
E)  Trains were used more frequently to take slaves to Canada and freedom.

Question 15

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed,why the Democratic Party split,and why the Republican Party started.How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854,

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Martin Van Buren

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 18

Which two political figures agreed to keep the issue of annexing Texas out of the 1844 presidential campaign if possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Tyler and John C.Calhoun. 
B)  Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. 
C)  Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren. 
D)  Henry Clay and James Polk. 
E)  Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. 
A)  John Tyler and John C.Calhoun. 
B)  Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. 
C)  Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren. 
D)  Henry Clay and James Polk. 
E)  Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.

Question 19

In the 1860 election,who was the presidential candidate to have significant support in all parts of the country?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Why was the extension of slavery significant politically?

Accepted Answer

A)  It determined whether slavery should end everywhere immediately. 
B)  Both the North and South wanted to control the Senate. 
C)  It led to the United States gaining more territory in the Caribbean. 
D)  It gave the abolitionists control of northern politics. 
E)  The government mandated that the Methodist church had to be split into two groups. 
A)  It determined whether slavery should end everywhere immediately. 
B)  Both the North and South wanted to control the Senate. 
C)  It led to the United States gaining more territory in the Caribbean. 
D)  It gave the abolitionists control of northern politics. 
E)  The government mandated that the Methodist church had to be split into two groups.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Henry Clay

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

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

The explosive population growth and competition for gold brought cooperation among California's many racial and ethnic groups as they worked together for wealth.

Who was responsible for the 1856 Pottawatomie Creek Massacre in Kansas and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry,Virginia,in 1859?

Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S.ships in 1854?

The opening of Japan to United States trade led to what?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Walker

Nativism emerged as a major political movement in 1854 with the sudden appearance of the Liberty Party.

What occurred in 1848 in Europe?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Kansas-Nebraska Act

During the Mexican War:

What became a key component of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s?

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed,why the Democratic Party split,and why the Republican Party started.How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martin Van Buren

Which two political figures agreed to keep the issue of annexing Texas out of the 1844 presidential campaign if possible?

In the 1860 election,who was the presidential candidate to have significant support in all parts of the country?

Why was the extension of slavery significant politically?

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

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Henry Clay

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

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

The explosive population growth and competition for gold brought cooperation among California's many racial and ethnic groups as they worked together for wealth.

Who was responsible for the 1856 Pottawatomie Creek Massacre in Kansas and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry,Virginia,in 1859?

Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?

Which American naval officer negotiated a treaty that opened two Japanese ports to U.S.ships in 1854?

The opening of Japan to United States trade led to what?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Walker

Nativism emerged as a major political movement in 1854 with the sudden appearance of the Liberty Party.

What occurred in 1848 in Europe?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Kansas-Nebraska Act

During the Mexican War:

What became a key component of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s?

Moderate Republicans like Abraham Lincoln supported the Dred Scott decision.

Explain how the various parties reacted to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.Be sure to discuss why the Whig Party failed,why the Democratic Party split,and why the Republican Party started.How did each party view slavery and define freedom?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martin Van Buren

Which two political figures agreed to keep the issue of annexing Texas out of the 1844 presidential campaign if possible?

In the 1860 election,who was the presidential candidate to have significant support in all parts of the country?

Why was the extension of slavery significant politically?

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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