Question 1

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Underground Railroad

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Question 2

What part of the Compromise of 1850 increased sectional controversy and conflict during the 1850s?

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A)  The admission of California as a free state 
B)  The settlement of the Texas boundary question 
C)  The ending of the slave trade in Washington,D.C. 
D)  The Fugitive Slave Act

Question 3

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Lincoln-Douglas debates

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Question 4

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Tariff of 1833

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Question 5

Examine the development of the concept of a Slave Power in the North from 1836 to 1861. What events made the presence of such a power credible to northerners? Why did northerners fear the Slave Power? What forces and events caused that fear to increase?

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Question 6

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Jacksonian Democrats

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Question 7

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the regional independent) treasury system

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Question 8

Which of the following statements best expresses the southern version of republicanism?

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A)  To create a more perfect society, individuals must subordinate their individual desires to the good of the group. 
B)  The rights and liberties of the people can best be protected by a strong central government. 
C)  Social distinctions between rich and poor are necessary for the creation of an orderly society. 
D)  White citizens in a slave society enjoy liberty and social equality because of slavery.

Question 9

Examine the similarities and differences between the Whigs and Democrats in terms of beliefs, constituencies, and policies.

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Question 10

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Nicholas Biddle

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Question 11

After the Dred Scott decision,

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A)  northern newspapers strongly urged that the decision be accepted in spite of the dangers it posed. 
B)  the justices who dissented in the decision resigned from the Supreme Court. 
C)  Lincoln warned that the next step would be for the Supreme Court to deny a state the right to exclude slavery. 
D)  the Republican party was thoroughly discredited because the Supreme Court had endorsed southern constitutional arguments.

Question 12

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Lincoln's "House Divided" speech

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Question 13

John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry increased anger in the South because

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A)  it was revealed that Brown had financial backing from several prominent abolitionists. 
B)  it led to a general slave uprising throughout Virginia. 
C)  President Buchanan praised Brown as a hero and a martyr. 
D)  federal troops came to Brown's aid, allowing him to escape.

Question 14

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Lecompton constitution

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Question 15

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  Dred Scott was not a United States citizen. 
B)  slaves could acquire freedom only by purchasing it. 
C)  residence in free territory made Dred Scott free. 
D)  Congress had the power to bar slavery from a territory.

Question 16

In his speeches in the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln

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A)  accepted a limited application of the policy of popular sovereignty. 
B)  called for the immediate abolition of slavery. 
C)  advocated the passage of a constitutional amendment to end slavery gradually. 
D)  suggested that the South sought to spread slavery throughout the nation.

Question 17

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-"Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men"

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Question 18

The Democrats chose James Buchanan as their presidential nominee in 1856 largely because he had

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A)  been a highly respected Senate majority leader. 
B)  taken a strong position against the expansion of slavery. 
C)  acquired fame as a commanding general in the War with Mexico. 
D)  not been involved in territorial controversies.

Question 19

Discuss the confrontation between the federal government and South Carolina over the issue of state versus national sovereignty. How was the issue resolved and with what consequences?

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Question 20

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S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Deposit Act of 1836

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Exam 12: Politics and the Fate of the Union

What part of the Compromise of 1850 increased sectional controversy and conflict during the 1850s?

Examine the development of the concept of a Slave Power in the North from 1836 to 1861. What events made the presence of such a power credible to northerners? Why did northerners fear the Slave Power? What forces and events caused that fear to increase?

Which of the following statements best expresses the southern version of republicanism?

Examine the similarities and differences between the Whigs and Democrats in terms of beliefs, constituencies, and policies.

After the Dred Scott decision,

John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry increased anger in the South because

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that

In his speeches in the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln

The Democrats chose James Buchanan as their presidential nominee in 1856 largely because he had

Discuss the confrontation between the federal government and South Carolina over the issue of state versus national sovereignty. How was the issue resolved and with what consequences?