Question 1

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

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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 the answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act is FALSE?

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A)  It divided and destroyed the Whig Party.
B)  It led to the creation of the Republican Party.
C)  It created two new territories.
D)  It explicitly repealed the Missouri Compromise.
E)  It was sponsored by Henry ClayF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional in the _______________ Supreme Court decision.

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Question 4

In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas were

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A)  white Southerners and their slaves.
B)  white Northerners.
C)  free blacks.
D)  Far West whites.
E)  recently arrived European immigrants.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Since 1800, what were the factors in the regional development of the United States which made civil war more likely?

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Several factors contributed to the regio...

Question 6

Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong, but he was not an abolitionist.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

American diplomats issued the __________ Manifesto in an effort to acquire Cuba.

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The answer of American diplomats issued the __________ Manifesto in...

Question 8

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

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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 proslavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

In the election of 1860,

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A)  the Republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad.
B)  Stephen Douglas received a larger popular vote than Abraham Lincoln.
C)  John Bell and J.C.Breckinridge, taken together, bested Lincoln in the popular vote.
D)  the Republicans won a narrow majority in Congress.
E)  white Southerners concluded their position in the Union was hopeless.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Southern defenders of slavery made all of the following arguments EXCEPT

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A)  Southern slaves enjoyed better conditions than Northern industrial workers.
B)  blacks were inherently unfit to take care of themselves.
C)  slavery allowed whites and blacks to live together peacefully.
D)  black codes protected slaves from abuse.
E)  the Southern way of life was superior to any other in the world.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Northern states tried to stop local officials from helping Southerners retrieve their runaway slaves by passing ____________________ laws.

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

Question 12

How did participants in the California gold rush differ from other migrants to the West prior to 1860?

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Participants in the California gold rush...

Question 13

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

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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."F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Lincoln and the Republicans advocated the social equality of the races.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate

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A)  was in response to a pro-slavery speech he gave.
B)  was a vicious assault carried out by a member of Congress.
C)  was strongly condemned in the South.
D)  resulted in Sumner's death from his injuries weeks later.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California

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A)  as a slave state.
B)  along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
C)  along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad.
D)  with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years.
E)  as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D) B

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Democrats ran two candidates in the election of 1860.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Democratic platform of 1844 called for the reoccupation of ___________ and the reannexation of ___________.

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The answer of The Democratic platform of 1844 called for...

Question 20

To broaden its appeal in 1860, the Republicans endorsed a number of traditionally Whig Party ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Exam 13: The Impending Crisis

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

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Which of the following statements regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act is FALSE?

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The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional in the _______________ Supreme Court decision.

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In the 1820s, most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas were

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Since 1800, what were the factors in the regional development of the United States which made civil war more likely?

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Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong, but he was not an abolitionist.

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American diplomats issued the __________ Manifesto in an effort to acquire Cuba.

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

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In the election of 1860,

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Southern defenders of slavery made all of the following arguments EXCEPT

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Northern states tried to stop local officials from helping Southerners retrieve their runaway slaves by passing ____________________ laws.

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How did participants in the California gold rush differ from other migrants to the West prior to 1860?

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

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The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate

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To broaden its appeal in 1860, the Republicans endorsed a number of traditionally Whig Party ideas.

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