Question 1

In 1844,the Democratic Party was more pro-expansionist than was the Whig Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because

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A)  westerners in other territories believed they deserved statehood before California.
B)  California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states.
C)  most Californians opposed entry into the United States.
D)  California adopted a constitution that allowed slavery.
E)  lawmakers believed California gold would upset the currency and cause inflation.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Describe the territorial gains made by the United States between 1830 and 1860.

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During the period between 1830 and 1860,...

Question 4

The Democrats ran two candidates in the election of 1860.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

In the 1848 elections,the new party that emerged as a political force was the

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A)  Liberty Party.
B)  Know-Nothing Party.
C)  Free-Soil Party.
D)  Republican Party.
E)  Whig Party.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

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)  whites from the West.
E)  recently-arrived European immigrants.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Between 1850 and 1860 what evidence suggests the South was becoming inflexible on the issue of slavery?

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Between 1850 and 1860, several key event...

Question 9

Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Assess the ideology known as Manifest Destiny.Looking back,was it more helpful or hurtful?

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that the...

Question 11

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

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There were several factors in the region...

Question 12

Only a tiny fraction of the so-called Forty-niners ever discovered gold in California.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The 1853 Gadsden Purchase

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A)  temporarily calmed the rivalry between North and South.
B)  was made with England.
C)  advanced the interests of southern railroads.
D)  fulfilled the treaty ending the Mexican War.
E)  cost the United States government $25 million.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate the sectional rivalry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Millard Fillmore was the third presidential candidate in 1856.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Assess and rate the presidency of James K.Polk.

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James K. Polk's presidency is generally ...

Question 17

The political party that came into being largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act was the

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A)  Republican Party.
B)  Know-Nothings.
C)  Populist Party.
D)  Abolitionist Party.
E)  Jayhawk Party.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The Dred Scott decision represented a stunning defeat for the pro-slavery movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Kansas entered the United States

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A)  as a free state at the end of Buchanan's administration.
B)  as a slave state during Lincoln's administration.
C)  well after the Civil War ended.
D)  during the administration of Millard Fillmore.
E)  at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Defenders of slavery argued that slavery led to security and contentment for all southerners.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Millard Fillmore was the third presidential candidate in 1856.

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In the 1848 elections,the new party that emerged as a political force was the

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The Dred Scott decision represented a stunning defeat for the pro-slavery movement.

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The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate the sectional rivalry.

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Only a tiny fraction of the so-called Forty-niners ever discovered gold in California.

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