Question 1

Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?

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A)   The Methodist Church,the nation's largest denomination,called on all its members to free their slaves.
B)   Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
C)   Members of the abolitionist Republican Party,formed in 1844,insisted on debating slavery.
D)   President John Tyler's antislavery policies caused a major proslavery backlash led by John C.Calhoun.
E)   As the 1848 constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near,Americans became obsessed with slavery.

Question 2

The caning of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks:

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A)   showed the extreme violence of which northern abolitionists were capable.
B)   actually helped the new Republican Party.
C)   was denounced by most southerners as barbaric.
D)   occurred because Sumner praised the attack on Lawrence,Kansas.
E)   was unusual because both men were proslavery Democrats.

Question 3

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-David Wilmot

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 1850F) caned Charles SumnerG) a slave who sued for his freedomH) led a raid on Harpers FerryI) 1860 Republican presidential candidateJ) 1860 southern Democratic presidential candidateK) 1856 Republican presidential candidateL) filibustering

Question 4

In 1860,which state became the first to pass an ordinance of secession and declare itself separated from the Union?

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A)   Virginia.
B)   Kentucky.
C)   Georgia.
D)   South Carolina.
E)   Tennessee.

Question 5

The California gold rush:

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A)   actually had only a small impact on California's population because its rich farmlands already attracted thousands of new settlers each year.
B)   attracted almost equal numbers of men and women.
C)   resulted in laws that discriminated against "foreign miners."
D)   made considerable wealth for average miners because gold mining demanded no real investment of capital.
E)   hurt the development of San Francisco because gold discoveries shifted interest to areas outside of town.

Question 6

The opponents of the Compromise of 1850:

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A)   included key Whig leaders Henry Clay and Daniel Webster.
B)   received a boost from President Zachary Taylor.
C)   were surprised when John C.Calhoun spoke in favor of the Compromise.
D)   argued that California must become a free state,which the Compromise did not allow.
E)   were thrilled to have the support of influential Vice President Millard Fillmore.

Question 7

Abraham Lincoln opposed increasing economic opportunities for free blacks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Ostend Manifesto suggested seizing all of Mexico,rather than just the Mexican Cession,during the Mexican War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Thinking back to previous chapters,fully explain how the forces of the market revolution heightened the tension between freedom and slavery.

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Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-manifest destiny

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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 borderlandF) sudden increase in California's populationG) voided the Missouri CompromiseH) no slavery in land acquired by MexicoI) expedition to Central AmericaJ) opponents to the expansion of slaveryK) anti-immigrant political partyL) California's entry into the Union as a free state

Question 11

The Democratic Party split in 1860 over the question of whether to:

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A)   renominate President James Buchanan for a second term.
B)   protect slavery in the territories or allow popular sovereignty in them.
C)   impeach Chief Justice Roger Taney for the Dred Scott decision.
D)   endorse the acquisition of Cuba by the United States,thus increasing slave territory.
E)   immediately bring Kansas and Nebraska into the Union as slave states.

Question 12

In 1821,the opening of the Santa Fe Trail between Santa Fe and ________ led to a reorientation of New Mexico's commerce from the rest of Mexico to the United States.

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A)   Houston,Texas,
B)   San Diego,California,
C)   New Orleans,Louisiana,
D)   Omaha,Nebraska,
E)   Independence,Missouri,

Question 13

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Stephen Douglas

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 1850F) caned Charles SumnerG) a slave who sued for his freedomH) led a raid on Harpers FerryI) 1860 Republican presidential candidateJ) 1860 southern Democratic presidential candidateK) 1856 Republican presidential candidateL) filibustering

Question 14

The Revolution of 1848 in Europe was successful in its attempts to create more democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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The Mexican Cession refers to the territ...

Question 16

Which event sparked Abraham Lincoln's reentry into politics?

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A)   Compromise of 1850.
B)   Mexican-American War.
C)   Dred Scott decision.
D)   Raid on Harpers Ferry.
E)   Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 17

The Free Soil idea in the West appealed to racist northerners who worried about competing against black laborers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the late 1850s,a white slaveholder living in Mississippi most likely voted for candidates from which political party?

Accepted Answer

A)   Free Soil.
B)   Democratic.
C)   American.
D)   Whig.
E)   Republican.

Question 20

Unlike most previous presidents,James Polk was not a slaveholder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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The opponents of the Compromise of 1850:

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The caning of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks:

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The Ostend Manifesto suggested seizing all of Mexico,rather than just the Mexican Cession,during the Mexican War.

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In 1821,the opening of the Santa Fe Trail between Santa Fe and ________ led to a reorientation of New Mexico's commerce from the rest of Mexico to the United States.

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The Democratic Party split in 1860 over the question of whether to:

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The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

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MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Stephen Douglas

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In 1860,which state became the first to pass an ordinance of secession and declare itself separated from the Union?

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MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -David Wilmot

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Which event sparked Abraham Lincoln's reentry into politics?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -manifest destiny

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The Free Soil idea in the West appealed to racist northerners who worried about competing against black laborers.

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Thinking back to previous chapters,fully explain how the forces of the market revolution heightened the tension between freedom and slavery.

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The Revolution of 1848 in Europe was successful in its attempts to create more democracy.

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The California gold rush:

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