Question 1

Could the Civil War have been avoided?

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Question 2

In 1856, the Democrats picked ________________ to be their "uncontroversial" candidate for president.

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Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Chief Justice Roger
B.Taney ruled with the majority in the Dred Scott case.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate the sectional rivalry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe the characteristics one would expect of a party of migrants on the western overland trail.What would a typical journey be like?

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A party of migrants on the western overl...

Question 7

__________________ from Missouri established the first legal American settlement in Texas in 1822.

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Question 8

In 1860, John Bell was the presidential candidate of the ________________________.

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Constituti...

Question 9

The Compromise of 1850 included a Fugitive Slave Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When it came to the issue of the extension of slavery, President James K.Polk favored

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A)  the Missouri Compromise.
B)  popular sovereignty.
C)  free soil.
D)  abolitionism.
E)  the Wilmot Proviso.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The Kansas-Nebraska Act included an explicit repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

California's population was very homogenous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Both major parties endorsed the Compromise of 1850.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Following John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, many Southerners assumed

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A)  the raid was the isolated act of an antislavery fanatic.
B)  the North was dominated by people intent on destroying the South.
C)  Northern politicians would use the raid as an excuse to further restrict slavery.
D)  the abolitionist movement would shortly fall into disgrace.
E)  his execution would put a stop to Northern agitation over slavery once and for all.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The 1857 Lecompton (Kansas)  constitution was

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A)  twice rejected by a majority of Kansas voters.
B)  rejected, then approved by Kansas voters.
C)  antislavery.
D)  written by Stephen Douglas.
E)  approved and later reaffirmed by Kansas voters.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Assess and rate the presidency of James K.Polk.

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Question 17

Why was the United States able to add so much new territory to its control in the 1840s?

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The United States was able to add a sign...

Question 18

The Chinese who came to California during the gold rush

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A)  typically planned to remain permanently in the state.
B)  usually came with their families.
C)  more often worked as merchants than miners.
D)  had similar aspirations as the American participants.
E)  found themselves banned from working in the mines.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Within the ideology of Manifest Destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT

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A)  the United States was destined by God and history to expand in size.
B)  the United States should create a vast new "empire of liberty."
C)  United States expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of Mexico and Canada.
D)  the growth of the United States was not selfish but altruistic.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

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

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

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Chief Justice Roger B.Taney ruled with the majority in the Dred Scott case.

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The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate the sectional rivalry.

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In 1860, John Bell was the presidential candidate of the ________________________.

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Both major parties endorsed the Compromise of 1850.

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California's population was very homogenous.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act included an explicit repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

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The Chinese who came to California during the gold rush

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Describe the characteristics one would expect of a party of migrants on the western overland trail.What would a typical journey be like?

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When it came to the issue of the extension of slavery, President James K.Polk favored

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