Question 1

The Compromise of 1850 was the product of broad agreement on common national ideals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 pro-slavery town of Lawrence,Kansas.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Both major parties endorsed the Compromise of 1850.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Indian attacks on white migrants as they traveled west were rare.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The notion that people should be able to vote on the matter of slavery in the territories was called ________.

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Question 7

The Compromise of 1850 included a Fugitive Slave Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Supreme Court held in the case of Dred Scott v.Sandford (1857)

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A)  that Scott must be freed under federal law.
B)  slaves were property unless they moved to a free state.
C)  states were not allowed to abolish slavery within their borders.
D)  the freedom of a slave could not be purchased by a black person.
E)  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas,Abraham Lincoln

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A)  gained many new supporters outside of Illinois.
B)  won election to the United States Senate.
C)  came to be regarded by southerners as an antislavery fanatic.
D)  was appointed to the leadership of the Republican Party.
E)  was appointed to an open House seat by the Republican governor of Illinois.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was

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A)  Zachary Taylor's taking of Monterrey.
B)  the Bear Flag Revolt in California.
C)  Stephen Kearny's capture of Santa Fe.
D)  Winfield Scott's seizure of Mexico City.
E)  Nicholas Trist's diplomatic maneuvering.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Could the Civil War have been avoided?

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

When President Polk received the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,he

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A)  readily accepted the treaty.
B)  faced criticism for failing to acquire all of Mexico.
C)  angrily claimed that Trist had violated his instructions.
D)  made plans for a military occupation of Mexico City.
E)  became concerned about the expansion of slavery into the new territories.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1836,Texas did not immediately join the United States,because

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A)  Congress feared that giving statehood to Texas might lead to war with Mexico.
B)  the American leadership in Texas delayed in applying for statehood.
C)  President Andrew Jackson thought that action would add to sectional tensions.
D)  England had forged its own political ties to Texas.
E)  Texas settlers overwhelmingly did not want to be part of the United States.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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Question 18

In the election of 1860,

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A)  Abraham Lincoln was elected with much less than half of the popular vote.
B)  the Republican political platform called for an end to slavery.
C)  Abraham Lincoln's relative obscurity proved to be a drawback.
D)  Stephen Douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote.
E)  disenchanted northern Democrats nominated John Bell for president.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

In the 1840s,regional critics of President James K.Polk claimed his policies favored the

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A)  North.
B)  South.
C)  East.
D)  West.
E)  Northwest.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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