Question 1

What made Northerners so opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

Accepted Answer

A)  It permitted slavery in all the states west of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. 
B)  It permitted slavery in all the states east of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. 
C)  It permitted slavery in an area where it had previously been prohibited. 
D)  It made it much more difficult for escaped slaves to find freedom in the North. 
E)  It abolished slavery in all the states west of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. 
A)  It permitted slavery in all the states west of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. 
B)  It permitted slavery in all the states east of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. 
C)  It permitted slavery in an area where it had previously been prohibited. 
D)  It made it much more difficult for escaped slaves to find freedom in the North. 
E)  It abolished slavery in all the states west of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. C

Question 2

What was the difference between northern and southern evangelicalism in the mid-1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern evangelicalism focused on self-discipline and social reform; southern evangelicalism focused on personal piety. 
B)  Northern evangelicalism focused on personal piety; southern evangelicalism focused on philanthropy. 
C)  Northern evangelicalism focused on the virtues of the family unit; southern evangelicalism focused on helping the poor. 
D)  Northern evangelicalism focused on philanthropy; southern evangelicalism focused on self-discipline. 
E)  Northern evangelicalism focused on conversion of the poor; southern evangelicalism focused on personal piety. 
A)  Northern evangelicalism focused on self-discipline and social reform; southern evangelicalism focused on personal piety. 
B)  Northern evangelicalism focused on personal piety; southern evangelicalism focused on philanthropy. 
C)  Northern evangelicalism focused on the virtues of the family unit; southern evangelicalism focused on helping the poor. 
D)  Northern evangelicalism focused on philanthropy; southern evangelicalism focused on self-discipline. 
E)  Northern evangelicalism focused on conversion of the poor; southern evangelicalism focused on personal piety. A

Question 3

What did the Ostend Manifesto of 1854 accuse the Pierce administration of doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  accepting bribes from southern plantation owners 
B)  conspiring with Northerners to make the U.S. a "free soil wasteland" 
C)  wanting to punish the working class through taxation 
D)  wanting to create a "Caribbean slave empire" by annexing Cuba 
E)  discriminating against recent immigrants through unfair voting laws 
A)  accepting bribes from southern plantation owners 
B)  conspiring with Northerners to make the U.S. a "free soil wasteland" 
C)  wanting to punish the working class through taxation 
D)  wanting to create a "Caribbean slave empire" by annexing Cuba 
E)  discriminating against recent immigrants through unfair voting laws D

Question 4

Discuss the major elements of the Compromise of 1850 and how they were an attempt to balance the requirements of pro- and antislavery factions in the United States.Why did the compromise ultimately fail?

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 5

What issue brought the case of Dred Scott v.Sanford to the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  A slave owner sued for damages because he was beaten severely by an abolitionist. 
B)  A slave owner sued for damages because abolitionists helped his slaves. 
C)  A slave sued for damages because he was beaten severely by a white owner. 
D)  An escaped slave sued for his freedom because he was caught in a free territory. 
E)  A slave sued on the grounds that he had lived in a free state and so he should be a free man. 
A)  A slave owner sued for damages because he was beaten severely by an abolitionist. 
B)  A slave owner sued for damages because abolitionists helped his slaves. 
C)  A slave sued for damages because he was beaten severely by a white owner. 
D)  An escaped slave sued for his freedom because he was caught in a free territory. 
E)  A slave sued on the grounds that he had lived in a free state and so he should be a free man.

Question 6

What do most modern historians believe was the underlying cause of the breakup of the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious leaders promising salvation or damnation to each side 
B)  politicians and agitators stirring public opinion into a frenzy 
C)  ideological differences over the morality and utility of slavery 
D)  a clash of economic interests between agrarian and industrialized regions 
E)  infighting within political parties 
A)  religious leaders promising salvation or damnation to each side 
B)  politicians and agitators stirring public opinion into a frenzy 
C)  ideological differences over the morality and utility of slavery 
D)  a clash of economic interests between agrarian and industrialized regions 
E)  infighting within political parties

Question 7

What law did Stephen Douglas need to repeal in order to gain southern support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Wilmot Proviso 
B)  the Missouri Compromise 
C)  the Compromise of 1850 
D)  the Bill of Rights 
E)  the new Fugitive Slave Law 
A)  the Wilmot Proviso 
B)  the Missouri Compromise 
C)  the Compromise of 1850 
D)  the Bill of Rights 
E)  the new Fugitive Slave Law

Question 8

Why did the acquisition of Texas,New Mexico,and California cause conflict in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution did not establish the status of slavery in future states, so whether or not those territories would allow slavery was hotly debated. 
B)  The new territories were all north of the Missouri Compromise line, which threatened to disrupt the balance between slave and free states. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise mandated that those territories should be free, but the economies of the territories were already completely dependent on slavery. 
D)  Mexico kept claiming the territories even after they had been annexed to the United States. 
E)  Citizens in those territories refused to pay taxes to a federal government that they did not support. 
A)  The Constitution did not establish the status of slavery in future states, so whether or not those territories would allow slavery was hotly debated. 
B)  The new territories were all north of the Missouri Compromise line, which threatened to disrupt the balance between slave and free states. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise mandated that those territories should be free, but the economies of the territories were already completely dependent on slavery. 
D)  Mexico kept claiming the territories even after they had been annexed to the United States. 
E)  Citizens in those territories refused to pay taxes to a federal government that they did not support.

Question 9

What ultimately resulted from the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shattered sectional harmony. 
B)  It revived support for an expansionist foreign policy. 
C)  It strengthened the political power of the Whig Party. 
D)  It had little effect on sectional tensions. 
E)  It never got the congressional support it needed for passage. 
A)  It shattered sectional harmony. 
B)  It revived support for an expansionist foreign policy. 
C)  It strengthened the political power of the Whig Party. 
D)  It had little effect on sectional tensions. 
E)  It never got the congressional support it needed for passage.

Question 10

In 1854,Stephen Douglas proposed a bill that would set up territorial governments in Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Compromise of 1850 
B)  Free-Soil ideology 
C)  congressional approval or disapproval of slavery 
D)  presidential approval or disapproval of slavery 
E)  popular sovereignty 
A)  the Compromise of 1850 
B)  Free-Soil ideology 
C)  congressional approval or disapproval of slavery 
D)  presidential approval or disapproval of slavery 
E)  popular sovereignty

Question 11

Which of the following was true about the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  It temporarily restored sectional peace. 
B)  It failed to pass Congress despite revisions. 
C)  It prohibited slavery in the New Mexico territory. 
D)  It made it easier for escaped slaves to hide in the West. 
E)  It temporarily made California a slave state. 
A)  It temporarily restored sectional peace. 
B)  It failed to pass Congress despite revisions. 
C)  It prohibited slavery in the New Mexico territory. 
D)  It made it easier for escaped slaves to hide in the West. 
E)  It temporarily made California a slave state.

Question 12

In 1856,which antislavery Senator was almost beaten to death on the floor of the U.S.Senate by Representative Preston Brooks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thaddeus Stevens 
B)  John C. Calhoun 
C)  Charles Sumner 
D)  Zachary Taylor 
E)  William Graham Sumner 
A)  Thaddeus Stevens 
B)  John C. Calhoun 
C)  Charles Sumner 
D)  Zachary Taylor 
E)  William Graham Sumner

Question 13

Most of the emotional impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin came from what?

Accepted Answer

A)  its portrayal of Southerners as greedy, immoral barbarians 
B)  its portrayal of northern abolitionists as heroic defenders of morality 
C)  its evidence that slaves were just as evil as the slave owners 
D)  its portrayal of slavery as a necessary evil that needed to be preserved 
E)  its portrayal of slavery as a threat to the family and the cult of domesticity 
A)  its portrayal of Southerners as greedy, immoral barbarians 
B)  its portrayal of northern abolitionists as heroic defenders of morality 
C)  its evidence that slaves were just as evil as the slave owners 
D)  its portrayal of slavery as a necessary evil that needed to be preserved 
E)  its portrayal of slavery as a threat to the family and the cult of domesticity

Question 14

Which was the intended message of southern literature during the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genteel southern civilization was superior to greedy northern culture. 
B)  Southerners should reevaluate their dependency on slavery. 
C)  Southerners should try to change their culture to be more like Northerners. 
D)  Southerners should maintain slavery but dismantle the plantation system. 
E)  Southern morals should be more strictly based on the Protestant ethic. 
A)  Genteel southern civilization was superior to greedy northern culture. 
B)  Southerners should reevaluate their dependency on slavery. 
C)  Southerners should try to change their culture to be more like Northerners. 
D)  Southerners should maintain slavery but dismantle the plantation system. 
E)  Southern morals should be more strictly based on the Protestant ethic.

Question 15

Why did the Republican Party call for "free soil" in the territories rather than freedom for African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focusing on land rather than people would make it easier to pass legislation through Congress. 
B)  The party knew that achieving its dream of liberating all African Americans was unrealistic, so it settled on the compromise of "free soil." 
C)  The party was focusing on "free soil" as a first step in the eventual freedom of all African Americans. 
D)  Putting the focus on the laws of the land rather than the freedom of African Americans would prevent isolating the hard line racists in the party. 
E)  Abolitionism conflicted with the North's commitment to both white supremacy and the original constitutional compromise about slavery. 
A)  Focusing on land rather than people would make it easier to pass legislation through Congress. 
B)  The party knew that achieving its dream of liberating all African Americans was unrealistic, so it settled on the compromise of "free soil." 
C)  The party was focusing on "free soil" as a first step in the eventual freedom of all African Americans. 
D)  Putting the focus on the laws of the land rather than the freedom of African Americans would prevent isolating the hard line racists in the party. 
E)  Abolitionism conflicted with the North's commitment to both white supremacy and the original constitutional compromise about slavery.

Question 16

What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery in his debates with Stephen Douglas?

Accepted Answer

A)  He suggested a new balance between slave and free territories. 
B)  He took a position similar to Douglas on the issue of slavery. 
C)  He suggested that not opposing slavery was the same as endorsing it. 
D)  He differed with the Republican platform by supporting slavery in new territories. 
E)  He avoided discussing the issue of slavery altogether. 
A)  He suggested a new balance between slave and free territories. 
B)  He took a position similar to Douglas on the issue of slavery. 
C)  He suggested that not opposing slavery was the same as endorsing it. 
D)  He differed with the Republican platform by supporting slavery in new territories. 
E)  He avoided discussing the issue of slavery altogether.

Question 17

What action took place after proslavery adherents raided Lawrence,the free-state capital of Kansas,in 1856?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Brown and his followers killed five Native Americans in a land dispute. 
B)  A mob of angry settlers attacked and killed five escaped slaves. 
C)  An escaped slave killed a family of five white settlers. 
D)  John Brown killed eight abolitionists in Kansas. 
E)  John Brown and his followers killed five proslavery settlers in cold blood. 
A)  John Brown and his followers killed five Native Americans in a land dispute. 
B)  A mob of angry settlers attacked and killed five escaped slaves. 
C)  An escaped slave killed a family of five white settlers. 
D)  John Brown killed eight abolitionists in Kansas. 
E)  John Brown and his followers killed five proslavery settlers in cold blood.

Question 18

In the Dred Scott v.Sanford decision,which of the following was the one thing the Supreme Court did NOT rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  An African American could not be a citizen of the United States. 
B)  Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in federal territories. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. 
D)  The Democratic platform was unconstitutional. 
E)  Slaves could not pursue justice through the court system. 
A)  An African American could not be a citizen of the United States. 
B)  Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in federal territories. 
C)  The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. 
D)  The Democratic platform was unconstitutional. 
E)  Slaves could not pursue justice through the court system.

Question 19

What ultimately led to the Republican success in the election of 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans compromised on the issue of slavery. 
B)  Republicans were able to win decisively in the North. 
C)  Republicans won significant southern support. 
D)  Abraham Lincoln offered the potential for sectional harmony. 
E)  The Democrats dropped out of the race. 
A)  Republicans compromised on the issue of slavery. 
B)  Republicans were able to win decisively in the North. 
C)  Republicans won significant southern support. 
D)  Abraham Lincoln offered the potential for sectional harmony. 
E)  The Democrats dropped out of the race.

Question 20

The tension between ________ became nearly insurmountable in the years between the elections of 1856 and 1860.

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks and whites 
B)  Northerners and Southerners 
C)  immigrants and native-born citizens 
D)  farmers and factory owners 
E)  Southerners and former slaves 
A)  blacks and whites 
B)  Northerners and Southerners 
C)  immigrants and native-born citizens 
D)  farmers and factory owners 
E)  Southerners and former slaves

What made Northerners so opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

What was the difference between northern and southern evangelicalism in the mid-1800s?

What did the Ostend Manifesto of 1854 accuse the Pierce administration of doing?

Discuss the major elements of the Compromise of 1850 and how they were an attempt to balance the requirements of pro- and antislavery factions in the United States.Why did the compromise ultimately fail?

What issue brought the case of Dred Scott v.Sanford to the Supreme Court?

What do most modern historians believe was the underlying cause of the breakup of the Union?

What law did Stephen Douglas need to repeal in order to gain southern support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Why did the acquisition of Texas,New Mexico,and California cause conflict in the United States?

What ultimately resulted from the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

In 1854,Stephen Douglas proposed a bill that would set up territorial governments in Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of ________.

Which of the following was true about the Compromise of 1850?

In 1856,which antislavery Senator was almost beaten to death on the floor of the U.S.Senate by Representative Preston Brooks?

Most of the emotional impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin came from what?

Which was the intended message of southern literature during the 1840s and 1850s?

Why did the Republican Party call for "free soil" in the territories rather than freedom for African Americans?

What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery in his debates with Stephen Douglas?

What action took place after proslavery adherents raided Lawrence,the free-state capital of Kansas,in 1856?

In the Dred Scott v.Sanford decision,which of the following was the one thing the Supreme Court did NOT rule?

What ultimately led to the Republican success in the election of 1860?

The tension between ________ became nearly insurmountable in the years between the elections of 1856 and 1860.

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New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

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Exam 14: The Sectional Crisis

What made Northerners so opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

What was the difference between northern and southern evangelicalism in the mid-1800s?

What did the Ostend Manifesto of 1854 accuse the Pierce administration of doing?

Discuss the major elements of the Compromise of 1850 and how they were an attempt to balance the requirements of pro- and antislavery factions in the United States.Why did the compromise ultimately fail?

What issue brought the case of Dred Scott v.Sanford to the Supreme Court?

What do most modern historians believe was the underlying cause of the breakup of the Union?

What law did Stephen Douglas need to repeal in order to gain southern support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Why did the acquisition of Texas,New Mexico,and California cause conflict in the United States?

What ultimately resulted from the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

In 1854,Stephen Douglas proposed a bill that would set up territorial governments in Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of ________.

Which of the following was true about the Compromise of 1850?

In 1856,which antislavery Senator was almost beaten to death on the floor of the U.S.Senate by Representative Preston Brooks?

Most of the emotional impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin came from what?

Which was the intended message of southern literature during the 1840s and 1850s?

Why did the Republican Party call for "free soil" in the territories rather than freedom for African Americans?

What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery in his debates with Stephen Douglas?

What action took place after proslavery adherents raided Lawrence,the free-state capital of Kansas,in 1856?

In the Dred Scott v.Sanford decision,which of the following was the one thing the Supreme Court did NOT rule?

What ultimately led to the Republican success in the election of 1860?

The tension between ________ became nearly insurmountable in the years between the elections of 1856 and 1860.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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