Question 1

In the course of his campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared all of the following except

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A)  Congress had no constitutional authority to abolish slavery in the South. 
B)  Social and political equality between blacks and whites was not desirable. 
C)  The Dred Scott decision rendered popular sovereignty "as thin as soup boiled from the shadow of a pigeon that had starved to death." 
D)  This nation cannot exist permanently half slave and half free. 
E)  The best way to preserve the Union was to ensure that slavery was legal in all states, North and South. 
A)  Congress had no constitutional authority to abolish slavery in the South. 
B)  Social and political equality between blacks and whites was not desirable. 
C)  The Dred Scott decision rendered popular sovereignty "as thin as soup boiled from the shadow of a pigeon that had starved to death." 
D)  This nation cannot exist permanently half slave and half free. 
E)  The best way to preserve the Union was to ensure that slavery was legal in all states, North and South. E

Question 2

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

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A)  Fort. Bragg 
B)  Fort. Jackson 
C)  Fort. Belvidere 
D)  Fort. McHenry 
E)  Fort. Sumter 
A)  Fort. Bragg 
B)  Fort. Jackson 
C)  Fort. Belvidere 
D)  Fort. McHenry 
E)  Fort. Sumter E

Question 3

How did Zachary Taylor dismay both southern Democrats and Whigs?

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A)  He believed that states and territories should be able to decide for themselves whether to have slavery or not but questioned whether slavery would be viable in the Southwest. 
B)  He argued that proponents and opponents of slavery should square in a series of duals. 
C)  He stated that the military should patrol the Southwest and prevent any radical supporters or opponents of slavery from entering. 
D)  He recommended that the federal government abolish slavery and compensate slave owners by paying them $4,000 per slave. 
E)  He insisted that slavery be allowed, but that slave states should educate and train slaves for eventual freedom. 
A)  He believed that states and territories should be able to decide for themselves whether to have slavery or not but questioned whether slavery would be viable in the Southwest. 
B)  He argued that proponents and opponents of slavery should square in a series of duals. 
C)  He stated that the military should patrol the Southwest and prevent any radical supporters or opponents of slavery from entering. 
D)  He recommended that the federal government abolish slavery and compensate slave owners by paying them $4,000 per slave. 
E)  He insisted that slavery be allowed, but that slave states should educate and train slaves for eventual freedom. A

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabi

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Fort Sumter

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Fort Sumter is a sea fort located in Cha

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Republican party

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The Republican Party, also known as the

Question 7

Why did the states of the Upper South join the Confederacy?

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A)  Richmond was designated the capital of the Confederacy. 
B)  Lincoln announced his intention of appointing William Seward as secretary of state. 
C)  The Crittenden compromise was rejected. 
D)  Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress the rebellion in the Lower South. 
E)  Northern troops were defeated at the first battle of Manassas. 
A)  Richmond was designated the capital of the Confederacy. 
B)  Lincoln announced his intention of appointing William Seward as secretary of state. 
C)  The Crittenden compromise was rejected. 
D)  Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress the rebellion in the Lower South. 
E)  Northern troops were defeated at the first battle of Manassas.

Question 8

Analyze the provisions of the Compromise of 1850. What were the main provisions? Who benefited and who suffered from the compromise? In what sense did it fail to resolve the issue, and in what ways did it actually intensify the argument during the next decade?

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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 9

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to

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A)  minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
B)  weaken the position of free blacks in their states. 
C)  weaken the abolitionist movement by offering some personal liberties to blacks but not true equality. 
D)  protect the rights of white men against the attacks of abolitionists and women. 
E)  make sure that the Bill of Rights was respected. 
A)  minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
B)  weaken the position of free blacks in their states. 
C)  weaken the abolitionist movement by offering some personal liberties to blacks but not true equality. 
D)  protect the rights of white men against the attacks of abolitionists and women. 
E)  make sure that the Bill of Rights was respected.

Question 10

In Dred Scott v. Sandford , the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  slaves were not citizens; therefore, they could not sue in federal courts. 
B)  like all blacks, including those who were free, slaves could not become citizens of the United States 
C)  residence in a free territory did not make a slave free. 
D)  None of these choices 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  slaves were not citizens; therefore, they could not sue in federal courts. 
B)  like all blacks, including those who were free, slaves could not become citizens of the United States 
C)  residence in a free territory did not make a slave free. 
D)  None of these choices 
E)  All of these choices

Question 11

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Washington Territory

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The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 12

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Missouri

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The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President o

Question 14

The Ostend Manifesto called for the United States to acquire

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A)  Mexico. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  Alaska. 
D)  Cuba. 
E)  Haiti. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  Alaska. 
D)  Cuba. 
E)  Haiti.

Question 15

What factors explain Britain's shift toward antislavery?

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Britain's shift toward antislavery in th

Question 16

Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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A)  Alleged fugitive slaves had no right to a jury trial. 
B)  Alleged fugitive slaves had to take the witness stand in their own defense. 
C)  Alleged fugitive slaves would be returned to slavery if the claimant presented at least six witnesses. 
D)  Slaves who had escaped prior to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were exempt from capture. 
E)  Only state law enforcement officials could pursue runaway slaves. 
A)  Alleged fugitive slaves had no right to a jury trial. 
B)  Alleged fugitive slaves had to take the witness stand in their own defense. 
C)  Alleged fugitive slaves would be returned to slavery if the claimant presented at least six witnesses. 
D)  Slaves who had escaped prior to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were exempt from capture. 
E)  Only state law enforcement officials could pursue runaway slaves.

Question 17

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

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A)  the abolition of slavery in states west of the Mississippi. 
B)  the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 
C)  a new fugitive slave law. 
D)  the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  the federal assumption of the Texas debt. 
A)  the abolition of slavery in states west of the Mississippi. 
B)  the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 
C)  a new fugitive slave law. 
D)  the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  the federal assumption of the Texas debt.

Question 18

While Lincoln argued that slavery was morally wrong during his 1858 debate with Stephen Douglas, what was Douglas's position?

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A)  that it was a vital contributor to the South's economic growth 
B)  that slavery was a necessary evil 
C)  that it was an eccentric and unsavory southern custom 
D)  that slavery does not pose a moral issue since it can trace its history to the Bible 
E)  that blacks should have full equality 
A)  that it was a vital contributor to the South's economic growth 
B)  that slavery was a necessary evil 
C)  that it was an eccentric and unsavory southern custom 
D)  that slavery does not pose a moral issue since it can trace its history to the Bible 
E)  that blacks should have full equality

Question 19

Who won the 1856 presidential election?

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A)  Millard Fillmore 
B)  James Buchanan 
C)  Franklin Pierce 
D)  Winfield Scott 
E)  Zachary Taylor 
A)  Millard Fillmore 
B)  James Buchanan 
C)  Franklin Pierce 
D)  Winfield Scott 
E)  Zachary Taylor

Question 20

The decline of the Whig party in the 1850s largely happened because

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A)  the party introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff. 
B)  of an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue. 
C)  the party supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers. 
D)  the party became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction. 
E)  the party did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west. 
A)  the party introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff. 
B)  of an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue. 
C)  the party supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers. 
D)  the party became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction. 
E)  the party did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west.

Exam 14: From Compromise to Secession

In the course of his campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared all of the following except

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

How did Zachary Taylor dismay both southern Democrats and Whigs?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Fort Sumter

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Republican party

Why did the states of the Upper South join the Confederacy?

Analyze the provisions of the Compromise of 1850. What were the main provisions? Who benefited and who suffered from the compromise? In what sense did it fail to resolve the issue, and in what ways did it actually intensify the argument during the next decade?

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to

In Dred Scott v. Sandford , the Supreme Court ruled that

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: Washington Territory

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States in 1860 that correctly identifies each of the following: Missouri

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Abraham Lincoln

The Ostend Manifesto called for the United States to acquire

What factors explain Britain's shift toward antislavery?

Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

While Lincoln argued that slavery was morally wrong during his 1858 debate with Stephen Douglas, what was Douglas's position?

Who won the 1856 presidential election?

The decline of the Whig party in the 1850s largely happened because

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