Question 1

The election of 1852 was significant because it

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A)  saw the victory of a pro-South northerner. 
B)  marked the return of issues-oriented campaigning. 
C)  saw the rise of purely national parties. 
D)  marked the end of the Whig party. 
E)  saw the considerable reduction of popular support for the Free Soil party in the North. 
A)  saw the victory of a pro-South northerner. 
B)  marked the return of issues-oriented campaigning. 
C)  saw the rise of purely national parties. 
D)  marked the end of the Whig party. 
E)  saw the considerable reduction of popular support for the Free Soil party in the North. D

Question 2

The text's authors observe that during the debate in 1850 on slavery and newly acquired territories from the Mexican War, John C.Calhoun, hoping to save the Union, proposed "an utterly unworkable scheme of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each wielding a veto." Explain why such an arrangement would have been "utterly unworkable," particularly in light of the contemporary political conflict over slavery, its westward territorial expansion, the strong political support for slavery's indefinite legal perpetuation in the South, and the fierce debate in the country overall concerning foreign policy issues related to Manifest Destiny.

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Such an arrangement would have been "utterly unworkable" for several reasons. Firstly, the proposal of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each wielding a veto, would have further entrenched the divide between the North and the South, exacerbating the already intense political conflict over slavery and its westward territorial expansion. This would have likely led to increased tensions and potentially even further division within the country.

Additionally, the strong political support for slavery's indefinite legal perpetuation in the South would have made it difficult for a president from the North to effectively govern and implement policies that were opposed to the institution of slavery. Similarly, a president from the South would have faced challenges in implementing policies that were not in line with the interests of the North.

Furthermore, the fierce debate in the country overall concerning foreign policy issues related to Manifest Destiny would have been further complicated by the proposed arrangement. The differing perspectives on westward expansion and the annexation of new territories would have made it nearly impossible for two presidents with opposing views to effectively navigate and negotiate foreign policy decisions.

Overall, the proposal of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each wielding a veto, would have only served to deepen the existing divisions and conflicts within the country, making it "utterly unworkable" in the context of the contemporary political climate surrounding slavery, westward expansion, and foreign policy issues related to Manifest Destiny.

Question 3

By 1850, the South was losing perhaps ____ runaways a year out of its total of some 4 million slaves.

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A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  800 
D)  1,000 
E)  2,000 
A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  800 
D)  1,000 
E)  2,000 D

Question 4

The authors argue that the North "got the better of the Compromise of 1850." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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I agree with the authors' argument that

Question 5

In light of future evidence, it seems apparent that in the Compromise of 1850 the South made a tactical blunder and exacerbated sectional tensions by

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A)  allowing a ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B)  demanding a strong fugitive-slave law. 
C)  not insisting on federal protection of slavery in the territories. 
D)  allowing the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  allowing popular sovereignty in Nebraska territory. 
A)  allowing a ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B)  demanding a strong fugitive-slave law. 
C)  not insisting on federal protection of slavery in the territories. 
D)  allowing the admission of California as a free state. 
E)  allowing popular sovereignty in Nebraska territory.

Question 6

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because

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A)  of the harm it did to blacks. 
B)  it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races. 
C)  it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment. 
D)  it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party. 
E)  it damaged the national economy. 
A)  of the harm it did to blacks. 
B)  it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races. 
C)  it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment. 
D)  it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party. 
E)  it damaged the national economy.

Question 7

Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in

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A)  the celebration of Webster as an antislavery leader. 
B)  visibly strengthened Union sentiment and especially pleased northern banking and commercial centers. 
C)  condemnation by northern commercial interests. 
D)  a movement to draft him for the presidency. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the celebration of Webster as an antislavery leader. 
B)  visibly strengthened Union sentiment and especially pleased northern banking and commercial centers. 
C)  condemnation by northern commercial interests. 
D)  a movement to draft him for the presidency. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 8

For the political views he expressed in his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by

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A)  northern Unionists. 
B)  northern banking and commercial interests. 
C)  abolitionists and Free-Soilers. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  John C. Calhoun. 
A)  northern Unionists. 
B)  northern banking and commercial interests. 
C)  abolitionists and Free-Soilers. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  John C. Calhoun.

Question 9

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The Compromise of 1850 and the enactment of the Kansas-Nebraska of 1854 made the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 inevitable."

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Question 10

The Free Soilers were most concerned that one of the adverse long-term effects of extending slavery in the western territories would

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A)  be an indefinite delay in the admission of western territories as states in the union. 
B)  cause costly wage labor to wither away and, thus, close the opportunity for the American worker to own property. 
C)  enable, through enhanced profits, and permit small farmers to purchase more land. 
D)  be to undermine the moral case against slavery. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  be an indefinite delay in the admission of western territories as states in the union. 
B)  cause costly wage labor to wither away and, thus, close the opportunity for the American worker to own property. 
C)  enable, through enhanced profits, and permit small farmers to purchase more land. 
D)  be to undermine the moral case against slavery. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over

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A)  the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
B)  slavery. 
C)  the Gadsden Purchase. 
D)  homestead laws. 
E)  the transcontinental railroad route. 
A)  the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
B)  slavery. 
C)  the Gadsden Purchase. 
D)  homestead laws. 
E)  the transcontinental railroad route.

Question 12

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: 
The United States and Its Territories (Free and Slave) following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
  
-____ Washington, D.C.

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Question 13

In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders in the late 1840s

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A)  called for thebanning of slavery from all United States territories. 
B)  called for allowing slavery into all United States territories. 
C)  avoided a full public discussion of and debate about slavery. 
D)  banished abolitionists from membership in either national party. 
E)  worked to make the creation of third parties almost impossible. 
A)  called for thebanning of slavery from all United States territories. 
B)  called for allowing slavery into all United States territories. 
C)  avoided a full public discussion of and debate about slavery. 
D)  banished abolitionists from membership in either national party. 
E)  worked to make the creation of third parties almost impossible.

Question 14

The Underground Railroad consisted of

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A)  an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom. 
B)  a train that hid slaves in cargo areas and carried them to freedom in the north. 
C)  a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves back to the south. 
D)  a radical new transportation design. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom. 
B)  a train that hid slaves in cargo areas and carried them to freedom in the north. 
C)  a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves back to the south. 
D)  a radical new transportation design. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 15

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

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A)  passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B)  potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C)  attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D)  proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E)  discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood. 
A)  passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 
B)  potential admission of Oregon as a free state. 
C)  attempt to acquire Cuba as a slave state. 
D)  proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad. 
E)  discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood.

Question 16

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

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A)  legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  expansion of slavery in the territories. 
C)  restrictions on free blacks. 
D)  the interstate slave trade. 
E)  the facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slaveowners. 
A)  legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  expansion of slavery in the territories. 
C)  restrictions on free blacks. 
D)  the interstate slave trade. 
E)  the facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slaveowners.

Question 17

To what extent was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 a serious mistake for southern interests?

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was a se

Question 18

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: 
The United States and Its Territories (Free and Slave) following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
  
-____ Nashville

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Question 19

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: 
The United States and Its Territories (Free and Slave) following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
  
-____ Kansas Territory

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Question 20

Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

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A)  Martin Van Buren. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  Lewis Cass. 
D)  Zachary Taylor. 
E)  Winfield Scott. 
A)  Martin Van Buren. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  Lewis Cass. 
D)  Zachary Taylor. 
E)  Winfield Scott.

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

The election of 1852 was significant because it

By 1850, the South was losing perhaps ____ runaways a year out of its total of some 4 million slaves.

The authors argue that the North "got the better of the Compromise of 1850." Do you agree? Why or why not?

In light of future evidence, it seems apparent that in the Compromise of 1850 the South made a tactical blunder and exacerbated sectional tensions by

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because

Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in

For the political views he expressed in his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The Compromise of 1850 and the enactment of the Kansas-Nebraska of 1854 made the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 inevitable."

The Free Soilers were most concerned that one of the adverse long-term effects of extending slavery in the western territories would

The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The United States and Its Territories (Free and Slave) following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 -____ Washington, D.C.

In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders in the late 1840s

The Underground Railroad consisted of

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance of free and slave states in the United States Senate was the

Many northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding

To what extent was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 a serious mistake for southern interests?

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The United States and Its Territories (Free and Slave) following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 -____ Nashville

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The United States and Its Territories (Free and Slave) following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 -____ Kansas Territory

Presidential candidates in the 1848 election included

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