Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-transcontinental railroad

Accepted Answer

The Transcontinental Railroad refers to

Question 2

Most American leaders believed that the only way to maintain control of the new Pacific Coast was to

Accepted Answer

A)  establish naval bases at San Diego and Puget Sound. 
B)  build a canal across Central America. 
C)  grant the territories quick statehood. 
D)  construct a transcontinental railroad. 
E)  build a string of military forts across the West. 
A)  establish naval bases at San Diego and Puget Sound. 
B)  build a canal across Central America. 
C)  grant the territories quick statehood. 
D)  construct a transcontinental railroad. 
E)  build a string of military forts across the West.

Question 3

The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was

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A)  the continuation of slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  the possible expansion of slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories under "popular sovereignty." 
C)  the new Fugitive Slave Law. 
D)  the payment of $10 million to slaveholding Texas. 
E)  continuation of the interstate slave trade. 
A)  the continuation of slavery in the District of Columbia. 
B)  the possible expansion of slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories under "popular sovereignty." 
C)  the new Fugitive Slave Law. 
D)  the payment of $10 million to slaveholding Texas. 
E)  continuation of the interstate slave trade.

Question 4

Why did Stephen Douglas prod "the snarling dog of slavery" when it had more or less fallen asleep after the Compromise of 1850? Does Douglas deserve blame for setting in motion the chain of events that led to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Stephen Douglas prodded "the snarling do

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Kansas-Nebraska Act

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a significan

Question 6

What was the relationship between southern fears about the future of slavery and the attempts at expansion into Central America and the Caribbean in the 1850s? If these schemes had succeeded,how might they have affected the fate of the Union?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between southern fears

Question 7

Among other provisions,the hated Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 required northerners to

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A)  patrol their borders with Canada to catch runaways. 
B)  provide free room and board to slave-catchers upon request. 
C)  organize regular militia patrols to watch for escaped slaves. 
D)  pay high penalties and face jail if caught aiding a runaway slave. 
E)  compensate southerner slaveholders for escaped slaves who were not recaptured. 
A)  patrol their borders with Canada to catch runaways. 
B)  provide free room and board to slave-catchers upon request. 
C)  organize regular militia patrols to watch for escaped slaves. 
D)  pay high penalties and face jail if caught aiding a runaway slave. 
E)  compensate southerner slaveholders for escaped slaves who were not recaptured.

Question 8

The event that threatened to destroy the longstanding balance between the number 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. 
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.

Question 9

Why did the Fugitive Slave Law stir many ordinary northerners into antislavery feeling in a way that no other proslavery policies or actions did?

Accepted Answer

The Fugitive Slave Law stirred many ordi

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"fire-eaters"

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 11

The authors describe the Kansas-Nebraska Act as the "curtain raiser to a terrible drama" and "one of the most momentous measures ever to pass Congress." Of all the compromises and conflicts over slavery since 1789,why was this one piece of legislation so significant?

Accepted Answer

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was significant

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fugitive Slave Law

Accepted Answer

The Fugitive Slave Law, also known as th

Question 13

Compare and contrast the views of Clay,Webster,and Calhoun in the congressional debate that produced the Compromise of 1850.

Accepted Answer

The views of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,

Question 14

Harriet Tubman gained fame

Accepted Answer

A)  by helping slaves to escape to Canada. 
B)  in the gold fields of California. 
C)  as an African American antislavery novelist. 
D)  as a public opponent of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  by urging white women to oppose slavery. 
A)  by helping slaves to escape to Canada. 
B)  in the gold fields of California. 
C)  as an African American antislavery novelist. 
D)  as a public opponent of the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  by urging white women to oppose slavery.

Question 15

During the debates leading to the Compromise of 1850,a great trio of elder statesmen had their last moment together on public stage.Who were they?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster 
B)  Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Daniel Webster 
C)  John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster 
D)  Henry Clay, Noah Webster, and James K. Polk 
E)  John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Stephen A. Douglas 
A)  John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster 
B)  Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Daniel Webster 
C)  John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster 
D)  Henry Clay, Noah Webster, and James K. Polk 
E)  John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Stephen A. Douglas

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Clay

Accepted Answer

Henry Clay (1777–1852) was an American s

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"personal liberty laws"

Accepted Answer

Personal liberty laws were statutes enac

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Caleb Cushing

Accepted Answer

Caleb Cushing (1800–1879) was an America

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -transcontinental railroad

Most American leaders believed that the only way to maintain control of the new Pacific Coast was to

The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was

Why did Stephen Douglas prod "the snarling dog of slavery" when it had more or less fallen asleep after the Compromise of 1850? Does Douglas deserve blame for setting in motion the chain of events that led to the Civil War?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was the relationship between southern fears about the future of slavery and the attempts at expansion into Central America and the Caribbean in the 1850s? If these schemes had succeeded,how might they have affected the fate of the Union?

Among other provisions,the hated Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 required northerners to

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

Why did the Fugitive Slave Law stir many ordinary northerners into antislavery feeling in a way that no other proslavery policies or actions did?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fire-eaters"

The authors describe the Kansas-Nebraska Act as the "curtain raiser to a terrible drama" and "one of the most momentous measures ever to pass Congress." Of all the compromises and conflicts over slavery since 1789,why was this one piece of legislation so significant?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fugitive Slave Law

Compare and contrast the views of Clay,Webster,and Calhoun in the congressional debate that produced the Compromise of 1850.

Harriet Tubman gained fame

During the debates leading to the Compromise of 1850,a great trio of elder statesmen had their last moment together on public stage.Who were they?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Clay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"personal liberty laws"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Caleb Cushing

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

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

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