Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Union savers"

Accepted Answer

"Union savers" refers to a group of poli

Question 2

During the 1850s,slaves gained their freedom most frequently by

Accepted Answer

A)  running away. 
B)  being emancipated in their masters' wills. 
C)  rebellion. 
D)  appeal to the courts. 
E)  self-purchase or voluntary emancipation. 
A)  running away. 
B)  being emancipated in their masters' wills. 
C)  rebellion. 
D)  appeal to the courts. 
E)  self-purchase or voluntary emancipation.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Compromise of 1850

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l

Question 4

What younger statesman joined Senators Clay and Webster in persuading the northern public to support the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Cass 
B)  William H. Seward 
C)  John Quincy Adams 
D)  Abraham Lincoln 
E)  Stephen A. Douglas 
A)  Lewis Cass 
B)  William H. Seward 
C)  John Quincy Adams 
D)  Abraham Lincoln 
E)  Stephen A. Douglas

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Millard Fillmore

Accepted Answer

Millard Fillmore was the 13th President

Question 6

In the Gadsden Purchase of 1853,the United States acquired

Accepted Answer

A)  the southernmost stretch of British land in the Oregon country. 
B)  the island of Cuba from Spain. 
C)  land from Mexico that extended the New Mexico territory southward. 
D)  the Alaska territory from Russia. 
E)  land from Nicaragua that spanned the isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific. 
A)  the southernmost stretch of British land in the Oregon country. 
B)  the island of Cuba from Spain. 
C)  land from Mexico that extended the New Mexico territory southward. 
D)  the Alaska territory from Russia. 
E)  land from Nicaragua that spanned the isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific.

Question 7

For a short time in the 1850s,a proslavery American adventurer seized control of

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Honduras. 
E)  Puerto Rico. 
A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Honduras. 
E)  Puerto Rico.

Question 8

The Whig Party´s candidate in 1848,Zachary Taylor,was uncommitted on the issue of slavery´s extension,but the fact that he was a _____ suggested he might be biased.

Accepted Answer

A)  successful industrialist from New England 
B)  former slave trader 
C)  notorious land speculator 
D)  wealthy owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation with many slaves 
E)  known abolitionist 
A)  successful industrialist from New England 
B)  former slave trader 
C)  notorious land speculator 
D)  wealthy owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation with many slaves 
E)  known abolitionist

Question 9

The Free Soil party of 1848 included many northerners who opposed slavery´s expansion in the territories because

Accepted Answer

A)  it might break up the Union. 
B)  it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise up from wage-earning dependence. 
C)  it would be an opening wedge to end slavery in the South. 
D)  slave labor would be unproductive in the West. 
E)  the southern fire-eaters were already planning further expansion into Central America. 
A)  it might break up the Union. 
B)  it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise up from wage-earning dependence. 
C)  it would be an opening wedge to end slavery in the South. 
D)  slave labor would be unproductive in the West. 
E)  the southern fire-eaters were already planning further expansion into Central America.

Question 10

The issue of runaway slaves was important to southerners because

Accepted Answer

A)  the South was losing a significant portion of its labor force. 
B)  the Underground Railroad might encourage a slave rebellion. 
C)  the loss of property was significant, but the loss of honor was felt more. 
D)  escaped slaves might establish free colonies in the West. 
E)  free blacks demonstrated that the racist theory of slavery was wrong. 
A)  the South was losing a significant portion of its labor force. 
B)  the Underground Railroad might encourage a slave rebellion. 
C)  the loss of property was significant, but the loss of honor was felt more. 
D)  escaped slaves might establish free colonies in the West. 
E)  free blacks demonstrated that the racist theory of slavery was wrong.

Question 11

One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was

Accepted Answer

A)  not providing sufficient incentives to the North. 
B)  not preparing sufficiently persuasive arguments in the Senate. 
C)  allowing slavery to spread into new territory. 
D)  underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery. 
E)  believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas. 
A)  not providing sufficient incentives to the North. 
B)  not preparing sufficiently persuasive arguments in the Senate. 
C)  allowing slavery to spread into new territory. 
D)  underestimating the depth of northern opposition to the spread of slavery. 
E)  believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas.

Question 12

What conflict did the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty resolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  The struggle between Spain and the United States over Cuba 
B)  The conflict between Texas and Mexico over land between the Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers 
C)  British and American counter-claims to a trading post in the Japanese harbor of Edo 
D)  French outrage at American filibustering in Haiti 
E)  The rivalry between Great Britain and the United States for control over the Central American isthmus 
A)  The struggle between Spain and the United States over Cuba 
B)  The conflict between Texas and Mexico over land between the Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers 
C)  British and American counter-claims to a trading post in the Japanese harbor of Edo 
D)  French outrage at American filibustering in Haiti 
E)  The rivalry between Great Britain and the United States for control over the Central American isthmus

Question 13

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Compromise of 1850 contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Assess the validity of the following statement:...

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lewis Cass

Accepted Answer

Lewis Cass (1782–1866) was an American m

Question 15

Stephen A.Douglas proposed that the question of slavery in the Kansas-Nebraska Territory be decided by

Accepted Answer

A)  popular sovereignty. 
B)  making Kansas a slave territory and Nebraska a free territory. 
C)  the Supreme Court. 
D)  Congress at the time of application for statehood. 
E)  the winner of the next presidential election. 
A)  popular sovereignty. 
B)  making Kansas a slave territory and Nebraska a free territory. 
C)  the Supreme Court. 
D)  Congress at the time of application for statehood. 
E)  the winner of the next presidential election.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850)

Accepted Answer

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was an agreeme

Question 17

Southerners insisted that the first transcontinental railroad should run through the Southwest because

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of slave labor would make the construction cheaper. 
B)  the railroad would pass through the already organized New Mexico territory. 
C)  it was too expensive to use camels for transcontinental transport. 
D)  southern states were prepared to pay the full cost of construction. 
E)  it would guarantee the area against possible Mexican efforts to take it back. 
A)  the use of slave labor would make the construction cheaper. 
B)  the railroad would pass through the already organized New Mexico territory. 
C)  it was too expensive to use camels for transcontinental transport. 
D)  southern states were prepared to pay the full cost of construction. 
E)  it would guarantee the area against possible Mexican efforts to take it back.

Question 18

Why was the Underground Railroad such a thorn in the side of the South,even though the number of escaped slaves it aided was relatively small? Why have the Underground Railroad and its most famous "conductor," Harriet Tubman,become such familiar historical names to Americans in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

The Underground Railroad was a thorn in

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Gadsden

Accepted Answer

James Gadsden (1788–1858) was an America

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-slave-catchers

Accepted Answer

Slave catchers were individuals who were

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Union savers"

During the 1850s,slaves gained their freedom most frequently by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Compromise of 1850

What younger statesman joined Senators Clay and Webster in persuading the northern public to support the Compromise of 1850?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Millard Fillmore

In the Gadsden Purchase of 1853,the United States acquired

For a short time in the 1850s,a proslavery American adventurer seized control of

The Whig Party´s candidate in 1848,Zachary Taylor,was uncommitted on the issue of slavery´s extension,but the fact that he was a _____ suggested he might be biased.

The Free Soil party of 1848 included many northerners who opposed slavery´s expansion in the territories because

The issue of runaway slaves was important to southerners because

One of Stephen Douglas's mistakes in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act was

What conflict did the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty resolve?

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Compromise of 1850 contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War."

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lewis Cass

Stephen A.Douglas proposed that the question of slavery in the Kansas-Nebraska Territory be decided by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850)

Southerners insisted that the first transcontinental railroad should run through the Southwest because

Why was the Underground Railroad such a thorn in the side of the South,even though the number of escaped slaves it aided was relatively small? Why have the Underground Railroad and its most famous "conductor," Harriet Tubman,become such familiar historical names to Americans in recent decades?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Gadsden

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -slave-catchers

New World Beginnings

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

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