Question 1

Stephen A.Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  three-fifths provision of the Constitution. 
C)  Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  Northwest Ordinance. 
E)  Missouri Compromise. 
A)  Compromise of 1850. 
B)  three-fifths provision of the Constitution. 
C)  Wilmot Proviso. 
D)  Northwest Ordinance. 
E)  Missouri Compromise.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Mexico territory

Accepted Answer

The New Mexico Territory was a significa

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"forty-niners"

Accepted Answer

The "forty-niners" were a group of prosp

Question 4

Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 1848 election?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nebraska territory

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The Nebraska Territory was established o

Question 6

To what extent were the underlying sectional tensions and occasional flare-ups of sectional strife in the late 1840s and early 1850s both a product and cause of weak national leadership?

Accepted Answer

The underlying sectional tensions and oc

Question 7

In the first few years after the election of 1848,the South could count among its strengths

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A)  a majority in President Taylor´s cabinet and on the Supreme Court. 
B)  a majority in the House of Representatives. 
C)  a president loudly in favor of slavery´s expansion. 
D)  a dramatic decline in the abolitionist movement. 
E)  a new railroad connecting it to the Pacific Coast. 
A)  a majority in President Taylor´s cabinet and on the Supreme Court. 
B)  a majority in the House of Representatives. 
C)  a president loudly in favor of slavery´s expansion. 
D)  a dramatic decline in the abolitionist movement. 
E)  a new railroad connecting it to the Pacific Coast.

Question 8

During the debate of 1850,____ argued that there was a "higher law" than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.

Accepted Answer

A)  William H. Seward 
B)  Henry Clay 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  Stephen A. Douglas 
E)  Zachary Taylor 
A)  William H. Seward 
B)  Henry Clay 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  Stephen A. Douglas 
E)  Zachary Taylor

Question 9

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

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A)  Spain threatened a pre-emptive war against the United States. 
B)  it was leaked to the public and northerners cried foul. 
C)  U.S. leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba. 
E)  U.S. adventurers bungled their invasion. 
A)  Spain threatened a pre-emptive war against the United States. 
B)  it was leaked to the public and northerners cried foul. 
C)  U.S. leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba. 
E)  U.S. adventurers bungled their invasion.

Question 10

In the 1848 presidential election,the Democratic and Whig parties

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A)  were seriously challenged by the Free Soil party. 
B)  each nominated slaveholders for the presidency. 
C)  remained silent on the issue of slavery. 
D)  abandoned the tactic of nominating military leaders. 
E)  were divided on the issue of admitting California as a free state. 
A)  were seriously challenged by the Free Soil party. 
B)  each nominated slaveholders for the presidency. 
C)  remained silent on the issue of slavery. 
D)  abandoned the tactic of nominating military leaders. 
E)  were divided on the issue of admitting California as a free state.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Free soil,free speech,free labor,and free men"

Accepted Answer

"Free soil, free speech, free labor, and

Question 12

In his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster

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A)  attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B)  called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law. 
C)  advocated a congressional ban on slavery in the territories. 
D)  proposed a scheme for electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South. 
E)  became a hated figure in the South. 
A)  attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals. 
B)  called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law. 
C)  advocated a congressional ban on slavery in the territories. 
D)  proposed a scheme for electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South. 
E)  became a hated figure in the South.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-filibustering

Accepted Answer

Filibustering, in a historical context,

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Underground Railroad

Accepted Answer

The Underground Railroad was a network o

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"the immortal trio"

Accepted Answer

The term "the immortal trio" is not univ

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Seward

Accepted Answer

William Henry Seward was an influential

Question 17

In the election of 1848,the Free Soil party played an important role in

Accepted Answer

A)  capturing enough Democratic votes in New York to hand the election to the Whigs. 
B)  forcing the two major parties to confront the issue of slavery head-on. 
C)  bringing Abraham Lincoln to national prominence as its presidential candidate. 
D)  siphoning enough votes away from the Whigs in the North to give the victory to the Democrats. 
E)  launching Stephen A. Douglas to prominence. 
A)  capturing enough Democratic votes in New York to hand the election to the Whigs. 
B)  forcing the two major parties to confront the issue of slavery head-on. 
C)  bringing Abraham Lincoln to national prominence as its presidential candidate. 
D)  siphoning enough votes away from the Whigs in the North to give the victory to the Democrats. 
E)  launching Stephen A. Douglas to prominence.

Question 18

In the "filibustering" of the 1850s,

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A)  southern politicians threatened duels to prevent discussion of slavery in the Congress. 
B)  American privateers attacked the merchant ships of rival nations in Asian ports. 
C)  armed expeditions of private citizens invaded desirable areas to the south of the U.S., such as Cuba and Nicaragua, to conquer new lands. 
D)  pioneers flooded into the New Mexico territory to prevent its recapture by Mexico. 
E)  southern Congressmen engaged in marathon speechmaking to prevent opponents from voting on measures they opposed. 
A)  southern politicians threatened duels to prevent discussion of slavery in the Congress. 
B)  American privateers attacked the merchant ships of rival nations in Asian ports. 
C)  armed expeditions of private citizens invaded desirable areas to the south of the U.S., such as Cuba and Nicaragua, to conquer new lands. 
D)  pioneers flooded into the New Mexico territory to prevent its recapture by Mexico. 
E)  southern Congressmen engaged in marathon speechmaking to prevent opponents from voting on measures they opposed.

Question 19

Why did the discovery of gold in faraway California cause consternation in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  The flood of new wealth from California threatened to upset the delicate financial balance between the North and South. 
B)  The influx of foreign miners to California meant more non-whites on American soil. 
C)  The fertile soils in California were amenable to cotton growing. 
D)  The lure of gold might cause many more slaves to run away. 
E)  The rapid influx of settlers seeking their fortunes caused the territory to quickly seek statehood. 
A)  The flood of new wealth from California threatened to upset the delicate financial balance between the North and South. 
B)  The influx of foreign miners to California meant more non-whites on American soil. 
C)  The fertile soils in California were amenable to cotton growing. 
D)  The lure of gold might cause many more slaves to run away. 
E)  The rapid influx of settlers seeking their fortunes caused the territory to quickly seek statehood.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Kanagawa, also known as th

Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Stephen A.Douglas's plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Mexico territory

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"forty-niners"

Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 1848 election?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nebraska territory

To what extent were the underlying sectional tensions and occasional flare-ups of sectional strife in the late 1840s and early 1850s both a product and cause of weak national leadership?

In the first few years after the election of 1848,the South could count among its strengths

During the debate of 1850,____ argued that there was a "higher law" than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

In the 1848 presidential election,the Democratic and Whig parties

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Free soil,free speech,free labor,and free men"

In his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -filibustering

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Underground Railroad

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"the immortal trio"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Seward

In the election of 1848,the Free Soil party played an important role in

In the "filibustering" of the 1850s,

Why did the discovery of gold in faraway California cause consternation in the South?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

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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