Question 1

The "fire-eaters" were

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A)  northerners who defended slavery as strongly as southern slaveholders. 
B)  northerners who were morally opposed to slavery and refused to accept any compromises. 
C)  southerners who fiercely defended slavery, opposed compromise, and threatened secession on occasion. 
D)  non-slaveholding southerners who hated African Americans. 
E)  Native Americans in California who tried to prevent white settlement and the drive toward statehood. 
A)  northerners who defended slavery as strongly as southern slaveholders. 
B)  northerners who were morally opposed to slavery and refused to accept any compromises. 
C)  southerners who fiercely defended slavery, opposed compromise, and threatened secession on occasion. 
D)  non-slaveholding southerners who hated African Americans. 
E)  Native Americans in California who tried to prevent white settlement and the drive toward statehood.

Question 2

What did the Treaty of Wanghia in 1844 accomplish for the United States?

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A)  It opened Japan to American traders. 
B)  It blocked Britain from sending missionaries to China to compete with American missions there. 
C)  It granted America trading rights in China equal to those enjoyed by other powers. 
D)  It gave the U.S. a long-term lease on the island of Hong Kong. 
E)  It arranged for a large number of Chinese laborers to work on railroad building projects in the western U.S. 
A)  It opened Japan to American traders. 
B)  It blocked Britain from sending missionaries to China to compete with American missions there. 
C)  It granted America trading rights in China equal to those enjoyed by other powers. 
D)  It gave the U.S. a long-term lease on the island of Hong Kong. 
E)  It arranged for a large number of Chinese laborers to work on railroad building projects in the western U.S.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Seventh of March speech

Accepted Answer

The Seventh of March speech refers to an

Question 4

To what extent did the building of the first transcontinental railroad linking the East and the West contribute to the wrenching apart of the North and the South?

Accepted Answer

The building of the first transcontinent

Question 5

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The Ostend Manifesto was a document writ

Question 6

Which group generally opposed the principle of popular sovereignty as a means for deciding the status of slavery in new territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern abolitionists 
B)  The public 
C)  Politicians 
D)  "Forty-niners" 
E)  Northern Democrats 
A)  Northern abolitionists 
B)  The public 
C)  Politicians 
D)  "Forty-niners" 
E)  Northern Democrats

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Free Soil party

Accepted Answer

The Free Soil Party was a short-lived po

Question 8

The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

Accepted Answer

A)  organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B)  splitting of the Democratic party. 
C)  demise of the Republican party. 
D)  revival of the Liberty party. 
E)  rise of the Free Soil party. 
A)  organization of the Know-Nothing party. 
B)  splitting of the Democratic party. 
C)  demise of the Republican party. 
D)  revival of the Liberty party. 
E)  rise of the Free Soil party.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John C.Calhoun

Accepted Answer

John C. Calhoun was a prominent politica

Question 10

Many northern states passed "personal liberty laws" in response to the Compromise of 1850 that

Accepted Answer

A)  offered asylum to slaves fleeing the District of Columbia. 
B)  set up state-sponsored "stations" on the Underground Railroad. 
C)  prohibited their citizens from identifying runaway slaves. 
D)  guaranteed personal liberty to all runaway slaves. 
E)  interfered with federal enforcement of the fugitive slave laws. 
A)  offered asylum to slaves fleeing the District of Columbia. 
B)  set up state-sponsored "stations" on the Underground Railroad. 
C)  prohibited their citizens from identifying runaway slaves. 
D)  guaranteed personal liberty to all runaway slaves. 
E)  interfered with federal enforcement of the fugitive slave laws.

The "fire-eaters" were

What did the Treaty of Wanghia in 1844 accomplish for the United States?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Seventh of March speech

To what extent did the building of the first transcontinental railroad linking the East and the West contribute to the wrenching apart of the North and the South?

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

Which group generally opposed the principle of popular sovereignty as a means for deciding the status of slavery in new territories?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Soil party

The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C.Calhoun

Many northern states passed "personal liberty laws" in response to the Compromise of 1850 that

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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

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Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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Exam 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

The "fire-eaters" were

What did the Treaty of Wanghia in 1844 accomplish for the United States?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Seventh of March speech

To what extent did the building of the first transcontinental railroad linking the East and the West contribute to the wrenching apart of the North and the South?

Explain the relationship between the Ostend Manifesto and the slavery controversy in the United States.

Which group generally opposed the principle of popular sovereignty as a means for deciding the status of slavery in new territories?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Soil party

The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C.Calhoun

Many northern states passed "personal liberty laws" in response to the Compromise of 1850 that

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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