Question 1

James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The new Fugitive Slave Act outraged abolitionists because it:

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A)  offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern "free" states.
B)  required the licensing of slave catchers.
C)  guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial.
D)  allowed northern states to become slave states.
E)  reintroduced the legal international slave trade.

Question 3

Discuss the California gold rush and the mining frontier.How did these pioneers treat Mexicans and Indians as they settled in the West?

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The California gold rush was a period of...

Question 4

In late 1849,Zachary Taylor proposed:

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A)  California's immediate entry as a free state.
B)  war against the Mormons in Utah.
C)  extension of slavery to the Pacific.
D)  abolition of slavery in Washington,D.C.
E)  giving Texas back to Mexico.

Question 5

The Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because:

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A)  Lincoln promised to abolish slavery immediately after taking office.
B)  Lincoln was pushing for an invasion of the South.
C)  the southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise.
D)  the southern secessionists planned to invade the North and impose slavery on the entire Union.
E)  the southern secessionists believed that Jefferson Davis had won the 1860 election but was denied the office through fraud.

Question 6

How did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas?

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A)  The vagaries left about the status of slavery discouraged settlement.
B)  Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas.
C)  It ensured that Kansas would be admitted into the Union as a free state with a population deeply committed to abolition.
D)  It made Kansas a slave state with a majority population of slaveholders.
E)  The act had no impact on the settlement of Kansas.

Question 7

Lincoln won the election of 1860 by:

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A)  appealing to fear.
B)  sweeping the free states.
C)  carrying the biggest states in both the North and South.
D)  massive voter fraud.
E)  changing his position on slavery.

Question 8

The Free-Soil party stance on slavery:

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A)  was endorsed by John C.Calhoun.
B)  attracted Abraham Lincoln into its ranks.
C)  led to the political downfall of Henry Clay.
D)  infuriated John C.Calhoun.
E)  opposed the Wilmot Proviso.

Question 9

The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860,EXCEPT:

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A)  William Seward.
B)  John Bell.
C)  Abraham Lincoln.
D)  John Breckinridge.
E)  Stephen Douglas.

Question 11

Stephen Douglas's proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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A)  might allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.
B)  strengthened the Missouri Compromise.
C)  showed his enthusiastic support of slavery.
D)  strengthened his presidential prospects.
E)  would promote construction of a transcontinental rail line along a southern route.

Question 12

Many northerners,including the so-called Independent Democrats,opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because:

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A)  they opposed the admission of both territories as states.
B)  it repealed the Fugitive Slave Law.
C)  it would bring about immediate abolition.
D)  it repealed the Missouri Compromise.
E)  it did not embrace "popular sovereignty."

Question 13

Why did the Whig party collapse?

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A)  It no longer had sufficient numbers of people voting for it.
B)  It opposed slavery.
C)  The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties.
D)  The Republican party defeated the major Whig candidates in the 1852 election.
E)  Its economic policies were perceived as too socialist.

Question 14

The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1857,the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Compromise of 1850:

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A)  gave Texas more territory.
B)  admitted Utah as a slave state.
C)  postponed California statehood.
D)  ended slavery in Washington,D.C.
E)  strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law.

Question 17

All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party,EXCEPT:

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A)  supporters of the Wilmot Proviso.
B)  admirers of Martin Van Buren.
C)  "Cotton" Whigs.
D)  Liberty party members.
E)  "Conscience" Whigs.

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen A.Douglas

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A)  a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led the Pottawatomie Massacre
C)  elected president of the Confederate States of America
D)  died in July 1850
E)  caned Charles SumnerF) the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposalsG) argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their "property" into the territoriesH) the chief justice for the Dred Scott caseI) the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) the president who supported the Compromise of 1850

Question 19

The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During his senatorial run against Douglas,Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Stephen A.Douglas

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The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state.

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The Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because:

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All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party,EXCEPT:

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The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.

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Stephen Douglas's proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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During his senatorial run against Douglas,Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality.

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In late 1849,Zachary Taylor proposed:

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All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860,EXCEPT:

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Lincoln won the election of 1860 by:

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James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.

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Discuss the California gold rush and the mining frontier.How did these pioneers treat Mexicans and Indians as they settled in the West?

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The new Fugitive Slave Act outraged abolitionists because it:

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Why did the Whig party collapse?

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Many northerners,including the so-called Independent Democrats,opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because:

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The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.

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In 1857,the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery.

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The Free-Soil party stance on slavery:

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