Question 1

In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

Accepted Answer

A)   David Wilmot
B)   Stephen Douglas
C)   John C.Calhoun
D)   Roger Taney
E)   Henry Clay

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-filibustering

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Filibustering, in a historical context, ...

Question 4

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates,what view did Stephen Douglas take?

Accepted Answer

A)   If each state,slave or free,worried only about its own status,then there should be harmony.
B)   Douglas believed that the national government should have the final say on whether a state was slave or free.
C)   If slavery could be extended to the Pacific,then manifest destiny could be achieved.
D)   Douglas stated slavery was wrong but should not be abolished.
E)   Slavery needed to be extended to the West Coast so that a transcontinental railroad could be built.

Question 5

The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Until the 1870s,who in essence controlled the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?

Accepted Answer

A)   Apaches.
B)   Comanches.
C)   Mexico.
D)   Spain.
E)   United States.

Question 7

The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   A strong,united Whig Party won the White House in the next presidential election.
B)   Nearly half of northern Democrats joined the patriotic American Party.
C)   The Whig Party collapsed,and many disgruntled northerners joined the new Republican Party.
D)   Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln decided to become running mates for the presidential election of 1856.
E)   The new Free Soil Party strongly endorsed the Act and won new congressional seats in several Upper South districts.

Question 9

Using the Lincoln-Douglas debates,explore how each man viewed freedom.What can their political debates tell us about American society on the eve of the Civil War?

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a serie...

Question 10

Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham Lincoln.
B)   Ralph Waldo Emerson.
C)   David Walker.
D)   David Wilmot.
E)   Henry David Thoreau.

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Compromise of 1850

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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of l...

Question 12

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Preston Brooks

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A)  On Civil Disobedience
B)  1848 Free Soil presidential candidate
C)  author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
D)  tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration
E)  author of the Compromise of 1850F) caned Charles SumnerG) a slave who sued for his freedomH) led a raid on Harpers FerryI) 1860 Republican presidential candidateJ) 1860 southern Democratic presidential candidateK) 1856 Republican presidential candidateL) filibustering

Question 13

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Frémont

Accepted Answer

A)  On Civil Disobedience
B)  1848 Free Soil presidential candidate
C)  author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
D)  tried to attach bill to ban slavery to war declaration
E)  author of the Compromise of 1850F) caned Charles SumnerG) a slave who sued for his freedomH) led a raid on Harpers FerryI) 1860 Republican presidential candidateJ) 1860 southern Democratic presidential candidateK) 1856 Republican presidential candidateL) filibustering

Question 15

What was ironic about the Fugitive Slave Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   Only ten slaves were returned to the South.
B)   Abolitionists endorsed this federal legislation.
C)   Ex-slaves who gained their freedom before 1850 resented the law.
D)   The South promoted states' rights,but with this law agreed to strong federal action.
E)   It resulted in the North and South gaining more respect for each other's way of life.

Question 16

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thousands of Indian children were declared orphans and treated as slaves.
B)   The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there.
C)   Men of all backgrounds,except those from China,were allowed to vote and serve on juries.
D)   Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners.
E)   Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s.

Question 17

In 1846,Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:

Accepted Answer

A)   prohibit slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico.
B)   allow voters to decide the status of slavery in new territories.
C)   divide the Oregon Country between Great Britain and the United States.
D)   annex Cuba to avoid southern secession.
E)   allow slavery to expand into California and New Mexico.

Question 18

When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

Accepted Answer

A)   Southern Democrats.
B)   Northern Democrats.
C)   Liberty Party members.
D)   Northern Whigs.
E)   Southern Whigs.

Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Californios and Tejanos

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Californios and Tejanos were both import...

Question 20

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S.Capitol dome?

Accepted Answer

A)   He disliked the fact that the sculptor was a former slave who had won acclaim for his talent,thus suggesting that blacks were as gifted as whites.
B)   The use of a soldier as the key figure made the nation appear too militaristic.
C)   It portrayed "Freedom" as a nude woman,which he saw as inappropriate.
D)   Its use of an ancient Roman liberty cap on "Freedom" raised a touchy matter about slaves' longing for freedom.
E)   He believed using "freedom" in the statue's name was a subtle attack on slave states,so he preferred using "justice" instead.

Exam 13: A House Divided,1840-1861

Why did Mississippi politician Jefferson Davis object in the 1850s to the original design of the Statue of Freedom that now adorns the U.S.Capitol dome?

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What was ironic about the Fugitive Slave Act?

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Which of the following is an example of the political impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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In California after the Mexican-American War,landowners of Spanish heritage had to adjust to a new identity as if they were immigrants.

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The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery's expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.

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Until the 1870s,who in essence controlled the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?

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Using the Lincoln-Douglas debates,explore how each man viewed freedom.What can their political debates tell us about American society on the eve of the Civil War?

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The Californios controlled the labor of Indian tribes.

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Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

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In the Lincoln-Douglas debates,what view did Stephen Douglas take?

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When "Fifty-four forty or fight" did not result in gaining all of the Pacific Northwest,who most likely would have been the angriest?

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -filibustering

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Who wrote On Civil Disobedience as a response to the U.S.war with Mexico?

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The Republican Party founded in the 1850s strongly endorsed the same policy about slavery in the territories that ________ had begun advocating in 1846.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Compromise of 1850

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Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election without a single vote in ten southern states.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Californios and Tejanos

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MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Frémont

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MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Preston Brooks

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In 1846,Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:

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