Question 1

During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850:

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A)   John Calhoun endorsed all of Henry Clay's proposals
B)   President Taylor died
C)   Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony
D)   Jefferson Davis emerged as a voice of moderation
E)   Daniel Webster made an impassioned argument for secessionF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

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 routeF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 3

The idea of popular sovereignty:

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A)   solved the controversy over slavery's extension
B)   would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery
C)   guaranteed slavery would spread westward
D)   allowed Oregon to enter the Union as a slave state
E)   was adopted by the Whigs in the 1848 electionF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

As the election of 1860 approached, the Democratic party:

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A)   renominated Buchanan
B)   was silent on the issue of slavery
C)   condemned the Kansas-Nebraska Act
D)   was dominated by southern extremists
E)   broke up into northern and southern wingsF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Stephen Douglas was one of the most extreme pro-slavery and states' rights advocates in the Democratic party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because:

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A)   it had a large slave population
B)   it was the site of a federal arsenal
C)   it was an important railroad center
D)   many abolitionists lived in the area
E)   it had banks with large depositsF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

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.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Bell

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A)  was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led 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) was the chief justice for Dred Scott caseI) was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) B) and F)
L) D) and J)

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Wilmot Proviso:

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A)   would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico
B)   passed both houses of Congress
C)   was opposed in Congress by Abraham Lincoln
D)   would extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific
E)   was clearly unconstitutionalF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

What was the impact of President Taylor's death?

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A)   It strengthened the chance for compromise over slavery in 1850.
B)   It put pro-slavery Franklin Pierce in the White House.
C)   It put anti-slavery William H. Seward in the White House.
D)   It prevented California from gaining admission into the Union.
E)   It brought great relief to the nation, because he had started the current sectional crisis.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Brown

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A)  was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led 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) was the chief justice for Dred Scott caseI) was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) A) and I)
L) D) and E)

Question 13

Discuss the Dred Scott case and how effective it was in settling the conflict over slavery.

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Question 14

The Crittenden Compromise proposed to:

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A)   outlaw slavery in the United States after 1865
B)   guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed
C)   guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery
D)   give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three fifths ofA person
E)   provide a federal slave code for the western territoriesF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The Republican party was created in 1854 by the merger of several anti-slavery groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to:

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A)   start a civil war
B)   unify the Republican party
C)   provoke slave insurrections
D)   prove John Brown was God's agent
E)   provoke a fight with the U.S. ArmyF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

In response to secession, President Buchanan:

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A)   said he supported it
B)   declared martial law
C)   abandoned Fort Sumter
D)   did practically nothing
E)   let Lincoln take office ahead of scheduleF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he:

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A)   was anti-slavery and California had voted on a free-state constitution
B)   was pro-slavery and California had voted on a slave-state constitution
C)   wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories
D)   was afraid Mexico would make new claims on the area since gold had been discovered there
E)   was persuaded to do so by his overwhelmingly northern cabinetF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Roger B. Taney

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A)  was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led 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) was the chief justice for Dred Scott caseI) was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) A) and B)
L) E) and G)

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John C. Calhoun

Accepted Answer

A)  was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led 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) was the chief justice for Dred Scott caseI) was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) A) and E)
L) E) and F)

Exam 14: The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

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

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In response to secession, President Buchanan:

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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to:

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The Republican party was created in 1854 by the merger of several anti-slavery groups.

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Stephen Douglas's proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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Discuss the Dred Scott case and how effective it was in settling the conflict over slavery.

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As the election of 1860 approached, the Democratic party:

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The Wilmot Proviso:

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The idea of popular sovereignty:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Roger B. Taney

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Stephen Douglas was one of the most extreme pro-slavery and states' rights advocates in the Democratic party.

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The Crittenden Compromise proposed to:

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During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Bell

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John C. Calhoun

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What was the impact of President Taylor's death?

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John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Brown

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Why did the Whig party collapse?

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President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he:

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