Question 1

During the debate on the Compromise of 1850,

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A)   Daniel Webster managed to forge a successful compromise.
B)   JohnC. Calhoun called for southern secession if California were admitted as a free state.
C)   StephenA. Douglas stepped down as secretary of state.
D)   Jefferson Davis resigned from the Senate.
E)   President Zachary Taylor suddenly died.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Why was the Compromise of 1850 written? How did it affect national politics?

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Question 3

The 1857 Lecompton (Kansas) constitution was

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A)   twice rejected by a majority of Kansas voters.
B)   rejected, then approved by Kansas voters.
C)   antislavery.
D)   written by Stephen Douglas.
E)   approved and later reaffirmed by Kansas voters.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

In the mid-1840s,the Oregon country in the Pacific Northwest

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A)   remained the center of the French fur-trading empire.
B)   was primarily occupied by Great Britain.
C)   contained many more English settlers than Americans.
D)   was of little interest to the American government.
E)   included an Indian population that had been devastated by disease.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

In the 1820s,the United States and Britain jointly occupied Oregon.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate sectional rivalry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did participants in the California gold rush differ from other migrants to the West prior to 1860?

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Participants in the California gold rush...

Question 8

The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the characteristics one would expect of a party of migrants on the western overland trail.What would a typical journey be like?

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A party of migrants on the western overl...

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Stephen Douglas broke up the "omnibus bill" into a series of separate measures to be voted on one by one.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the 1850s,the "Young America" movement

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A)   called for a national resolution of the slave controversy.
B)   supported the expansion of American democracy throughout the world.
C)   was promoted by Whigs.
D)   called for a constitutional ban on slavery.
E)   believed America should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E) B

Question 12

The Ostend Manifesto angered many antislavery northerners.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Assess the ideology known as Manifest Destiny.Looking back,was it more helpful or hurtful?

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that the...

Question 14

Millard Fillmore was the presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1856.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the 1820s and 1830s,the government of Mexico

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A)   consistently opposed American immigration into Texas.
B)   consistently favored American immigration into Texas.
C)   remained noncommittal about American immigration into Texas.
D)   moved from opposing to favoring American immigration into Texas.
E)   moved from favoring to opposing American immigration into Texas.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E) E

Question 16

As president,James K.Polk

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A)   sought war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute.
B)   refused the Texas claim to territory that included much of modern New Mexico.
C)   convinced the British government to divide Oregon at the 54°40? parallel.
D)   won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The Wilmot Proviso passed Congress but was vetoed by President Polk.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why did the Whig Party collapse and the Republican Party come into being?

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The Whig Party, which was one of the two...

Question 19

What were the major consequences of the Mexican War?

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Question 20

In the 1820s,most of the settlers from the United States who migrated to Texas were

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A)   white southerners and their slaves.
B)   white northerners.
C)   free blacks.
D)   Far West whites.
E)   recently-arrived European immigrants.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Exam 13: The Impending Crisis

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Why was the Compromise of 1850 written? How did it affect national politics?

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The 1857 Lecompton (Kansas) constitution was

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In the 1820s,the United States and Britain jointly occupied Oregon.

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The Gadsden Purchase served to accentuate sectional rivalry.

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How did participants in the California gold rush differ from other migrants to the West prior to 1860?

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The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.

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Millard Fillmore was the presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1856.

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