Question 1

Mexican residents of Texas were known as ________.

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Question 2

In 1845,the immediate cause of war with Mexico was

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A)   a dispute over territory.
B)   tariffs.
C)   Mexico's debt to the United States.
D)   the issue of slavery.
E)   the Alamo.

Question 3

Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong,but he was not an abolitionist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most participants in the California gold rush left the state within a few months.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Democratic platform of 1844 called for the reoccupation of ________ and the re-annexation of Texas.

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Question 6

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was supported by the Republican Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas,Abraham Lincoln

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A)   gained many new supporters outside of Illinois.
B)   won election to the United States Senate.
C)   came to be regarded by southerners as an antislavery fanatic.
D)   was appointed to the leadership of the Republican Party.
E)   was appointed to an open House seat by the Republican governor of Illinois.

Question 8

Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1844,President James K.Polk supported the acquisition of

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A)   Oregon.
B)   Texas.
C)   Cuba.
D)   Oregon and Texas.
E)   Cuba and Texas.

Question 10

President Polk was willing to go to war over Oregon rather than accept a divide at the 49th parallel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the 1860 elections,the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the

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A)   Republican Party.
B)   Whig Party.
C)   Know-Nothing Party.
D)   Constitutional Union Party.
E)   Democratic Party.

Question 12

Assess and rate the presidency of James K.Polk.

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Question 13

Chief Justice RogerB.Taney ruled with the majority in the Dred Scott case.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner were on opposite sides in the battle over "Bleeding Kansas."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The 1854 Ostend Manifesto

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A)   enraged southern slaveowners.
B)   was directed at limiting England's influence in the Caribbean.
C)   was part of an attempt by the United States to acquire Cuba.
D)   saw several European powers denounce American slavery.
E)   prohibited slavery in the Hawaiian Islands.

Question 16

The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate

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A)   was in response to a pro-slavery speech he had given.
B)   was a vicious assault carried out by a member of the House of Representatives.
C)   was strongly condemned in the South.
D)   resulted in Sumner's death from his injuries weeks later.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 17

The notion that people should be able to vote on the matter of slavery in the territories was called ________.

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Question 18

The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional in the ________ v.Sandford Supreme Court decision.

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Question 19

The Wilmot Proviso

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A)   banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
B)   passed in the House and was signed into law.
C)   overturned the Missouri Compromise.
D)   was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
E)   prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.

Question 20

During the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates,it became clear that Lincoln

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A)   believed slavery was morally acceptable under certain conditions.
B)   was an abolitionist
C)   believed racial equality was feasible at the time if certain concessions were made to southern elites.
D)   believed slavery was morally wrong, but was not an abolitionist.
E)   None of these answers is correct.

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The Democratic platform of 1844 called for the reoccupation of ________ and the re-annexation of Texas.

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The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate

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Assess and rate the presidency of James K.Polk.

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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was supported by the Republican Party.

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Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner were on opposite sides in the battle over "Bleeding Kansas."

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The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional in the ________ v.Sandford Supreme Court decision.

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In the 1860 elections,the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the

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The Wilmot Proviso

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In 1844,President James K.Polk supported the acquisition of

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The 1854 Ostend Manifesto

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As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas,Abraham Lincoln

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Most participants in the California gold rush left the state within a few months.

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Mexican residents of Texas were known as ________.

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President Polk was willing to go to war over Oregon rather than accept a divide at the 49th parallel.

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The notion that people should be able to vote on the matter of slavery in the territories was called ________.

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In 1845,the immediate cause of war with Mexico was

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