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1
Most responsible for the change of population in CA between 1850-1870?
Chinese immigration
discovery of gold
Irish immigration
admission to the United States
2
What was Harriet Beecher Stowe's BIGGEST role in the Antebellum United States?
She convince President Lincoln to grow a beard.
She fought for women's right to vote.
She composed The Battle Hymn of the Republic in 1861.
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
3
Who would most likely have been a "forty-niner" during the gold rush?
immigrants and single men
east coast bankers and lawyers
women and children
Native Americans and hunters
4
What did Manifest Destiny mean to 19th century Americans?
Mexico could expand further into North America
US and Canada should divide North America equally
Belief that Native Americans had the right to the land
Belief that God had given the US the right to all North America.
5
Who was the first person to get permission from Spanish to bring American settlers to Texas?
Martin De Leon
Green Dewitt
Stephen Austin
Power and Hewetson
6
Which state was added during the Missouri compromise but was designated a free state?
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Maine
7
Which of these statements BEST describes what happened to Texas after they won independence from Mexico in 1836?
Texas became part of US as a slave state
Texas made an alliance with Spain.
Texas had its government and was the Republic of Texas
Texas was still part of Mexico, but were free to govern themselves.
8
Which of the labeled territories above on the map represents the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
E
C
D
B
9
Why was James K. Polk called a "dark horse" candidate?
He bred horses.
He pledged to serve only one term.
He won on the popularity of his mentor Andrew Jackson.
No one expected him to win.
10
In the Illinois Senate Race of 1858, a voter who supported slavery would vote for?
Republican Candidate Abraham Lincoln
Democratic candidate Stephen Douglas
Whig Candidate John Crittendon
Abolition party candidate Fredrick Douglass
11
This painting BEST relates what period in American history?
the Revolutionary War
expansion into the American west
women gaining the right to vote
the beginning of the Civil War
12
Which of these was NOT an issue at the heart of Texas Independence?
Taxation without representation
Slavery between Mexico and Texas
Lack of political freedoms
Mexican troops having authority in Texas
13
Introduced by Stephen Douglas, called for Popular Sovereignty in new territories...
The Wilmot Proviso
Tariff of Abominations
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
14
Issue that helped start the new Republican Party?
Halting slavery's expansion into western territories
Encouraging small farmers settle the West
Construction of Transcontinental railroad.
Created land grant colleges
15
The Dred Scott decision
supported emancipation of slaves
supported the Missouri Compromise
reduced tension between North and South
encouraged slaveholder's resistance to abolitionists
16
Which would make the BEST title for a research paper that focuses on these historical figures?
"Important Leaders in the Texas War for Independence."
"Important Figures in the Abolitionist Movement."
"Important Leaders of the Confederacy."
"Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act."
17
What is the landmark that was the site of a very important battle during the Texas Revolution?
Fort Brown
Fort Sam Houston
Mission Concepcion
The Alamo
18
From which landmark Supreme Court case is this excerpt taken?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Nat Turner v. Virginia
Worcester v. Georgia
19
Led Texas troops to victory at the Battle of the San Jacinto
George Dallas
John Sevier
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
20
Which of the labeled territories above on the map represents the Mexican Cession of 1848?
A
D
C
B
21
What number on the timeline BEST represents the period in which Texas was annexed by the United States?
4
2
1
3
22
What is being described here?
Battle at the Alamo
Spanish American War
Mexican War
Battle of Guadalupe Hidalgo
23
The phrase "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" was associated with?
Control of Oregon between US and Great Britain
Rush for gold in Oregon territory in 1854
southern-most boundary of the US and Mexico in Texas
presidential election of 1854 when 40 electoral votes were in dispute
24
This list of notes would be MOST useful to a student writing a research paper titled
"The Kansas-Nebraska Act."
"The Wilmot Proviso."
"The Tariff of Abominations."
"The Fugitive Slave Act."
25
Which of the labeled territories above on the map represents the Texas Annexation of 1845?
D
C
B
A
26
Most significant, long lasting impact of the "Gold Rush"?
extinction of buffalo
expansion of Americans across the continent
abolition of slavery
environmental damage
27
Which of these repealed the Missouri Compromise?
Oregon-Washington Purchas
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Northwest Ordinance
Gadsden Purchase
28
Which was NOT a policy of the Republican Party's platform?
Union and Constitution must be preserved.
No slavery allowed in the territories.
Kansas should be admitted as a slave state.
Rights of Kansas residents were being violated.
29
Which is best example of North V. South tensions before Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Caning of Senator Charles Sumner
Lincoln's assassination
Issuance of Emancipation Proclamation
30
Which important figure in the history of Texas is being described?
George Dallas
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
John Sevier
31
Which was not part of the Compromise of 1850?
California became free state.
It abolished the Fugitive Slave Law
Popular Sovereignty would decide Utah and New Mexico's state status
Slavery was discontinued in Washington DC
32
How did the gold rush and immigration affect CA's statehood?
CA would serve as buffer between the US and Mexico
Made CA attractive for taxing
CA population explosion made it eligible for statehood
33
Main source of conflict between Lincoln and Douglas in 1858?
Issue of secession
War with Mexico
issue of nullification
Issue of Slavery
34
Which of these was MOST responsible for the beginning of this population growth?
Chinese immigration
admission to the United States
the discovery of gold
Irish immigration
35
Compromise that resulted in the Admission of CA as free state?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
36
The Mormons fled prosecution in the Midwestern US eventually settling in?
California
Utah
Texas
Montana
37
Which was a cause of the Texas Revolution of the mid 1830's?
Mexico and Texas had claims to Louisiana
Texans wanted to allow slavery
Mexico wanted Texas back from US
Texas wanted to practice only Catholicism
38
Which of the labeled territories above on the map represents the Oregon Territory acquired in 1848?
B
C
A
D
39
John Brown's goal in Harpers Ferry raid?
To control Harpers Ferry
To confiscate US Marine's supplies
To retrieve runaway slaves
To start an armed slave revolt for abolition
40
Where did the California Gold Rush start?
John
John Sutter's mill, near Sacramento
James Marshall's farm, near San Diego
41
Which law is being described here?
Gadsden Purchase
Northwest Ordinance
Oregon-Washington Purchase of 1848
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
42
Fugitive Slave Act- a free white could be sentenced to imprisonment for?
defending fugitive slave in court
advocating abolition
helping a slave escape
reporting a fugitive slave
43
Uncle Tom's Cabin focused on the evils of?
alcoholism
slavery
unemployment
addiction
44
The terms "Gold Rush," "Sutters Mill," and " 49’ers" are MOST associated with which area on the map?
D
C
B
A
45
President most responsible for obtaining the lands of CA, OR, NM for the US was?
John Tyler
Thomas Jefferson
James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren
46
How did the Mexican-American War begin?
Border disputes along Rio Grande & Nueces River
US soldiers fired on Mexican troops
US wanted to invade Mexico
US soldiers were seeking revenge for the Alamo
47
Which of these would have been the MOST likely cause of this attack?
a criticism of slavery
the outcome of a Civil War battle
expansion of suffrage
rights for women
48
These statements are describing the effects of the Supreme Court's decision in
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Richardson v. Boston
Worcester v. Georgia
49
Douglas's stance regarding slavery during the Lincoln/Douglas debates (1858)?
Wanted immediate abolition of slavery
Slavery should be prohibited only in new states.
Believed Constitution should be amended to allow slavery
Popular sovereignty should decide slavery issues in new territories
50
What conclusion can be drawn from these statements about America's westward expansion?
many groups worked together and cooperated in order to achieve common goals
America's westward expansion was a peaceful and smooth process.
Not have been possible without the supervision of the federal government.
many groups faced challenges and had to deal with conflict.
51
MAIN REASON the US bought more land from Mexico in Gadsden Purchase?
to get more territory for Native Americans to live on
to help Mexico out of debt from the war
to get land to build a railroad to the Pacific
to help Spanish Missionaries convert more people to Christianity
52
Result of Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision...
Slaves became citizens when they purchased their freedom
Slaves had right to freedom
Encouraged slaveholder's resistance to abolitionists
Reduced tension between North and South
53
Which is the correct source for this famous statement regarding the question of slavery in the United States?
Stephen Douglas, Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Christopher Memminger, Ordinance of South Carolina's Secession, 1860
Roger B. Taney, Dred Scott Decision, 1857
Abraham Lincoln, Illinois Republican Convention, 1858
54
John Brown's contribution to the abolitionist movement?
Worked with Harriet Tubman to create Underground Railroad
Participated in raids against slavery
He fought on side of the Union in Civil War
He led slaves through the Underground Railroad
55
Harriet Beecher Stowe's BIGGEST role in Antebellum United States?
She fought for women's right to vote
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
She composed The Battle Hymn of the Republic in 1861
She convinced Lincoln to grow a beard.
56
Conflict between Mexican and American troops, south-central Texas, Mexican Victory in 1836
Spanish American War
Battle of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Battle of the Alamo
The Mexican War
57
Strife in "Bleeding Kansas" was associated with conflict between?
Catholics and Protestants
slaves and masters
immigrants and nativists
free-soilers and slavery supporters
58
The Missouri Compromise Dealt with?
rights of states to negotiate trade agreements
admission of California and Missouri to the Union
expansion of slavery
slave trade in Washington DC
