The Pierce administration's secret plan to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

the Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public

In the Dred Scott decision, the SCOTUS made all of the following determinations EXCEPT

it decided slaves were free north of the 36-30 line

In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with

an attack on Lawrence by proslavery raiders

After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, the South concluded that

the North was dominated by "Brown-loving" Republicans

When Lincoln won the 1860 election, people in South Carolina

rejoiced because it gave them an excuse to secede

Which of the following is one reason the US went to war w/ Mexico in 1844?

Polk's desire to acquire California

According to popular sovereignty, who would decide the question of slavery in territories?

the people of any given territory

The election of 1852 was significant because it

marked the end of the Whig Party

The Maine Law of 1851 called for

a ban on the manufacture & sale of alcohol

Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

US payment of $15 million for the cession of Northern Mexico

What did the Wilmot Proviso declare?

slavery would be banned from territories ceded by Mexico

The Underground Railroad consisted of

an informal network of homes on the escape route north

An important similarity in reform movements in education, temperance, and asylum reform was

female participation & leadership

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1
The Pierce administration's secret plan to gain control of Cuba was stopped when
US forces bungled their invasion of Cube
Spain threatened a preemptive war against the US
the Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public
Spain declared it would abolish slavery in Cuba
2
In the Dred Scott decision, the SCOTUS made all of the following determinations EXCEPT
slaves were private property and could be taken anywhere
Scott should be returned to slavery
blacks were not citizens and couldn't bring cases to them
it decided slaves were free north of the 36-30 line
3
In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with
the arrival of John Brown
the influx of large numbers of slaves
the passage of the Lecompton Constitution
an attack on Lawrence by proslavery raiders
4
After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, the South concluded that
Brown should be committed to an insane asylum
the US army could not protect slavery
the North was dominated by "Brown-loving" Republicans
the raid was an isolated incident
5
When Lincoln won the 1860 election, people in South Carolina
rejoiced because it gave them an excuse to secede
waited to see how other southern states would act
accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln
vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas
6
Which of the following is one reason the US went to war w/ Mexico in 1844?
American desires to build a canal in Central America
American fear of mass immigration from Mexico
Polk's desire to acquire California
Mexico's interference in the slave trade
7
According to popular sovereignty, who would decide the question of slavery in territories?
a national referendum
congressional leadership
the people of any given territory
a Supreme Court decision
8
The election of 1852 was significant because it
saw the victory of a pro-South northener
marked the end of the Whig Party
saw the rise of purely national parties
saw the emergence of an antislavery third party
9
The Maine Law of 1851 called for
a ban on the manufacture & sale of alcohol
the abolition of the death penalty
an end to slavery
women's suffrage
10
Which group was most opposed to Polk's expansionist policies?
antislavery forces
supporters of Andrew Jackson
western Democrats
Senate Democrats
11
Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
the banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the US
US annexation of all territory south of the Rio Grande
US payment of $15 million for the cession of Northern Mexico
Mexico paying $3.25 million in damages to the US
12
What did the Wilmot Proviso declare?
slavery would be banned from territories ceded by Mexico
Mexican territory would not be annexed by the US
The US should annex all of Mexico
popular sovereignty should decide the issue of slavery
13
The Underground Railroad consisted of
a train that hid slaves in cargo areas on the trip north
a radical new transportation design in northern cities
an informal network of homes on the escape route north
a vehicle for capturing and returning runaway slaves
14
An important similarity in reform movements in education, temperance, and asylum reform was
working class leadership
leadership by Catholic priests
female participation & leadership
southern support for all
15
What was the most alarming part of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners?
the new Fugitive Slave Law
continuation of the interstate slave trade
slavery in the District of Columbia
settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute
16
The central plank of the Know-Nothing Party in the 1856 election was
expansionism
abolitionism
popular sovereignty
nativism
17
The nomination of James Polk as the Democratic candidate in 1844 was secured by
southern expansionists
eastern business interests
anti-Texas Westerners
Henry Clay

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