In the Mexican-American War, why was the US victorious in virtually all its encounters with Mexican forces?

The US possessed superior artillery and supplies

The principle of popular sovereignty held that

Each territory would decide itself whether or not to allow slavery

What did Indians whom white emigrants encountered along the overland trail commonly do?

They cooperated with the emigrants

The Lecompton Constitution

Protected property rights of slaveholders already living in Texas

What did anti-slavery northerners come to fear about expansionist southerners?

They were conspiring to make the Caribbean a slave empire

According to the doctrine of "popular sovereignty" or "squatter sovereignty"

Residents of a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery

Which of the following candidates ran as Democrats in the 1860 election?

John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas

Which of the following is NOT true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

It rendered the terms of the Compromise of 1850 void

South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks

Beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane

Which of the following was a reason why antislavery northerners believe there was a conspiracy to extend slavery?

President Tyler maneuvered to arrange the annexation of Texas

According to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,

The US assumed the claims of US citizens against Mexican govt.

How did Zachary Taylor dismay both southern Democrats and Whigs?

He believed that states/territories should decide to have slavery or not

In the mid 1850's, the Whig party divided into Conscience Whigs and Conservatives along the following lines:

Conscience Whigs opposed slavery, conservatives liked Compromise of 1850

After the 1860 presidential election, why did Republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue?

They believed moderate southerners would soon regain control

As a result of the 1858 Illinois senatorial election,

Stephen Douglas lost crucial political support in the southern states

What was James Buchanan's position on slavery?

He believed federal govt had right to interfere with it

In the course of his campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared all of the following EXCEPT

Best way to preserve Union was to ensure slavery legal in all states

In the 1850s, what did filibusters like William Walker do?

Organized unofficial military expeditions to Cuba and Central America

The Battle of the Alamo

Was a rallying point for Texans in their struggles against Mexico

Which of the following was NOT one of the causes of tense relations between the Mexican and US governments in Texas?

The desire of the Mexican government to sell Texas to the US

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to

Minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law

Why did the states of the Upper South join the Confederacy?

Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress rebellion in Lower South

In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed South would be satisfied only if they were convinced

That Republicans agreed slavery was morally and legally right

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?

He took advantage of the Democratic split and won most of the vote

The Gadsden Purchase is historically significant because

Opposition to it showed that public attitudes about expansion was changing

What did writer Ralph Waldo Emerson conclude about John Brown's raid?

Brown's execution would make him a martyr for abolitionist cause

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1
In the Mexican-American War, why was the US victorious in virtually all its encounters with Mexican forces?
The US possessed superior artillery and supplies
The US Army outnumbered the Mexicans at virtually every battle
President Polk reassigned half of Winfield Scott's forces to General Taylor
Santa Anna refused to risk his troops in a direct fight
2
The principle of popular sovereignty held that
Each territory would decide itself whether or not to allow slavery
States could decide if they permitted buying or selling of slaves
Political party in a state would determine the slavery policies
US citizens determined how they would manage slaves without interference
3
What did Indians whom white emigrants encountered along the overland trail commonly do?
They stole from emigrant wagon trains
They attacked the emigrants
They forced the emigrants into slavery
They cooperated with the emigrants
4
The Lecompton Constitution
Protected property rights of slaveholders already living in Texas
Rejected Kansas-Nebraska Act and followed the Dred Scott decision
Repealed Missouri Compromise and adopted Kansas-Nebraska Act
Outlawed slavery in Kansas and petitioned Congress for statehood
5
What did anti-slavery northerners come to fear about expansionist southerners?
They were conspiring to make the Caribbean a slave empire
The South would start a war over slavery
The South would annex Cuba and make it a slaveholding region
None of these choices
6
In the 1840's, which of the following groups was NOT likely to support territorial expansion?
Irish immigrants
Southern slaveholders
Members of the Whig party
Poor urban laborers
7
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that
All of these choices
Like all blacks, including free, they couldn't become US citizens
Slaves were not citizens so they couldn't sue in federal courts
Residence in a free territory did not make a slave free
8
Which statement is NOT an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?
Owners should be compensated for their runaway slaves
Personal liberty laws should be repealed
All of these choices
Should be an amendment to prohibit federal interference with South slavery
9
According to the doctrine of "popular sovereignty" or "squatter sovereignty"
Territories should extend the right to vote to all male settlers in West
Residents of a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery
Territories should have the right to expand their territory
The US should rule Mexico directly
10
Which of the following candidates ran as Democrats in the 1860 election?
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge and Abraham Lincoln
John Breckinridge and John Bell
11
Which of the following is NOT true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Applied principle of popular sovereignty to Nebraska and Kansas
It rendered the terms of the Compromise of 1850 void
It superseded the Missouri Compromise
It split the Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska
12
South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks
Led religious opposition to slavery in the south
Argued that slavery should be limited to the South
Beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane
Murdered John Brown before he was tried for his actions at Harpers Ferry
13
Who won the 1856 presidential election?
Zachary Taylor
Franklin Pierce
Winfield Scott
James Buchanan
14
Which of the following was a reason why antislavery northerners believe there was a conspiracy to extend slavery?
President Tyler maneuvered to arrange the annexation of Texas
Abolitionists uncovered a plot by southerners to invade Mexico
Was southern talk of creating an independent nation out of Texas
Texas was being settled by German, pro-slavery immigrants
15
In 1860 what groups accounted for three-fourths of all foreign-born Americans?
Swiss and Norwegians
English and Irish
Germans and Dutch
Irish and Germans
16
According to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
All of these choices
Mexico was to pay an indemnity of $15 million for war damages
The US assumed the claims of US citizens against Mexican govt.
Mexican agreed to cede Texas and California, but leased New Mexico
17
How did Zachary Taylor dismay both southern Democrats and Whigs?
He believed that states/territories should decide to have slavery or not
Said federal govt. should abolish slavery and pay slaveowners $4,000
He argued proponents and opponents of slavery should duel
He insisted slavery be allowed, but slaves should educate for freedom
18
In the mid 1850's, the Whig party divided into Conscience Whigs and Conservatives along the following lines:
Conscience Whigs opposed slavery, conservatives liked Compromise of 1850
Conscience Whigs wanted to ban immigration, Conservatives wanted limitation
Conscience Whigs were pro tariff and conservatives were not
Conscience Whigs were generally southern, Conservatives were northern
19
In the 1820's, what were "California bank-notes"?
Gold coins
Cattle hides
Mexican silver pesos
Silver dust
20
After the 1860 presidential election, why did Republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue?
They believed moderate southerners would soon regain control
They believed war was the only method left to settle the issue
They believed that the issue had already been settled by election of 1860
All of these choices
21
As a result of the 1858 Illinois senatorial election,
Stephen Douglas lost crucial political support in the southern states
Abraham Lincoln became the new Republican senator from Illinois
The Democratic party solidified its dominance ofnational politics
Stephen Douglas became the leader of the new Republican party
22
What was James Buchanan's position on slavery?
He believed it was less important than preservation of the Union
He believed federal govt had right to interfere with it
He believed it had to be abolished immediately
He believed it was an issue legislature - not the courts - had to settle
23
In the course of his campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared all of the following EXCEPT
Congress had no constitutional authority to abolish slavery in the South
Best way to preserve Union was to ensure slavery legal in all states
The nation cannot exist permanently half slave and half free
Social and political equality between blacks and whites was not desirable
24
In the 1850s, what did filibusters like William Walker do?
Talked unceasingly in Congress to prevent passage of antislavery laws
Organized unofficial military expeditions to Cuba and Central America
Conducted raids along border between Canada and Oregon
They spoke on behalf of the Ostend Manifesto
25
The Battle of the Alamo
Was a decisive victory by Texas against the Mexican army
Enabled Mexico to stop the attempt by Texas to become independent
Was a rallying point for Texans in their struggles against Mexico
Represented the last time Mexico aggressively attacked the US
26
In the 1860 presidential election, the Republican party adopted an economic program that included all EXCEPT
A protective tariff
Free homesteads for settlers in the West
Federal aid for internal improvements
A national income tax
27
Which of the following was NOT one of the causes of tense relations between the Mexican and US governments in Texas?
Failure of Mexican government to pay $2million in debts owed to US citizens
The instability of Mexican politics
Attempts by the Mexican government to prohibit importation of slaves
The desire of the Mexican government to sell Texas to the US
28
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort McHenry
Fort Bragg
Fort Sumter
Fort Jackson
29
The Ostend Manifesto called for the US to acquire
Alaska
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
30
Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to
Weaken the position of free blacks in their states
Protect the rights of white men against attacks of abolitionists/women
Make sure that the Bill of Rights was respected
Minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law
31
Why did the states of the Upper South join the Confederacy?
The Crittenden compromise was rejected
Richmond was designated the capital of the Confederacy
Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress rebellion in Lower South
Northern troops were defeated in the first battle at Manassas
32
In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed South would be satisfied only if they were convinced
That tariffs Republicans favored would not apply to imported new slaves
That federal govt. had no power to restrict slavery in territories
That Republicans agreed slavery was morally and legally right
That the Fugitive Slave Act was wrong
33
Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?
None of these choices
He obtained over half of the popular vote throughout the country
He won all of the southern vote
He took advantage of the Democratic split and won most of the vote
34
The Gadsden Purchase is historically significant because
It was the first land in the New Kansas Territory
It was the first US attempt to purchase Cuba
Opposition to it showed that public attitudes about expansion was changing
It facilitated an unofficial military expedition to Honduras
35
What did writer Ralph Waldo Emerson conclude about John Brown's raid?
Brown's execution would make him a martyr for abolitionist cause
That it would have succeeded if he had more time
That it would further divide the North and South
That it would lead to the torture of slaves across the South

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