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Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso.

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True

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The Free-Soil party opposed the Wilmot Proviso.

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False

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One fifth of the gold seekers who went to California in 1849 died within six months.

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True

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In the mining frontier of the Far West, women often enjoyed greater opportunities than back East.

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True

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As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.

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True

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The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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True

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The Republican Party was created in 1854 by the merging of several anti-slavery groups.

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True

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The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.

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True

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James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.

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False

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The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state.

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False

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In 1857, the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery.

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True

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During his senatorial run against Douglas, Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality.

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False

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Through his execution, John Brown became a martyr for the anti-slavery cause.

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True

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Stephen Douglas was one of the most extreme pro-slavery and states' rights advocates in the Democratic party.

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False

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The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.

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False

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The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office.

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False

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The Wilmot Proviso:

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would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico

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John C. Calhoun believed that the Wilmot Proviso:

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violated property rights guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment

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The idea of popular sovereignty:

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would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery

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All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party EXCEPT:

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Cotton" Whigs

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The Free-Soil party stance on slavery:

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infuriated John C. Calhoun

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The 1848 presidential election:

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was won by Zachary Taylor

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Which of the following is NOT true of Zachary Taylor?

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The "Conscience" Whigs were his strongest supporters.

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The discovery of gold in California did all of the following EXCEPT:

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create a population with an equal balance of men and women

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In late 1849, Zachary Taylor proposed

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California's immediate entry as a free state

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President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he:

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wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories

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During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850:

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Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony

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The Compromise of 1850:

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strengthened the fugitive slave laws

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What was the impact of President Taylor's death?

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It strengthened the chance for compromise over slavery in 1850.

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Given the bitterness of the Congressional debate, why was Stephen Douglas successful in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed?

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He split the issues into separate bills

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Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act outrage abolitionists?

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It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern "free" states.

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Author Harriet Beecher Stowe's background was indicative of the abolitionist movement's:

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powerful religious underpinnings

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Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin outrage slave owners?

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It presented slavery as an abominable sin.

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What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election?

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support of the Compromise of 1850

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The election of 1852:

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was won by Franklin Pierce

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Stephen Douglas's proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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might allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

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Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for:

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the concept of popular sovereignty

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Why did so many northerners, including the so-called Independent Democrats, oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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The act repealed the Missouri Compromise.

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Why did efforts by federal officials to return Anthony Burns to slavery following the 1854 passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act spark intense controversy and violence?

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The repeal of the Missouri Compromise inspired many northerners to actively oppose enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Why did the Whig party collapse?

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The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties.

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The Republican party reflected a combination of all of the following groups EXCEPT:

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Cotton Whigs

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How did the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas?

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Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas.

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All of the following about John Brown are true EXCEPT:

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he was fanatically committed to fight to protect the institution of slavery

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Preston Brooks's caning of Charles Sumner:

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made Brooks a hero in much of the South

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In the 1856 election, the Democrats supported all of the following EXCEPT:

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the reinstitution of the Missouri Compromise

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In 1856, the Republicans:

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declared their opposition to slavery

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A major reason the Democrat James Buchanan won the 1856 election was that:

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the Democrats were the only remaining national party

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On what legal basis did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

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He claimed that living for an extended period in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free.

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What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

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Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing.

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The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision:

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implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional

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Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution?

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He was dependent on southern congressmen, who also supported the Constitution.

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Why did Kansas' Lecompton Constitution become so controversial?

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It allowed slavery even though a majority of residents opposed it.

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The Panic of 1857:

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strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy

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Why were the religious revivals of 1857-1859 different from earlier awakenings?

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Participants were largely uninterested in social reform.

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Abraham Lincoln:

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opposed the further spread of slavery

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates:

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bolstered Lincoln's presidential prospects in 1860

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The Freeport Doctrine might be defined as the concept that:

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whatever the Supreme Court said about slavery, it could not exist anywhere unless supported by local police regulations

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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to:

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provoke slave insurrections

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John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because:

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it was the site of a federal arsenal

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John Brown's raid:

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terrified southerners

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As the election of 1860 approached, the Democratic party:

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broke up into northern and southern wings

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The Republican party platform supported all of the following in 1860 EXCEPT:

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John Brown's raid

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All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860 EXCEPT:

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William Seward

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Lincoln won the election of 1860 by:

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sweeping the free states

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The states of the Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because:

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The southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise.

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In response to secession, President Buchanan:

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did practically nothing

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The Crittenden Compromise proposed to:

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guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed

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Preston Brooks

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caned Charles Sumner

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John Brown

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led Pottawatomie Massacre

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John C. Calhoun

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argued that a congressional ban on slavery in the territories would violate the Fifth Amendment

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Jefferson Davis

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elected president of the Confederate States of America

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Stephen A. Douglas

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was the author of Freeport Doctrine

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Millard Fillmore

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was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850

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John Bell

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was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election

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Roger B. Taney

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was the chief justice for Dred Scott case

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Zachary Taylor

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died in July 1850

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Martin Van Buren

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was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate

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