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Lincoln finally "found his general". Who was he, and why? A. General Grant, who was willing to keep attacking with the tactics of total and relentless war B. General McCleellan, who displayed greatgifts as an organizer and trainer of large armies C. General Meade, who won the decisve battle of the war at Gettysburg D. General Sherman, who showed a willingness to carry the war to the souths civilian population

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A

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The unions victory at vicksburg A. secured control of the mississippt, dividing the confederacy B. secured central tennessee for the union, opening the path for sherman's merch to the sea C. assured lincolns re-election in 1864 D. prompted Lee's surrender

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A

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The significance, militarily, of the battle of gettysburg was that A. The confederacy was cut in half B. Lee could never again take the offensive as he liked to do C. the victory have incoln an occasion to issue the emancipation proclamation D. Lees surrender ended the war.

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B

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lincoln, later revered as the great emancipator, ironically infringed on the civil liberties of northerners during the civil war - specficially by A. suspending the writ of habeas corpus in specifiec areas in the north B. suspending the writ of habeas corpus in areas still in rebellion in the south C. recommending postponment of the presdential election due to be held in 1864 D. defying the supreme courts order to free those imprisoned without being charged

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A

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During the war, women of both the north and south did all of the following EXCEPT A. enter the formerly male professions of nursing and teaching B. take jobs in the growing government bureaucracures C. run farms and plantations D. run railroads

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D

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what is true about African Americans during the civil war A.Many slaves escapted to union lines, where they were put to work or even allowed to join the army B. Northern whites and northern free blacks both uniformly welcomed black soldiers into the union army C. lincoln permitted african americans to serve in the navy, but not the army. D. They were put to work as unskilled laborers and paid about the same as white citizens for the same work

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A

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lincolns emancipation proclamation declared slaves to be free A. in the border states and western territories B. in those areas of the south under union control C. in those areas of the south under confederate control D. everywhere in the us (including the south)

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C

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The battle of antietam creek was significant for all the following reasons EXCEPT that it A. proved Mcclellan could mastermind a victory after all B. provided an occasion for lincoln to announce the emancipation proclamation C. repulsed a confederate invasion of the north D. was the bloodiest single day battle in the history of american warfare

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A

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Dissidents in one southern state created which new border state A. Kansas B. Missouri C. Western Kentucky D. West Virginia

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D

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The union war effort began by implementing the strategy embodied in general winfield scotts "anaconda plan" which called for A. encircling and squeezing the confederacy with a naval blockade B. a sudden strike against a vulnerable point of the borders of the confederacy C. Concealed and roundabout infiltration of confederate territory west of the mississippy D. postponing direct military operations until the norths industrial capacity could be brought up to full military production

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A

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one signfifcant difference between the confederacy and the north was that A. southerners initially romanticize the war, expecting a swift end, but northerners more realistically expected a long and ugly struggle B. the south became poorer, while the north tended to prosper C. the south had to resort to a draft, while the north was able to raise its army from volunteers D. the south felt they were fighting for a cause and so sustained a strong sene of morality and discipline, while the perils and profits of war undermined the moral order of northern society

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B

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what was general lee's greatest mistake during the civil war? A. the battle of antietam B. the battle of manassas C. firing general stonewall jackson D. Pickett's charge at Gettysburg

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D

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Which of the following was the most important method of financing the war for the confederacy A. selling bonds B. raising tariffs C. taxing farmers D. printing paper money

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D

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How did the war change the role of southern white women A. It led to increasing responsibility for them on the plantation B. most southern white women moved to the cities for safety C. since planters did not go to war, their lives changed little D. many southern white women volunteered for service in the confederate army

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A

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Why did ulysess S. grant think that rivers were important to the war? A. control of the rivers meant control of the water supply B. rivers were central for the souithern cotten trade C. rivers were avenues into the interior of the confederacy D. rivers provided easy access from the west into the south

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C

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the victory of the union in the civil war demonstrated the capacity of a modern army to A. defeat all bigotry B. overcome the problems of distance and terrain with technology C. avoid civilian casualties D. minimize its own losses

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B

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Which of the following did the confederaxe have to accomplish in order to win the war A. capture maryland B. assassinate abe lincoln C. prevent union armies from entering the confederacy D. preserve the cotton trade

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C

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What was the advantage of the john deere plow developed in 1837? A. it sliced through prarie sod without soil sticking to the blade B. it allowed for the plowing of more than a dozen rows at once C. it harvested grain fourteen times faster than could be done by hand D. it planted seelings without ruining seeds with fingerprint grease

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A

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what allowed issav singer to mass produce sewing machines in 1851? A. a congressional charter that incorporated his business nationwide B. the loan from a successful railroad company C. a successful initial public offering on the new york stock exchange D. the use of interchangeable parts

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D

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Why did southerners object to the wave of immigrants of the late 1840s and 1850s A. They feared the competition of cheap labor B. The feared that immigrant moghtintroduce poverty to the south C. they worried that europeans lacked the culture and sosphistication of the south D. they worried that more immigrants in the north would shift the balance of political power

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D

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what was the greatest appeal of the gadsden purchase of 1853, gained under president franklin pierce? A. It was a very large and fetile stretch of land B. it contained the most practical southern route for a transcontinental railroad C. it created a buffer zone between the united states and one of mexicos most militarized regions D. it made the site of the alamo part of the united states

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B

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Why was stephen douglas so eager to get the rest of the louisana purchase organized into territories? A. he wanted a transcontinental railroad built from chicago to california B. He had invested in Kansas land and was hoping to reap the profits C. He was an ardent nationalist who wanted to fulfill manifest destiny D. he hoped that the lousiana territores might draw attention away from texas and california

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A

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the kansas-nebraska act explicitly repealed A. the compromise of 1850 B. the missouri compromise C. the gag rule D. the treaty of gudadalajara

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B

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which of the followng had no base in the south and intended to win the nation elections with the electoral votes of free states only? A. the whigs B. the democrats C. the republicans D. the know-nothings

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C

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what was the largest significance of preston brooks caning of republican senator charles sumner in 1856? A. it robbed the republican part of its most gifted politician B. it embarassed south carolineans who rejected such violence C. it breathed new lift into the fledging republican party D. it triggered the raid on lawrence, Kansas, in May 1856

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C

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Dred scott sued for his freedom on the grounds that A. his owner had died B. he had resided in a free state for several years C. african americans enjoyed the same rights as whites D. he was a christian married man

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B

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How did chief jistice of the supreme court roger taney strengthen the judicial protection of slavery in his dred scott decision A. he claimed that african americans could not be citizens of the united states B. he declared the kansas-nebraska act unconstitutional C. he affirmed the lecompton constituion of kansas D. he declared the federal ban on the international slave trade illegal

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A

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How did the republicans interpret the dred scott decision A. as the beginning of the spread of slavery throughout the west B. as the beginning of the end of the deomocratic party C. as the ultimate proof of the bankrupcty of the supreme court D. as the trigger thay would win lincoln the presidentail election

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A

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How did the panic of 1857 further cement southerners confidence in the viability of a confederacy? A. the economic downturn hit the south hard, but the region prevailed. B. the ecnomic downturn in the south only strengthened the bonds between slaves and planters. C. The downturn did not affect the south, keeping southerners prosperous D. the downturn only cause unemployment among african-americans.

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C

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Which of the following best describes abe lincoln? A. He was short, stout, and exceedingly confident. B. persistently jovial, he overcome his inteleectual limits with wit and good humor. C. The clear favorite in the senatorial with douglas, he won handily. D. tall and gangly, lincolns logic and sincerity let people forget his high-pitched voice

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D

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the freeport doctrine A. protected free slaves from the introduction of slavery B. extended the mason-dixon line to california C. reinstated the missouri compromise D. suspended the dred scott decision

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A

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What did john brown hope to accomplish with his raid of the armory at harpers ferry in 1859? A. he wanted to disarm virginia B. he wanted to foment a slave rebellion C. he wanted to arm for an assault on washington D.C. D. he wanted to mass murder the virginia elite

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B

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Who did southern democrats nominate as a presidential candidate for the 1860 election? A. Stephen A. Douglas B. John C. Breckinridge C. John Bell D. James Buchanan

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B

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Republicans sought to broaden their appeal with voters with all of the following except A. A protective tariff B.. a nothernern transcontiental railroad C. a civil rights bill for african americans D. a homestead bill

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C

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abe lincoln was the first president A. from west of the appalachains B. who did not own slaves C. from a completely sectional party D. with no religious affiliation

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C

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The crittenden compromise A. sought to extend the missouri compromise to california B. tried to reunite the democratic party C. temportarily restored fort sumter D. allowed virginia to join the confederacy

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A

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for jefferson davis, the decision to secede from the union was seen as A. a constitutional right B. an act of war C. A personal act of betrayel D. a minor bureachratic step

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A

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What was the gadsden purchase A. the acquisition of a strip of mexican land as a railroad route B. a payment to britain to clear the last joinly held area in the oregon country C. an offer to buy cuba from spain that was rejected by congress D. an agreement with russia to obtain alaska

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A

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According to the kansas-nebraska act, what would be the status of slavery in those western territories? A. slavery would be expressly prohibited B. slavery would be expressly permitted C. slavery would be permitted in kansas but banned in nebraska D. the people would decide

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D

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why was the kansas-nebraska act so controversial? A. because it worked to the advantage of douglas's home state, southerners felt betrayed B. because it overturned a policy on slavery already in place, northeners felt betrayed C. because it did not provide for land grants along with territorial government, westerners felt betrayed D. because it would attract immigrants who would vote democrat, whigs felt betrayed

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B

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the kansas-nebraska act resulted in all the following EXCEPT A. the restoration of the missouri compromise B. the destruction of the whig party in the south C. the formation of the new republican party in the south D. virtual civil war in kansas

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A

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the republican party A. quickly won solid voter support in the elctions of 1854 and 1855 B. prospered because of northern outrage over "bleeding summer" and "bleeding kansas" C. won the pesidenc the first time it fielded a national ticket D. advocated popular sovereignty to defuse the issue of slavery in the territories

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B

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which statement about the republican party is not true? A. it attracted a coalition of voters throughout the nation B. it emerged from a coalition of democrats and whigs who opposed the kansas-nebraska act C. it was a franly sectional party to the containment of slavery D. it was lead by a principle that slavery degraded free labor

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A

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the "know-nothing" or nativist movement (later the american party) which prospered espeically in the nothereastern states, was characterized by its A. states rights position B. antislavery position C. defense of indian rights D, anit-catholic, anit-immigrant position

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D

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what group was particularly suseptible to the appeal of the know-nothing party A. southern whigs B. western farmers C. young, native-born workers D. the elderly

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C

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what turned the 1854 elections in kansas from routine territorial organization into referendum on slavery A. popular sovereignty B. the freeport doctrine C. the dred scott decision D. the lecompton constitution

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A

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the dred scott decision A. struck down the kansas-nebraska act B. asserted that congress could prohibit slavery in any territory C. asserted that congress could not ban slavery from any territory D. freed dred scott

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C

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in his freeport doctrine, douglas defended popular sovereignty despite the dred scott ruling by arguing that A. the scott case was not a valid constitutional interpretation B. if the people of a territory refused to pass a slave code, slavery would never be established there C. americans would stand begind congressional legislation to reverse the decision D. strategic reiver cities that chose to ban slavery within their city limits would set the tone for the whole territory

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B

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uncle toms cabin a novel that was quickly adapted into a play, had a significant impact on northern opinion becuase it A. took advantage of the fact that influential middle-class americans were regular playgoers B. introduce ordinary americans to the literary classics C. conveyed a moral condemnation of slavery D. presented for the first time a factual account of the actual conditions of slavery in the south

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C

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john browns raid on harpers ferry was significant for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A. that it provoked bloody retaliation ahainst anitslavery voters in kansas B. that it intensified southern fears of slave insurrection C. that it intensified south suspicions about the republican party D. that it added to the southerners belief that their interests could not be protected within the union

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A

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the first shots of the civil war were fired when A. south carolina seceded B. the confederate states of america was established C. lincoln decided to hold a fort on southern soil D. nothern forces invaded virginia

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C

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what explains relatively anonomous development of new spains and then mexicos provinces of california, new mexico, and texas? A. the political traditions of chumas, apache, and inca B. the fierce resistance of franciscan missionaries against central government C. mexico city officials belief in :benign neglect" D. the geographic isolation of the nortn provinces

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D

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which of the following is true about american settlers in mexicos province of texas? A. they wanted to escape the cotton trade B. they relied on the help of mexicans to turn their farms productive C. they intended to buy slaves from their new cotton plantations

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C

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in the presidential election of 1844, james k polk defeated his whig rival henry clay A. by a wide margin B. by the narrowest of margins C. only because third-party candidate dropped out of the race D.after an intervention by the us supreme court

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B

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why was james k polk interested in the pacific regio A. because of its fisheries B. because of its harbors C. because of gold in californis D. because britain wanted it, too

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B

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why did president polk order general zachary taylor across the nueces to the rio grande in 1846 A. to prove a mexican attack B. to protect cotton planters there C. to recuse an american explorer D. to secure water for the horses in his cavalry

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A

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when did mexico concede defeat in the mexican-american war A. when general winfield scott captured mexico city B. when zachary taylor reached punta gordo C. when dennis kearny secured southern california D. when john c fremont claimed california

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A

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who authorized the compromise of 1850? A. zachary taylor B. marin van burern C. henry clay D. john C. calhoun

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C

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what is the main reason americans read harriet beecher stowes uncle toms cabin with such interest? A. its characters were well developed B. it powerfully indicted the institution of slavery C. it featured riveting dialogue D. it had an original and unexpected plot

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B

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which of the following was NOT a united states territorial acquisition in the 1840s? A. texas B. oregon south of the 49th parallel C. the area between the rockies and california D. the area between the rockies and the missouri river

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D

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the doctrine of manifest destiny A. developed in the 1820s as a popular response to the monroe doctrine B. developed in the 1830s as a southern and western reaction against evenglical millenianlism C. was used to recruit americans to migrate to texas to protect slavery and u.s. interests D. was used to justify u.s. expansion southward and westward

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D

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manifest desitiny was a popular national creed, but there was a long-term cost. the sectional crisis of the 1850s was precipitated not only by the rising abolitionist movement in the north but also by a question raised by expansion to the west: A. will the transcontinental railroad link the west to the north or to the south? B. will more southerners or northerners settle in the west? C. what will be the status of slavery in the new territories? D. will westerners tend to vote democratic or whig?

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C

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texas was finally annexed by A. treaty with texas with john tyler first forced the issue B. a joint resolution of congress in early 1845 C. join resolution after polk became president D. treaty with mexico at the end of the us-mexican war

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B

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which of the following was NOT one of the three harbors on the pacific that president polk whished to claum from britain and mexico? A. puget sound B. san francisco C. santa cruz D. san diego

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C

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the us-mexican war began when A. the us annexed texas B. mexico expelled an american diplomat C. taylor's force of texans crossed the rio grande river into mexico D. american and mexican forces clashed over disputed border territory in southern texas

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D

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which of the following was NOT an accurate statement concerning the consequences of the us mexican war? A. the us purchased california and the interior southwest from mexico B. the acquisition of new territories pushed the slaveyr issue to the forefront of national politics C. the war temporarily unified the country as both parties and all sections supported president polk and approved the war effort D. a proposal was introduced in congress to ban slavery in any new territory. though it never passed, the idea became central to the antislavery movement in the 1850s.

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C

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had it passed, the wilmot proviso would have A. divided texas into five slave states B. porhibited slavery in any territory won from mexico C. extended the missouri compromise line to the pacific D. given legal sanction to the doctrine of popular sovereignty

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B

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what city experienced explosive growth as a result of the gold rush in california A. st louis B. sacramento C. salt lake city D. sanfrancisco

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D

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which of following was an important moderate or mediating postion on slavery in the 1850s? A. slavery should be ablished in the district of columbia B. slaves should be gradually emancipated (with compenation) C. a territorys voters should determine whether or not to permit slavery within its boundaries D. whichever position is most popular in a national vote should prevail

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C

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the doctrine of popular sovereignty was most closely associated with A. stephen a douglas B. daniel webster C. zachary taylor D. daivd wilmot

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A

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a famous novel b the daughter lyman beecher rallied nothern hostility toward one particular component of the compromise of 1850, the A. provision that mormon utah could decide for itself whether to be slave or free B. fugitive slave law, which allowed southerners to more easily reclaim their runaway slaves C. re-drawing of the texas boundary D. failure to abolish slavery in the district of columbia

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B

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Why did slaveholders in the upper south sell their slaves during the antebellum years? A. states in that region had mandated the gradual abolition of slavery B. states there offered subsidies for voluntary manumission C. they were able to buy new african slaves cheaply and sell trained slaves more dearly D. their new crops of wheat and corn required less labor and left slaves idle

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D

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what southern state had the large african american majority prior to the civil war? A. south carolina B. virginia C. kentucky D. florida

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A

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which of the following represented the largest capital investment in the antebellum south A. land B. slaves C. farming implements D. factories

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B

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how did planters like to present themselves to the critics of slavery in antebellum america? A. as brothers to their slaves B. as members of multicultural farming communes C. as benevolent fathers to childlike, dependent slaves D. as fierce disciplinarians with a violent edge

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C

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which of the following most strongly united south slace owners and non-slave-owning yeomen? A. church membership B. economic deprivation C. white supremacy D. an interest in education

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C

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the most successful slave revolt occured in A. french saint domingue B. south carolina C. trinidad-tobago D. new orleans

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A

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which denominations did the approximately one million slave church members in the american south typically belong to? A. methodist and baptist B. episcopalian and unitarian C. anglican and pesbyterian D. catholic and pentecostal

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A

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what did john C. calhoun call southern slavery in the united states in 1837? A. a necessary evil B. a pact with the devil C. a positive good D. an addictive convenience

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C

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Which statement best summarizes the effects of slavery on the southern economy? A. it was a highly efficient mode of production B. it helped diversift the south economy, but was not highly profitable C. it relased capital for investment that would otherwise have been tied up in ages D. it retarded southern development and led to economic dependecy on the north

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D

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manufacturing lagged in the south because A. whites belived slaves could not do industrial work B. slaveowners lacked capital to invest in manufacturing C. high profits from agriculture discouraged other possible investments D. the south lacked a suitable white workforece, since immigrants settled in the south

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C

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in the 1830s, reacting to nat turners rebellion and the growing abolotionist movement, southern slaveholders developed the argument that slavery was a positive good. which of the following assertions was not part of their proslavery argument? A. slavery was a beneficial status for blacks, as they required guardianship B.slavery was sanctioned by the bible and history C. slavery was more consistent with the humanitarian spirit of the age than the northern wage labor system D. slaverys oppenets could build no persuasive argument against it

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D

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nat turner A. became a leading advocate of slavery as a postive good B. strongly defended humare treatment of slaves as the slave owners paternalistic obligation C. led a slave revolt despite enjoying ealtive humane treatment by his master D. was an escaped slave who returned to the south to lead other runaways to freedom

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C

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why did evangelicals in america abandon their old belief that god had already determined who was damned and who was saved? A. the notion clashed with the revolutinary faith in human agency and reason B. the theory had been proved wrong by the nations leading scientists C. they feared that it would make ameircans lazy D. they felt that this theory was too close to those of cathlocisism

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A

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which of the following was an issue that evangelicals, during americas second great awakening, cared most about? A. termperence B. tariffs C. bank policy D. inflation

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A

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why did methodists and baptist split into northern and southern organizations in the 1840s? A. they had become divided over the issue of native american removal B. they had grown too large to be administered nationally C. they had developed distinctly different teologies D. they split over the issue of abolitionism

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D

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Why did southern states begin to censor mail during the jackson administration? A. they wanted to undermind political support for the president B.they were trying to enforce a ban on mailing cash C. they were trying to prevent the distribution of anit-slavery pamphlets D. they wanted to block northern ridicule of southern provincialism

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C

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the declaration of sentiments issued in 1848 by the womens rights convention as Seneca falls was modeled after A. the us constitution B. the olive branch petition of the second contiental congress C. the bible D. the declaration of independence

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D

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the ideal of domesticity A. held that womens sphere was the home and family B. was opposed by the revivalists C. held that the government should foreign policy and focus on internal development D. stressed the fathers spiritual leadership in the home

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A

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which of the following is NOT an accurate statement concerning the significance of the second great awakening? A. evangelical Protestantism became the dominant form of Christianity in america B. it reinforced the sense of pessimism and guilt that was present in american at the time C. it emphasized the ability of anyone to attain salvation D. in reinforced the dominant american belief and democracy

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B

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What distinguished the new political system of the 1820s from that of the early american republic A. womens sufrage b. existance of newspapers C. dominance of international affairs D. mass elcetioneering

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D

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why did most sates eliminate proerty qualifications for voters, and even for candidaes, in the 1820as and 1830s A. they felt pressure of citizens champoining the will of the people B. they responded to the spread of poverty in the wake of the panic of 1819 C. they wanted to counterac decreating voeter particiaption D. they were hoping to be able to stidestep demands for womens rights to vote

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A

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What did the supreme court rule in worcester c. georgia in 1832? A. georgia had no right to extend its laws over the cherokee nation

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A

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What had made south carolineans so sensitive about the issue of slavery A. the underground railroad channeled thousands of slaces out the state northward B. abolitionists were actively attacking south carolina slaveholders during the 1820s C. whites only at the last minut detected the slave cospiracy under denmark vessey D. maroon communites from northern floriadfa had been launching attacks on southern plantations

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C

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