HIST CHP 14 – Flashcards
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Which of the following was one of the proposed solutions to slavery in the territories that dominated the debate from the late 1840s until 1861?
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popular sovereignty
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The revolutions of 1848 were triggered by the downfall of the __________ government.
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French
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The revolutions of 1848 were driven by __________.
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the working and middle classes
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Ultimately, the revolutions of 1848 were __________.
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defeated
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In January of 1848, gold was discovered in __________.
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California
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The Compromise of 1850 established which of the following?
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the Fugitive Slave Act
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Reaction against the Fugitive Slave Act was strongest among __________.
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northern blacks
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The League of Freedom and the Liberty Association were created __________.
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to stop fugitive slaves from being captured
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The influential novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by __________.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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The election of 1852 __________.
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was won by a northern Democrat
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Stephen Douglas supported which of the following ideas?
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popular sovereignty
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Who was an antislavery agitator in the middle of the violent confrontation in Kansas?
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John Brown
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Anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic sentiment gave rise to which party?
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Know-Nothing Party
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The Republican Party's first candidate in a presidential election was __________.
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John C. Fremont
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In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that __________.
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blacks were not citizens of the United States
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In the Dred Scott decision, Roger Taney argued that __________.
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slavery could not be banned in any territory
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In an intriguing race for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln was opposed by __________.
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Stephen A. Douglas
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Abraham Lincoln was a popular politician in Illinois for many reasons, including __________.
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his charismatic speaking style
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Compared to the North in 1860, the South had __________.
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more people employed in agriculture
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Abraham Lincoln earned the Republican nomination for president by upsetting __________.
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William Seward
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In the 1860 election, who received the second highest popular vote count, yet the lowest number of electoral votes?
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Stephen Douglas
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Within three months after the election of 1860, __________.
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six southern states had left the Union
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The first state to choose secession was __________.
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South Carolina
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The declared president of the Confederate States was __________.
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Jefferson Davis
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The Confederacy fired shots at Fort Sumter when Jefferson Davis discovered that __________.
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President Lincoln ordered that food be sent to the fort
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The Wilmot Proviso proposed that __________.
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free labor should exist in the territory gained in the Mexican War
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Proponents of popular sovereignty believed that __________.
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residents of a territory should decide the issue of slavery
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Zachary Taylor's strong base of electoral support was in the __________.
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South
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Pro-slavery southerners became concerned __________.
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when California and New Mexico wished to be admitted as free states
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The greatest significance of California's desire to enter the Union was __________.
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the concern of Southerners that it would upset the balance of free and slave states
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Under the Compromise of 1850, which of the following would be able to choose whether to be a free or a slave state?
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Utah Territory
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Effects of the Compromise of 1850 included __________.
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sectional dissatisfaction by both sides
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As a novel with social power, Uncle Tom's Cabin succeeded because it __________.
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presented real characters and not just abstract arguments
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Members of Young America supported __________.
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extending American influence throughout Central and South America
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Franklin Pierce failed to __________.
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effectively handle the territorial problems in Kansas
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President Pierce tried to mute the conflicts about slavery by emphasizing __________.
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an aggressive foreign policy
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Northerners of all parties were outraged by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, because it __________.
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was viewed as a plot to extend slavery above the Missouri Compromise line
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Proslavery elements in Kansas manipulated the statutes of the Kansas-Nebraska Act by __________.
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encouraging and arming proslavery residents from Missouri
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Results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included __________.
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a bloody civil conflict between proslavery and antislavery forces in Kansas
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Which statement would most likely have been said by creators of the Republican Party?
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"The extension of slavery must be stopped, for it is the largest issue facing our nation."
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Robert Walker showed integrity when he __________.
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uncovered and revealed electoral corruption in Kansas
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The Panic of 1857 __________.
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favored the Republicans in 1858
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In the 1858 senatorial campaign in Illinois, __________.
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Lincoln gained national recognition
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John Brown hoped that his raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia would __________.
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start a slave rebellion in the state of Virginia
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In the last days of his presidency, James Buchanan was __________.
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ineffective and powerless
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The Republicans became the clear favorite in the presidential election of 1860 when __________.
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the Democratic Party split into sectional factions
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President Lincoln's strategy regarding secession focused on __________.
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keeping states of the upper South in the Union
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What effect did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin have on many northern white people?
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It moved them to active participation in the debate and the end of slavery.
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Which of the following is one of the reasons why Stephen Douglas wanted a transcontinental railroad?
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He stood to profit personally from its completion.
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The election of 1860 revealed that __________.
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Americans voted very strongly along sectional lines
