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Which of the following religious movements arising in the nineteenth century attracted mainly workers and poor people? a. Calvinism b. Deism c. Unitarianism d. Universalism
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God \"had planned the universe, built it, set it in motion, and then left it to its own fate.\" Which of the following emphasized this image of God? a. Calvinism b. Deism c. Universalism d. Unitarianism
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Unitarianism stressed: a. reason and conscience. b. creeds and confessions. c. belief in the Holy Trinity. d. ritualistic practices.
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Francis Asbury: a. founded the American Unitarian Association. b. was the original Methodist \"circuit rider.\" c. was a theology professor at Yale who criticized the emotionalism of the Second Great Awakening. d. taught Universalism as a professor of religion at Harvard.
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The \"Burned-Over District\" was: a. the southern frontier. b. the coastal areas of the Carolinas. c. western New York. d. the Appalachian region.
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The first American college to admit both blacks and women was: a. Duke. b. Oberlin. c. Vassar. d. William and Mary.
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Which Protestant denomination \"stressed the equality of all before God\" and had no authority higher than the congregation? a. Baptist b. Lutheran c. Methodist d. Presbyterian
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Brigham Young: a. was found guilty of murdering Joseph Smith, Jr. b. was shot and killed in 1844 by an anti-Mormon lynch mob. c. led the Mormons to their settlement near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. d. wrote the golden tablets that became the basis for the Mormon faith.
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In the first half of the 1840s, the Mormons lived in: a. Charleston, South Carolina. b. Charlotte, North Carolina. c. Green Bay, Wisconsin. d. Nauvoo, Illinois.
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Romanticism in America: a. was a reaction to the Transcendental excesses of the Enlightenment. b. stressed individualism and emotions over conformity and reason. c. opposed the Quaker doctrine of the inner light. d. was supported by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.
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Romanticism in America: a. was a reaction to the Transcendental excesses of the Enlightenment. b. stressed individualism and emotions over conformity and reason. c. opposed the Quaker doctrine of the inner light. d. was supported by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.
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Transcendentalism: a. stressed intuition over experience. b. was strongest in the South. c. expressed a strong belief in science and reason. d. grew directly out of the Enlightenment.
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The most intense expression of romantic ideals was the Transcendentalist movement of: a. New York. b. Europe. c. Massachusetts. d. Maine.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne: a. used the themes of guilt and evil in many of his stories. b. became a writer on a bet with his wife. c. wrote \"Rip Van Winkle\" and \"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,\"both of which relied extensively on German folk tales. d. began the American literary renaissance with his poem \"Thanatopsis.\"
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Emily Dickinson: a. was the first American poet to gain an international reputation. b. edited several important Transcendentalist publications. c. published just two poems before she died. d. invented the detective story.
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Thoreau described which of the following as \"the greatest democrat the world has seen\"? a. Alexander Campbell b. Herman Melville c. William Gilmore Simms d. Walt Whitman
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Who wrote Moby-Dick? a. James Fenimore Cooper b. Nathaniel Hawthorne c. Washington Irving d. Herman Melville
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The master of Gothic horror in the short story was: a. Washington Irving. b. James Fenimore Cooper. c. Edgar Allan Poe. d. Emily Dickinson.
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By the late 1840s, America had more newspapers than: a. any nation in the world. b. had ever been published in European history. c. had ever been published in China. d. had ever been published in Russia.
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The demand for public education peaked in which decade? a. 1830s b. 1840s c. 1850s d. 1820s
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The literacy rate for Americans in 1840 was: a. lower than anywhere else in the Western world. b. high because every state had modern public school systems. c. ironically, higher for blacks than for whites. d. about 80 percent of the total population.
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Most of the institutions of higher education founded in the 1830s: a. were tax supported. b. were attached to a religious denomination. c. stressed technical education. d. were coeducational.
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The Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention said that: a. institutions for the blind and deaf should be improved. b. excessive drinking destroyed many families. c. slavery should be immediately abolished. d. \"all men and women are created equal.\"
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The American Temperance Union lost many members in 1836 when it: a. The American Temperance Union lost many members in 1836 when it: b. called for abstinence from all alcoholic beverages. c. allowed members to drink beer and wine. d. began to push immigration reform as \"the only sure way to rid America of demon rum.\"
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The Auburn Penitentiary: a. kept sane and insane prisoners in the same cells. b. was designed by Calvin H. Wiley. c. was widely copied as a model for prison reform. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Dorothea Lynde Dix directed her reform efforts at: a. insane asylums. b. public education. c. women's rights. d. slavery.
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The woman who argued that \"woman's sphere\" was the home was: a. Catharine Beecher. b. Harriet Hunt. c. Lucretia Mott. d. Lucy Stone.
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The founder of the Oneida Community was: a. Charles C. Finney. b. Robert Owen. c. John Humphrey Noyes. d. Ann Lee Stanley.
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Members of the Shaker community: a. believed that Jesus Christ had returned to earth in the 1820s. b. practiced free love and polygamy. c. were not permitted to leave after their \"initiation.\" d. followed \"Mother Ann\" Stanley.
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George Ripley: a. wrote The Blithedale Romance. b. founded Brook Farm. c. founded the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. d. invented the steel animal trap produced at the Onedia community.
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Deists: a. were basically the same as atheists. b. included such figures as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. c. emphasized the power of faith over science and reason. d. believed in a stern God who punished sinners.
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Which of the following could be associated with the Second Great Awakening? a. the popularity of camp meetings b. the belief that only a small minority could attain salvation c. the growing appeal of Catholicism d. all of the above statements
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Joseph Smith was: a. the leader of the revival at Yale University. b. the most famous Baptist preacher of the 1830s. c. the founder of Mormonism. d. the author of the first history of American religion.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: a. was a close friend of Henry David Thoreau. b. authored the essay \"Self-Reliance.\" c. was a leading transcendentalist. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Henry David Thoreau: a. enthusiastically supported the Mexican War. b. devoted his life to success in business. c. lived for a period in a cabin on Walden Pond. d. influenced few people outside of New England.
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All of the following were popular magazines in the pre-Civil War period except: a. Harper's Magazine. b. Niles Weekly Register. c. North American Review. d. The New Republic.
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All of the following institutions of higher education were founded between 1800 and 1850 except: a. Harvard University. b. the U.S. Military Academy. c. the U.S. Naval Academy. d. University of Virginia.
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Prison reformers of the early 1800s saw a major objective of the penitentiary as: a. religious conversion. b. rehabilitation. c. corporal punishment. d. providing prisoners an education.
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The Oneida Community became notorious for its practice of: a. complete sexual freedom. b. total socialism. c. interracial marriage. d. compete sexual abstinence.
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Most of the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century: a. received funding from the government. b. saw their ideas quickly become accepted by the public. c. were established inside major cities. d. quickly became failures.
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Which leader is described as \"a president without a party\"? a. William Henry Harrison b. Sam Houston c. James K. Polk d. John Tyler
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William Henry Harrison: a. was the last president elected from the Jacksonian Democratic party. b. developed a close association with Henry Clay during his presidency. c. was elected more on his military record than for his stand on the issues. d. was the first president to be assassinated.
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The Creole incident: a. strained relations between the United States and France. b. involved the British freeing American slaves after they mutinied and escaped. c. involved the seizure and destruction of an American steamboat at Niagara Falls. d. was solved almost singlehandedly by Henry Clay.
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As a result of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty: a. the United States acquired Louisiana from Great Britain. b. the British government agreed to pay reparations for the destruction of the Creole. c. the boundary dispute in Maine was settled. d. the United States gave up all claims to the territory west of the Mississippi River.
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Of the following, the Spanish were most successful at colonizing what is now: a. Arizona. b. New Mexico. c. Texas. d. Oregon.
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Large-scale American emigration to the Oregon country: a. began in earnest in the early 1840s. b. started as a result of rumors of gold discoveries. c. was greatly hampered by hostile Indians. d. was usually along a southern route, through Texas, New Mexico, and California.
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Rancheros: a. usually used Indians as slaves. b. were the small farms that the Mexican government allowed American settlers to own in California. c. was a spicy cheese and potato dish favored by Santa Anna's soldiers. d. was the derogatory name American settlers used to refer to native Mexicans in Texas.
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John A. Sutter: a. was the captain of the Creole. b. intrigued with the British for control of Oregon. c. established the trading post that became Sacramento. d. negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty for the United States.
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By the 1830s, there was so much commercial activity between Mexico and St. Louis that the Mexican silver peso had become: a. inflated. b. the new currency of the South. c. hard to find. d. the primary medium of exchange in Missouri.
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Mexico obtained its independence from: a. France in 1807. b. Spain in 1807. c. Spain in 1821. d. the United States in 1821.
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Most of the American settlers in Texas went there because of: a. furs. b. gold and other mineral deposits. c. cheap cotton lands. d. trading opportunities with the Indians and the Mexicans.
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The Mexican ban on American immigration to Texas: a. was ineffective. b. halted the flood of immigrants to the area. c. went into effect in 1820. d. was necessary because Americans in Texas already numbered almost half the Mexican population there.
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The Battle of the Alamo: a. was the first victory for Texans in their war for independence from Mexico. b. inspired the rest of Texas to fanatical resistance. c. claimed the life of Sam Houston. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Mexican General Santa Anna was captured: a. by the U.S. Army in 1833. b. and executed by rebel Texans at the Alamo. c. but won his freedom by agreeing to independence for Texas. d. at the Battle of Monterrey.
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With the onset of the California gold rush in 1849, Plains Indians, led by the Cheyenne: a. used this as an excuse to attack pioneers out West. b. saw this as an opportunity to gain great wealth for their tribes. c. passively gave up their land claims out West. d. seized the opportunity to supply buffalo meat and skins to the white pioneers.
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The phrase \"fifty-four forty or fight!\" referred to: a. California. b. Florida. c. Oregon. d. Texas.
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The \"spot resolutions\" were introduced in Congress: a. immediately before the Battle of the Alamo. b. immediately after the Battle of the Alamo. c. to oppose the Mexican War. d. to support the annexation of California.
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The Republic of Texas: a. at first shied away from annexation by the United States. b. drafted a constitution emancipating its slaves. c. was recognized by President Andrew Jackson early in his administration. d. developed trade relations with Britain and France.
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According to Henry Clay, annexation of Texas: a. was \"dangerous to the integrity of the Union.\" b. should wait until the people in Texas asked the American government to take control of the area. c. was \"the manifest destiny of the American republic.\" d. should have the support of all members of the new Republican party.
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George Donner: a. was John Tyler's vice-president. b. was a Spanish priest known for his sympathy for the Indians. c. was the expansionist-minded editor of the Sacramento Bee. d. led a party of settlers on the Oregon Trail.
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James K. Polk: a. won the presidential nomination of the Whig party in 1844 for his expansionist stance. b. got his start in politics as a Federalist in Massachusetts. c. argued that annexation of Oregon was \"not called for by any general expression of public opinion.\" d. won the 1844 Democratic presidential nomination as a \"dark horse\" candidate.
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In the presidential election of 1844: a. Martin Van Buren ran against James K. Polk. b. the popular vote was very close. c. both parties supported expansionism in their platforms. d. both parties opposed expansionism in their platforms.
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As president, Polk supported all the following except: a. the reestablishment of the Independent Treasury. b. a reduction in the tariff. c. the immediate abolition of slavery. d. the acquisition of California.
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Future president James Buchanan, head of the Pennsylvania Democrats, declared that Martin Van Buren's stance against annexing Texas would: a. help his presidential aspirations. b. hurt his relationship with his fellow senators. c. secure his nomination as the Whig candidate for president. d. cost him his party's nomination.
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Which of the following supported the Mexican War? a. Abraham Lincoln b. John Quincy Adams c. residents of New England d. residents of the Mississippi Valley
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On March 1, 1845, John Tyler signed the resolution: a. admitting Texas as a state. b. offering to admit Texas as a state. c. rejecting Texas as a state. d. offering to admit Texas as a territory.
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Why was President Polk's grand strategy concerning General Zachary Taylor's men in Mexico flawed? a. Polk believed Taylor could acquire weapons from settlers along the way. b. Polk believed that Taylor's men would win an easy battle and be in Mexico for only a few days. c. Polk insisted on approving all technical aspects of the war's strategy. d. Polk wrongfully assumed that Taylor's men could live off the country and not depend on resupply.
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The American capture of Mexico City was led by: a. John C. Frmont. b. Stephen Kearny. c. Winfield Scott. d. Zachary Taylor.
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All the following statements about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo are true except: a. Mexico gave up all claims to Texas. b. Mexico ceded California to the United States. c. The United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million. d. The treaty was never ratified by the U.S. Senate.
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Which of the following statements about the Mexican War is not true? a. It was America's first successful offensive war. b. The annexations following the war completed what is now the continental United States. c. Over 1,700 Americans died in battle, and over 11,000 died of disease. d. The fighting lasted less than two years.
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As president, John Tyler: a. supported Henry Clay's program of economic nationalism. b. worked closely with the Whigs in Congress. c. vetoed a bill that would create a new national bank. d. brought the United States close to war with Britain.
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Manifest Destiny: a. was a phrase coined by Henry Clay. b. gave God's blessing to American expansion. c. was a belief in world domination. d. was a belief that the West should be shared with the Indians.
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The missions in California: a. preserved the language and culture of local Indians. b. limited their efforts to religious activities. c. were operated by Franciscan friars. d. were built in response to British intrusions into the area.
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The Santa Fe Trail stretched about 1,000 miles from Santa Fe to: a. San Francisco. b. New Orleans. c. Denver. d. St. Louis.
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The most successful promoter of American settlement in Texas was: a. Sam Houston. b. James Bowie. c. Davy Crockett. d. Stephen F. Austin.
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Sam Houston's contribution to Texas independence was his: a. defeat of the Mexican army at San Jacinto. b. leadership of the U.S. soldiers who came to Texas. c. successful defense of the Alamo. d. leadership of the Texas government during the revolt against Mexico.
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Congress voted to annex Texas: a. when Texas promised to end slavery and enter the Union as a free state. b. after Mexico agreed to sell it. c. between Polk's election and his inauguration. d. over the opposition of President Tyler.
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The Mexican War erupted when: a. Mexican and U.S. troops clashed north of the Rio Grande. b. American settlers started a revolt in California. c. the United States recognized Texas as independent. d. Mexico insulted the U.S. ambassador and ordered him to leave the country.
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As a result of his victories in northern Mexico, the Mexican War made a national hero of: a. John C. Frmont. b. Jefferson Davis. c. Zachary Taylor. d. Robert E. Lee.
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The lands acquired as a result of the Mexican War: a. made the United States a transcontinental nation. b. were at least 500,000 square miles in area. c. provoked a debate over slavery's extension. d. are correctly represented by all the above statements.
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All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness except: a. its climate. b. its preponderance of farming. c. its biracial population. d. the large number of immigrants who came to the South after 1760.
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Despite a great diversity of origins in the colonial population, the South: a. drew more immigrants from Ireland than any other country after the Revolution. b. drew more immigrants from Germany than any other country after the Revolution. c. drew fewer immigrants from Ireland than any other country after the Revolution. d. drew few overseas immigrants after the Revolution.
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The plantation mistress: a. usually led a life of idle leisure. b. often criticized the prevailing social order and racist climate. c. generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Cotton production increased between 1815 and 1860: a. despite a diminished demand from French and British markets. b. because of the sustained high prices for cotton. c. partly because of the cultivation of new lands in the Southwest. d. from 1 million to almost 2 million bales per year.
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The focus on cotton and other cash crops has obscured the degree to which: a. the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields. b. the South became totally dependent on the West for its food. c. the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods. d. the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers.
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The Tredegar Iron Works: a. was the most important single manufacturing enterprise in the Old South. b. employed over half of the population of Cartersville, Georgia. c. refused to use black workers. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Manufacturing in the Old South lagged behind that in the North because: a. black labor was incompatible with industry. b. white leaders in the South were more concerned with prestige than with profits. c. the South lacked important natural resources. d. cotton was a more profitable investment.
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The South's \"lazy diseases\" were: a. often caused by dietary deficiencies. b. usually the result of genetic inbreeding. c. usually fatal. d. eliminated by the time of the Civil War.
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What portion of the South's white families owned slaves? a. one tenth b. one fourth c. one half d. two thirds
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\"Free persons of color\": a. were not allowed to own slaves. b. enjoyed legal (if not social) equality with whites. c. were usually very wealthy. d. were often mulattos.
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Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860? a. 30,000 b. 100,000 c. 1 million d. 4 million
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The end of the foreign slave trade: a. made slaves more valuable. b. gave rise to a flourishing domestic trade. c. had the unexpected effect of tempering some of slavery's harsher features. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Nat Turner's slave insurrection: a. resulted in the death of seven whites and at least five blacks. b. was betrayed by Jehu Jones, a free black man. c. was the largest in the country. d. never passed the planning stage.
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The most numerous white southerners were the: a. planters. b. yeoman farmers. c. \"poor whites.\" d. manufacturers.
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\"Gullah\" refers to the: a. slave culture of coastal Georgia and South Carolina. b. labor system used on most large plantations. c. slave \"cabins\" on large plantations. d. slave overseer.
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Why did many people refer to slavery as the \"peculiar institution\"? a. Because they did not understand the complexity of slavery. b. Because it was seen as an embarrassment throughout the nation. c. Because it reminded them of a cruel past. d. Because it so flagrantly violated the principle of individual freedom.
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Slave folklore: a. contained little humor. b. included many stories about superhuman heroes. c. was simple and easily understood by whites. d. included many \"trickster tales.\"
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In Charleston, blacks outnumbered whites, leaving the ruling elite: a. desirous to bring more white immigrants into the city. b. asking the national government for military protection. c. unable to control the countryside. d. almost hysterically determined to quash any slave uprising.
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Celia was: a. the penname of Harriet Jacobs. b. a slave girl executed for killing her abusive master. c. a free black woman who opened the first school for slave children in New Orleans. d. the most effective black abolitionist speaker.
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The \"Old Southwest\": a. included Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. b. attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its promise of cotton production. c. attracted nearly twice as many female as male settlers in the early years. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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The American Colonization Society: a. had the support of both proslavery and antislavery spokespeople. b. was formed in 1841. c. had the support of most black leaders. d. was opposed by Henry Clay, John Marshall, Daniel Webster, and James Madison.
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Sojourner Truth: a. had been born a slave. b. spoke for women's rights and abolition. c. changed her name (from Isabella) after a mystical conversation with God. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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The Grimk sisters: a. were freed slaves who became effective speakers for the American Anti-Slavery Society. b. argued in several popular books that slavery was beneficial to both races. c. worked for women's rights as well as abolition. d. were antislavery propagandists who hid their gender by using male pseudonyms.
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William Lloyd Garrison: a. supported the use of physical violence. b. was accused by slaveholders of stirring up the unrest that led to Nat Turner's insurrection. c. opposed immediate emancipation. d. was the most prominent southern abolitionist.
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The only area in which the Anti-Slavery Society supported women's rights was: a. universal suffrage. b. equality in their own organization. c. property ownership. d. prison reform.
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The American Anti-Slavery Society split over the issue of: a. women's rights. b. colonization. c. financial compensation for slave owners. d. biblical interpretation.
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The debate over slavery: a. moved Methodists and Baptists to take an antislavery position. b. moved Methodists and Baptists to take a proslavery position. c. split Methodists and Baptists into northern and southern denominations. d. was generally ignored by Methodists and Baptists until the Civil War.
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Who said, \"I stole this head, these limbs, this body from my master and ran off with them\"? a. Frederick Douglass b. William Lloyd Garrison c. Sarah Grimk d. Sojourner Truth
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On what basis did John Quincy Adams, the \"Old Man Eloquent,\" protest the \"gag rule\" concerning abolition petitions? a. It went against common sense. b. It was clearly a bias against the North. c. It was enforced illegally. d. It violated the First Amendment.
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George Fitzhugh's major proslavery argument was that: a. slavery was justified in the Bible. b. southern slavery was better for workers than the \"wage slavery\" of northern industry. c. blacks were the product of a separate creation. d. blacks and whites could not live together without risk of race war except for slavery.
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All of the following were important staple crops in the Old South except: a. sugar. b. hemp c. coffee. d. tobacco.
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Planters in the Old South: a. owned twenty or more slaves. b. usually worked alongside their slaves. c. comprised about half of the adult white male population. d. were generally despised by small white farmers.
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Most yeoman farmers in the Old South: a. owned slaves. b. supported the Whigs. c. hired overseers. d. supported slavery.
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Dueling in the South: a. reflected the value white men placed on courage and honor. b. was outlawed after Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in 1804. c. was limited to men of the lower classes. d. showed the indifference of southerners to good manners.
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Slave women: a. might be rewarded by their masters for having children. b. were often sexually abused by white men. c. often worked in the fields. d. are correctly represented by all the above statements.
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Slave rebellions in the South: a. occurred frequently. b. were sometimes betrayed before they started. c. were sometimes joined by poor whites. d. had about even odds of success.
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In the African trickster tales related by slaves: a. people find happiness while living in bondage. b. evil oppressors end up in Hell. c. weak animals often outwit stronger ones. d. All of the above statements are true.
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The efforts of the American Colonization Society resulted in the creation of the African nation of: a. Ethiopia. b. Nigeria. c. Liberia. d. Kenya.
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After his escape from slavery, Frederick Douglass: a. became a leader in the American Colonization Society. b. wrote a famous account of his life as a slave. c. founded the Underground Railroad. d. All of the above statements are true.
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Southerners used all of the following to justify slavery except: a. claims of black racial inferiority. b. biblical support of slavery. c. fear of a race war if slavery were abolished. d. Thomas Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence.
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The Wilmot Proviso sought to: a. assure protection of slavery in Texas. b. forbid slavery in any of the lands acquired through the Mexican War. c. keep slavery out of all territories of the United States. d. apply the principle of popular sovereignty to all future territories of the United States.
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Popular sovereignty: a. was endorsed by the Whig party. b. was first proposed by President Polk. c. would let Congress decide the issue of slavery on a state-by-state basis. d. would allow the people of each territory to decide the issue of slavery.
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Which of the following would have been least likely to join the Free Soil party? a. Massachusetts Whigs b. members of the Liberty party c. John C. Calhoun d. Van Buren Democrats
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In the presidential election of 1848: a. the new Free Soil party carried most of the southern states. b. Zachary Taylor was the Democratic candidate. c. Lewis Cass came in second place. d. California cast its first electoral votes for Martin Van Buren.
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President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he: a. was antislavery, and California had voted on a free-state constitution. b. was proslavery, and California had voted on a slave-state constitution. c. wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories. d. was afraid Mexico would make new claims on the area since gold had been discovered there.
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During the debate over the Compromise of 1850, one senator made a conciliatory speech (\"I wish to speak today, not as a Massachusetts man, not as a Northern man, but as an American. . . . I speak today for the preservation of the Union.\") that was scorned by abolitionist leaders. That senator was: a. Henry Clay. b. Henry S. Foote. c. William H. Seward. d. Daniel Webster.
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President Taylor's death: a. strengthened the chance for compromise in 1850. b. put proslavery Franklin Pierce in the White House. c. put antislavery William H. Seward in the White House. d. was caused by a heart attack he suffered on the Senate floor while speaking for the Compromise of 1850.
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The Compromise of 1850: a. admitted Utah as a slave state. b. admitted Utah as a free state. c. outlawed slavery north of the line 36 30, in the western territories. d. abolished the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
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The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850: a. was part of the Missouri Compromise. b. denied a jury trial for alleged fugitives. c. was often opposed in the South. d. brought about the recapture of some 2500 escaped slaves.
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Not only did John C. Calhoun make no apologies for owning slaves, he insisted: a. that slave owners had an unassailable right to take their slaves into any territory acquired by the United States. b. that all states make slavery legal. c. that Congress could regulate who could own slaves. d. that slave owners restrict their criticism of the North.
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A
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The winner of the presidential election of 1852 was: a. Millard Fillmore. b. Franklin Pierce. c. Winfield Scott. d. Martin Van Buren.
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B
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The Ostend Manifesto was: a. an agreement by the United States, Britain, and France to use their joint force to gain independence for Cuba. b. an attempt to gain Cuba as a colony for freed American slaves. c. a diplomatic dispatch that suggested the United States might consider using force to take Cuba if Spain refused to sell it. d. an insult to the United States by Spain that became the basis for raids to take over Cuba.
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C
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The Free Soil party stance on slavery: a. was endorsed by John C. Calhoun. b. attracted Abraham Lincoln into their ranks. c. led to the political downfall of Henry Clay. d. infuriated John C. Calhoun.
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D
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The Gadsden Purchase of 1853: a. was primarily for the purpose of a transcontinental railroad. b. was in the Northwest. c. was opposed by Jefferson Davis and other Southerners. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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A
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Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for: a. abolitionists. b. immigrant groups in America. c. the concept of popular sovereignty. d. Southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans.
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C
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Stephen Douglas was more successful than Clay in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed because: a. he dropped the question of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. b. he could depend on a sympathy vote from supporters of deceased President Taylor. c. his support for popular sovereignty allowed many abolitionist senators to vote with him. d. he split the issues into separate bills.
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D
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Charles Sumner: a. was a senator from South Carolina. b. made a slanderous proslavery speech on the Senate floor. c. was attacked and beaten by the nephew of a man he insulted. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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C
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In the election of 1856: a. Republicans nominated their first presidential candidate. b. James Buchanan was the Republican presidential candidate. c. Stephen Douglas was the Democratic presidential candidate. d. John C. Fremont swept the Deep South states.
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A
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In its decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court: a. ruled that slaves who were taken to free states would be considered free. b. ruled that slaves who were taken to free territories would be considered free. c. upheld the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise. d. noted that blacks did not have federal citizenship and therefore could not bring suit in federal courts.
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D
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President Buchanan: a. supported the Lecompton Constitution because he opposed the spread of slavery. b. opposed the Lecompton Constitution because he favored the spread of slavery. c. opposed the Lecompton Constitution because he was politically dependent on northern congressmen. d. supported the Lecompton Constitution because he was dependent on southern congressmen.
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D
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By replacing the Missouri Compromise boundary with the concept of popular sovereignty, Stephen A. Douglas: a. settled the issue of slavery once and for all. b. fanned the flames of sectional discord and forced moderate political leaders to align with the extremes. c. fanned the flames of nationalism and brought the country together again on the issue of slavery. d. helped open up the rest of the West for exploration.
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B
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The Freeport Doctrine might be defined as the concept that: a. slavery could not be prohibited in a territory until that territory became a state. b. slavery was immoral and ought to be abolished in all territories of the United States. c. even if slavery were permitted in a territory, the people could effectively end it by refusing to pass laws to sustain it. d. if blacks were freed from slavery, they must be given full legal and social equality.
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C
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All of the following events took place during President James Buchanan's first six months in office, causing his undoing, except: a. the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case. b. the resignation of his vice-president. c. new troubles in Kansas. d. financial panic that sparked widespread economic depression.
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B
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John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry resulted in: a. his execution for treason and inciting insurrection. b. panic in the North. c. a slave uprising in Virginia. d. some important mending of differences between North and South as each section saw the consequences of extremist actions.
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A
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At the 1860 Democratic convention in Charleston, South Carolina: a. northern delegates walked out when a proslavery plank was passed. b. southern delegates walked out when a proslavery plank was defeated. c. delegates nominated Lewis Cass for the presidency. d. delegates nominated James Buchanan for reelection to the presidency.
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B
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In the presidential election of 1860: a. Abraham Lincoln was the Republican candidate. b. Abraham Lincoln received more southern votes than either of the two Democratic candidates. c. John C. Breckinridge was the only candidate with solid support in both North and South. d. Stephen Douglas ran on a platform that said slavery was \"an evil, not to be extended.\"
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A
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The candidate of the Constitutional Union party in the election of 1860 was: a. John Bell. b. Stephen A. Douglas. c. William H. Seward. d. Alexander H. Stephens.
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A
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The first of the southern states to secede from the Union was: a. Alabama. b. Georgia. c. Mississippi. d. South Carolina.
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D
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On February 7, 1861, the Confederate States of America elected which of the following as vice-president? a. Jefferson Davis b. Judah Benjamin c. Alexander Stephens d. Stephen Mallory
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C
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The Crittenden Compromise proposed to: a. outlaw slavery in the United States after 1865. b. guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed. c. guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery. d. give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three fifths of a person.
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B
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John C. Calhoun believed that the Wilmot Proviso: a. would help keep the Union together. b. protected the interests of slaveholders. c. violated property rights guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment. d. All of the above statements are true.
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C
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Which of the following is not true of Zachary Taylor? a. He owned more than one hundred slaves. b. He was a Mexican War hero. c. He was a southerner who supported the Union. d. The Conscience Whigs were his strongest supporters.
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D
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The originator of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was: a. Stephen Douglas. b. Henry Clay. c. Franklin Pierce. d. Sam Houston.
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A
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act: a. guaranteed that Kansas would be a slave state. b. strengthened the Whigs and the Democrats. c. repealed the Missouri Compromise. d. protected Indian lands in the territories.
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C
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John Brown: a. violently opposed the pro-slavery men in Kansas. b. carried out the \"sack of Lawrence\" by leading an armed mob into the town. c. was elected the free-state \"governor\" of Kansas. d. believed that Christian love would peacefully end the slavery controversy.
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A
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Dred Scott sued for his freedom because: a. he had married a free woman. b. his master had abused him. c. he argued that slavery was unconstitutional. d. he had lived in areas where slavery was forbidden.
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D
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The chief justice who spoke for the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision was: a. John Marshall. b. Roger B. Taney. c. William Seward. d. Salmon P. Chase.
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B
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On the issue of slavery, Abraham Lincoln: a. demanded its immediate abolition wherever it existed. b. opposed its extension into the territories. c. tried to keep silent for political reasons. d. believed it necessary due to his strong racial prejudice.
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B
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John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because: a. it had a large slave population. b. it was the site of a federal arsenal. c. it was an important railroad center. d. many abolitionists lived in the area.
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B
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The Republican party platform supported all of the following in 1860 except: a. a transcontinental railroad. b. a higher protective tariff. c. no further extension of slavery. d. John Brown's Raid.
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D
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The presidential candidate who bravely campaigned through both the North and the South in 1860 was: a. Stephen Douglas. b. Abraham Lincoln. c. John Bell. d. John Breckinridge.
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A
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In his inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln emphasized: a. the moral wrongness of slavery. b. the perpetual nature of the Union. c. the loyalty of Southerners as demonstrated in the War of 1812. d. economic development.
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B
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The Civil War began when: a. Union forces at Fort Sumter fired on nearby Confederate positions b. Confederate forces at Fort Sumter fired on nearby Union positions c. Union forces fired on Confederate troops stationed in Fort Sumter d. Confederate forces fired on Union troops stationed in Fort Sumter
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D
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To keep Maryland in the Union, Lincoln: a. canceled state elections. b. suspended the writ of habeas corpus. c. threatened to blockade the state. d. did all the above.
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B
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All the following slave states remained in the Union except: a. Delaware. b. Kentucky. c. Missouri. d. Virginia.
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D
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At the beginning of the Civil War, the North: a. generated less farm production than the South. b. had about the same extent of railroad development as the South. c. produced almost 60 percent of the nations manufactures d. had an edge of about four to one in potential manpower.
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D
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As the Civil War began, which major geographic advantage did the South have? a. It had more escape routes using its river system. b. It had more mountainous area to hide in. c. It had less large game to contend with. d. It could fight a defensive war on its own territory.
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D
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The first real battle of the war: a. was fought near Washington, D.C. b. was the Battle of Harpers Ferry. c. was a victory for the Union forces. d. resulted in the death of Gen. Albert S. Johnston.
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A
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Robert Anderson: a. surrendered at Fort Sumter. b. was Lincoln's secretary of the Treasury. c. was a Union soldier executed for spying on the United States. d. organized the first Union regiment to include both black and white soldiers
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A
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After the fall of Fort Sumter, partisans on both sides hoped the war: a. would be a contest of bravery. b. would bring new immigrants to the United States as workers. c. would last a long time, thus helping the United States get out of its economic depression. d. might end with one sudden bold stroke, the capture of Washington or the fall of Richmond.
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D
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Which one of the following was a Confederate general? a. Ambrose E. Burnside b. Joseph E. Hooker c. Joseph E. Johnston d. George G. Meade
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C
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Naval actions: a. were probably more important than land battles in late 1861 and early 1862. b. included a fight between two ironclads, the Confederate Monitor and the Union Merrimack c. included a fight between two ironclads, the Confederate Merrimack and the Union Virginia d. were not important in the war until 1863.
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A
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Fort Donelson: a. was the site of the most important battle in the eastern theater before 1864 b. was an important Union fortification on the Great Lakes. c. fell to Robert E. Lee in 1863. d. fell to Ulysses S. Grant in 1862.
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D
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The Battle of Shiloh: a. was a story of missed opportunities. b. appeared at first to be a Union victory until southern reinforcements arrived. c. led to the appointment of Robert E. Lee as Gen. Joseph E.Hookers replacement. d. allowed the Confederates to regain control of the Tennessee River.
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A
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The Anaconda strategy: a. was General P. G. T. Beauregard's strategy for southern victory. b. was General U. S. Grants strategy for northern victory. c. assumed a quick end to the war. d. included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast.
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D
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Who commanded the Confederate troops at Antietam? a. Stonewall Jackson b. Albert S. Johnston c. Robert E. Lee d. J. E. B. Stuart
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C
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Which of the following statements best describes the Civil War at the end of 1862? a. Union troops had a definite edge in the East. b. Confederate troops had a definite edge in the West. c. After the decisive victories at Fredericksburg and Antietam,Union officers anticipated a quick end to the war. d. The war in the East was a virtual deadlock.
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D
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Lincoln justified his Emancipation Proclamation on the basis of: a. military necessity. b. religion. c. racial superiority. d. John Locke's contract theory of government.
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A
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In the Battle of Seven Pines, what saved the Union Army from a potential disastrous defeat? a. Lees miscalculation of troop strength b. Johnston's overeagerness to attack early c. A poor supply line leaving the Confederate Army short on supplies d. Union reinforcements
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D
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Which one of the following battles was a Union victory? a. Chancellorsville b. Fredericksburg c. Gettysburg d. Second Manassas
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C
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The number of blacks in the Union army: a. was small, because a federal law prohibited free Negroes from carrying firearms. b. was reduced after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. c. was roughly 200,000, about 10 percent of the Union army's total manpower. d. fell after 1862.
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C
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Which of the following was not a significant source of money to finance the Union war effort? a. the sale of public lands b. the sale of bonds c. increased tariffs and taxes d. new issues of paper money
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A
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Which battle was the bloodiest day in American history? a. Bull Run b. Shiloh c. Second Bull Run d. Antietam
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D
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Most of the Confederacy's diplomatic efforts were aimed at: a. Britain. b. Egypt and India. c. South America. d. Spain.
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A
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Robert Smalls: a. warned Lincoln not to issue the Emancipation Proclamation until after a Union victory b. was a Union general who freed slaves in upper South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida without proper authority. c. was a New York congressman who helped Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation. d. was a slave who escaped with his family on a Confederate gunboat.
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D
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In the election of 1864: a. Andrew Johnson was the presidential candidate of the National Union party. b. Democrats called for an immediate end to the war. c. Republicans called for an armistice. d. Radical Republicans supported Abraham Lincoln.
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B
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Alexander Stephens: a. was the Confederacy's secretary of the Treasury. b. was the vice-president of the Confederacy. c. was the highest-ranking U.S. military official to resign his commission and join the Confederacy. d. led the Confederate defense of New Orleans.
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B
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One impact the Civil War had on the South was that it: a. destroyed Southern honor forever. b. helped bring about racial harmony for generations to come. c. destroyed the ecology. d. opened the door for the women's rights movement to succeed.
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C
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More than any other general, William T. Sherman recognized: a. the connection between the South's economy, its morale, and its ability to wage war b. the greatness of the Confederate Army. c. the South would never unconditionally surrender. d. the need to march through Georgia with respect for the Confederacy
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A
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Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas: a. was hampered by the dogged persistence of Gen. Robert E. Lee. b. was planned to divert attention from General McClellan's movements to the north. c. proved to be the Unions biggest strategic error. d. resulted in the destruction of many southern towns and cities.
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D
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At Appomattox: a. Jefferson Davis surrendered. b. all the remaining Confederate forces surrendered. c. Robert E. Lee was captured after one of the bloodiest battles of the war. d. General Grant allowed southern soldiers to keep their own horses and sidearms.
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D
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The Confederate assault on Fort Sumter was triggered by: a. the federal governments attempt to collect tariffs in Charleston, South Carolina. b. Lincoln's decision to resupply its garrison. c. Lincoln's threatening words in his inaugural speech. d. a Confederate generals desire to make history.
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B
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At the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas): a. Union troops conducted an orderly retreat back to Washington, D.C. b. Confederate forces were commanded by Robert E. Lee. c. General Jackson earned the nickname Stonewall. d. Union forces almost captured the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
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C
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In the Trent incident of late 1861: a. a British ship sank an American merchant vessel. b. a British vessel tried to break the Union blockade. c. a Confederate raider sought refuge in London. d. a Union ship removed two Confederate agents from a British vessel.
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D
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In Kansas during the war, William Quantrill: a. carried out a deadly raid on Lawrence. b. led the pro-Union Jayhawkers. c. commanded the regular Confederate forces. d. defended settlers against marauding Indians.
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A
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During the Peninsular campaign: a. Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia. b. Union forces threatened the Confederate capital. c. George McClellan commanded the Union army. d. All of the above statements are true.
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D
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The Battle of Antietam: a. took place in Pennsylvania. b. was a decisive Confederate victory. c. saw McClellan make use of Lees captured battle plans. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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C
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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment: a. was commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. b. was an all-black Union regiment. c. suffered terrible losses when it attacked Fort Wagner. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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D
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Lincoln's Democratic opponent in the 1864 election was: a. Clement Vallandigham. b. William Seward. c. George McClellan. d. Stephen Douglas.
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C
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Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton gained Civil War fame as: a. nurses. b. spies. c. soldiers. d. plantation managers.
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A
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At the Battle of Chancellorsville: a. the Union gained control of the Mississippi River. b. Fighting Joe Hooker proved his military genius. c. Stonewall Jackson was killed. d. Union forces frontally assaulted entrenched Confederates.
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C
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The death toll in the Civil War was roughly: a. 1,000,000. b. 140,000. c. 375,000. d. 620,000.
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D
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Slavery was abolished throughout the Union: a. by the Thirteenth Amendment. b. by the Fourteenth Amendment. c. in 1863. d. in 1874.
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A
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At the end of the Civil War, the newly freed slaves were given: a. small plots of land confiscated from southern planters. b. forty acres and a mule. c. medical and legal assistance from the Bureau of Refugees,Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands d. five dollars for every year they had served in bondage
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C
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During the Civil War, Congress passed: a. a number of laws designed to ease the transition of the southern states from the Confederacy back into the Union. b. the Morrill Tariff, which halved the average level of import duties. c. the Homestead Act of 1862, which gave 160 acres to settlers who lived on the land for five years. d. the Pullen Agriculture Act, which set standards governing tenancy on small farms.
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C
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Under Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction: a. loyal governments appeared in five states, but Congress refused to recognize them. b. loyal governments were recognized by Congress in three southern states. c. 10 percent of elected officials in a state had to be black. d. 10 percent of the 1860 voters had to take an oath of allegiance to the Union.
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D
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The Wade-Davis Bill: a. would have admitted representatives from Tennessee,Arkansas, and Louisiana to Congress in 1864. b. was more stringent than Lincoln's plan for readmitting the southern states. c. would have granted congressional authority to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. d. included the controversial 10 percent plan.
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B
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated: a. just three months after the Civil War was over. b. by a crazed actor who thought Lincoln would be too lenient toward the South. c. by John Wilkes Booth. d. All the above are true.
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C
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Who dreaded the change upon hearing of President Lincoln's death and the rise of Andrew Johnson as president? a. William T. Sherman b. Robert E. Lee c. Ulysses S. Grant d. Benjamin Wade
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C
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Henry Wirz was executed after the Civil War because he had: a. helped John Wilkes Booth plan Lincoln's assassination. b. helped John Wilkes Booth escape from Fords Theater. c. led a company of soldiers on a raid of Washington, D.C.,in which several women and children were killed. d. commanded the Confederate prison at Andersonville,Georgia, where many Union prisoners had died.
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D
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The states that had seceded were simply out of their proper practical relation with the Union, and the nations goal following the war was to return them to their proper practical relation.This statement was made by: a. Andrew Johnson. b. Abraham Lincoln. c. Thaddeus Stevens. d. Benjamin Wade
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B
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Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction: a. was closer to the Wade-Davis Bill than to Lincoln's plan. b. excluded from pardon all Southerners who did not own land. c. required the southern states to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment. d. required Negro suffrage in the South.
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C
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Black Codes were designed by: a. Johnson and his cabinet to ensure the political rights of blacks. b. southern legislatures to set blacks aside as a caste separate from whites and subject to special restraints. c. Republicans in Congress to ensure the economic rights of blacks. d. the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups as a plan of intimidation of the recently freed slaves.
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B
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When discussing what to do with the former Confederate States,President Johnson: a. preferred the term reconstruction rather than restoration. b. preferred the term restoration rather than reconstruction. c. never made his opinion known to Congress. d. preferred to let Congress decide their fate.
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B
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Radical Republicans: a. included Alexander H. Stephens and James G. Blaine. b. were, for the most part, motivated by hopes of personal economic gain. c. would have supported Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction had Lincoln lived. d. gained strength in 1866.
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D
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The Civil Rights Act of 1866: a. had the support of President Johnson, who had urged Congress to pass such a measure. b. gave to adult black males the right to vote in local and state but not national elections. c. was passed over Johnson's veto. d. was unconstitutional, according to most Radical Republicans.
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C
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The Fourteenth Amendment: a. guaranteed the right of former slaves to vote. b. forbade states to subject any person to cruel and unusual punishment. c. forbade states to deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. d. was vetoed by President Johnson.
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C
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In 1866: a. President Johnson was reelected by an extremely small margin. b. President Johnson was reelected president by a large margin. c. Republicans won a majority of seats in each house of Congress, thus assuring that the congressional plan of Reconstruction would pass over Johnson's vetoes. d. Democrats still held a slight majority in Congress, but many Democrats were hesitant to support Johnson further.
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C
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Which of the following best describes the role of blacks in southern politics during Reconstruction? a. About 600 blacks served in the state legislatures. b. Two black governors were elected. c. In most areas, black voters overwhelmed white voters for several years. d. Just two blacks were elected to Congress.
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A
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The House of Representatives found grounds to begin impeachment proceedings against President Johnson when he: a. kept vetoing the legislation of congressional Reconstruction. b. refused to appoint military commanders to head the five districts set up by Congress in the Military Reconstruction Act. c. violated the Tenure of Office Act. d. pardoned thousands of former Confederates.
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C
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Of the eleven articles of impeachment, eight focused on the charge: a. of corruption. b. that Johnson had unlawfully removed Edwin Stanton from office. c. of sexual misconduct. d. of tax evasion.
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B
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The Military Reconstruction Act: a. said that no legal state government or adequate protection for life and property now exists in the rebel States. b. required southern states to accept black suffrage. c. required southern states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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D
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The Union League: a. was prosecuted under the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and forced to disband. b. established informal white militias to keep blacks from voting. c. was responsible for more violence than the Ku Klux Klan against blacks in Mississippi. d. was a Republican group that, among other things, helped prepare former slaves to exercise their new right to vote.
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D
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Andrew Johnson was from the state of: a. Florida. b. Massachusetts. c. New York. d. Tennessee.
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D
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Ulysses S. Grant: a. was elected president in 1868 despite the heavy black Democratic vote. b. brought confidence and honesty to a national government torn by Reconstruction. c. brought little political experience and judgment to the presidency. d. pushed for civil service reform throughout his presidency.
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C
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By the time President Grant took office, southern resistance to the reconstruction efforts had: a. dissipated. b. led to a withdrawal of federal financial support. c. turned violent. d. taken on a peaceful approach.
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C
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Why didn't President Grant seek a third term in 1876? a. He was restricted by the Constitution to two terms. b. His wife did not want him to run again. c. He felt he was too old. d. By 1875, he acknowledged the growing opposition to his renomination.
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D
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The Mulligan letters: a. revealed the extent of corruption of the Whiskey Ring in St. Louis. b. linked Republican James G. Blaine to shady railroad deals. c. cost Horace Greeley the 1872 Republican presidential nomination. d. revealed cases of vote fraud in three states in the election of 1876.
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B
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In the election of 1876: a. Democrats and Republicans both favored stricter federal control of the South. b. there were major contested vote counts in three western states. c. Rutherford B. Hayes was the Republican candidate. d. James G. Blaine was the Republican candidate.
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C
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The Resumption Act, passed by Congress in 1875: a. finally reversed the postwar inflation that had stifled economic growth for almost a decade. b. called for the resumption of the policy of withdrawing greenbacks from circulation. c. allowed for the redemption of greenbacks in gold. d. had the support of the National Greenback party.
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C
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The plan by Jay Gould and Jim Fisk to corner the gold market: a. led to the censure of several southern congressmen. b. led to the impeachment of Grants secretary of war. c. ended on Black Friday when President Grant ordered the selling of a large quantity of gold. d. led to the Panic of 1873.
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C
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The Electoral Commission, set up by Congress in January 1877: a. was designed to assure a free ballot and a fair count in future presidential elections. b. consisted of fifteen members, five each from the House,the Senate, and the Supreme Court. c. found some instances of fraud in the 1876 election but decided that the election should stand. d. gave the electoral votes of Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina to the Democrats.
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B
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After the war, rumors swept the South that ex-slaves would receive: a. free public educations. b. positions in all levels of government. c. an official apology from the U.S. government for centuries of oppression. d. forty acres and a mule.
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D
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Which of the following stood for sweeping change in the South and full equality for the freedmen? a. Abraham Lincoln b. the Radical Republicans c. the War Democrats d. all of the above
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B
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Andrew Johnson: a. came from an aristocratic Tennessee family. b. believed in black equality and justice for the freedmen. c. was well-educated and well-mannered. d. favored the interests of small farmers over those of large planters.
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D
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When, in late 1865, the former Confederate States sent a number of ex-Confederates to Congress, the Unionists in Congress: a. denied them their seats. b. shunned them socially. c. gave them only minor committee assignments. d. sincerely welcomed them.
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A
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The Tenure of Office Act: a. divided the South into five military districts. b. banned Andrew Johnson from seeking reelection. c. aimed to keep Radical sympathizer Edwin Stanton in the cabinet. d. was vetoed and killed by President Johnson.
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C
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During Radical Reconstruction: a. three states elected black governors. b. blacks equally supported Democrats and Republicans. c. white southerners welcomed black political participation. d. Mississippi elected two black U.S. Senators.
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D
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Many of the so-called carpetbaggers were: a. poor white southerners. b. Union veterans. c. newly enfranchised blacks. d. southerners who had opposed secession.
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B
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Soft-money advocates argued that government war bonds should be: a. paid off in gold. b. paid off in silver. c. paid off in greenbacks. d. cancelled.
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C
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The Ku Klux Klan: a. terrorized black and white Republicans. b. had strength in both northern and southern states. c. was tolerated by President Grant due to his own racist feelings. d. is correctly represented by all the above statements.
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A
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The Compromise of 1877: a. meant that Reconstruction would continue. b. repealed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. c. allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president. d. allowed Ulysses S. Grant a third term as president.
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C
