Question 1

The presidential election of 1844

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A)  was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.
B)  was a contest between two solidly pro-expansionists.
C)  was won by a Democrat.
D)  saw a Northerner win the presidency.
E)  was primarily a referendum on the leadership of John Tyler.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

The victor in 1844 presidential race was the previously unheralded ______________.

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Question 3

In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates,

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A)  Lincoln called for a full and immediate abolition of slavery.
B)  Lincoln made his case so strongly that he was elected to the Senate.
C)  the two men agreed that a civil war over slavery was inevitable.
D)  Douglas asserted that slavery was legal but not immoral.
E)  Lincoln argued slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The election of 1856 saw

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A)  no significant third party in the field.
B)  the Whig Party make a strong comeback.
C)  the Democrats elect a young and forceful pro-slavery leader.
D)  former president Millard Fillmore in the running.
E)  the Republicans run against the idea of internal improvements.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

As a result of the gold rush, by 1850, California

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A)  Indians saw their social conditions improve.
B)  had a large surplus of labor.
C)  had a very diverse population.
D)  had a population larger than any state in the Union.
E)  became virulently anti-slavery.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The Wilmot Proviso

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A)  banned all slavery west of the Mississippi River.
B)  passed in the House and was signed into law.
C)  overturned the Missouri Compromise.
D)  was an appropriation to pay for peace with Mexico.
E)  prohibited slavery in any land acquired from Mexico.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 7

During the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates, it became clear that

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A)  Lincoln believed slavery was morally wrong.
B)  Lincoln was an abolitionist.
C)  Lincoln did not believe racial equality was feasible at the time.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The Mexican War resulted from

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A)  the United States provoking Mexico to fight.
B)  Mexico provoking the United States to fight.
C)  Texas citizens attacking Mexican forces.
D)  Mexican forces attacking Americans in California.
E)  Texas citizens staging an attack by Mexican forces.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 9

__________________ stated that Southerners should stop apologizing for slavery and defend it as "a good-a positive good."
C.Calhoun

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Question 10

Abraham Lincoln gained national recognition from his 1858 debates with _______________.

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Question 11

The Ostend Manifesto angered many antislavery Northerners.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

President Polk was willing to go to war over Oregon rather than accept a divide at the 49th parallel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1836, the Battle of San Jacinto

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A)  was a victory for General Santa Anna.
B)  saw British troops fight alongside Mexican troops.
C)  resulted in victory for forces led by Stephen Austin.
D)  led to independence for Texas.
E)  saw Sam Houston briefly taken prisoner.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 14

In the end, Kansas voters rejected the Lecompton constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the slave issue affect the United States' westward expansion?

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Question 16

The ideology of Free-Soil included

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A)  opposition to the expansion of slavery.
B)  a call to end slavery in the United States as soon as possible.
C)  the use of military force to suppress slavery.
D)  the argument that slavery was tremendously harmful to American blacks.
E)  an argument for black male suffrage.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

In the 1850s, the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad as

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A)  it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor.
B)  non-slave-owning Northerners and slave-owning Southerners could not agree on a route.
C)  British banks refused to help fund the project as long as slavery existed in the United States.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 18

The Wilmot Proviso passed Congress but was vetoed by President Polk.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the election of 1860,

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A)  Abraham Lincoln was elected with much less than half of the popular vote.
B)  the Republican political platform called for an end to slavery.
C)  Abraham Lincoln's relative obscurity proved to be a drawback.
D)  Stephen Douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote.
E)  isenchanted Northern Democrats nominated John Bell for president.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Most travelers going west found the experience both exhilarating and solitary.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Abraham Lincoln gained national recognition from his 1858 debates with _______________.

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