Question 1

James Buchanan

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A)   opposed the admission of Kansas as a slave state.
B)   refused to enforce the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision.
C)   weakly opposed the Dred Scott decision.
D)   pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The Kansas-Nebraska Act helped create the Republican Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1836,the Battle of San Jacinto

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A)   resulted in victory for forces led by Stephen Austin.
B)   led to independence for Texas.
C)   saw Sam Houston briefly taken prisoner.
D)   was a victory for General Santa Anna.
E)   saw British troops fight alongside Mexican troops.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

In the election of 1860,

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

Question 5

Why were the Democratic presidents of the 1850s so ineffectual?

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Question 6

Describe the characteristics one would expect of a party of migrants on the western overland trail.What would a typical journey be like?

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Question 7

Why was the United States able to add so much new territory to its control in the 1840s?

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Question 8

As a result of the gold rush,by 1850,

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A)   Californian Indians saw their social conditions improve.
B)   California's population had become even more diverse.
C)   California had a population larger than any state in the Union.
D)   California became virulently antislavery.
E)   California had a large surplus of labor.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong,but he was not an abolitionist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As president,James K.Polk

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A)   refused the Texas claim to territory that included much of modern New Mexico.
B)   sought war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute.
C)   convinced the British government to divide Oregon at the 54°40ʹ parallel.
D)   None of these answers is correct.
E)   won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

In 1836,Texas did not immediately join the United States,in part because

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A)   the American leadership in Texas delayed in applying for statehood.
B)   President Andrew Jackson thought it would add to sectional tensions.
C)   Congress feared that giving statehood to Texas might lead to war with Mexico.
D)   settlers in Texas overwhelmingly objected to becoming part of the United States.
E)   England had forged its own political ties to Texas.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

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A)   upset southerners as much as northerners, but was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise.
B)   intensified the debate over slavery.
C)   was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise.
D)   None of these answers is correct.
E)   upset southerners as much as northerners.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The Compromise of 1850 abolished slavery in the District of Columbia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the California gold rush,

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A)   few of the participants ended up staying in California.
B)   a majority of the participants found some quantities of gold.
C)   upwards of ninety-five percent of the "Forty-niners" were men.
D)   most of the participants were seasoned miners.
E)   Chinese immigrants who arrived were unable to find work.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

When it came to the issue of the extension of slavery,President James K.Polk favored

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A)   an extension of the Missouri Compromise.
B)   abolitionism.
C)   popular sovereignty.
D)   the Wilmot Proviso.
E)   Free Soil.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

In 1844,President James K.Polk supported the acquisition of

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A)   Cuba.
B)   Texas.
C)   Oregon and Texas.
D)   Cuba and Texas.
E)   Oregon.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

When Mexico refused a U.S.offer to purchase the disputed territories,Polk ordered Taylor's army in Texas to enter Mexican territory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What were the major consequences of the Mexican War?

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Question 19

On the trails westward,almost everyone,male and female,walked most of the time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Could the Civil War have been avoided?

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