Question 1

The Kansas-Nebraska Act helped create the Republican Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 3

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) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico in 1846?

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Question 5

The Dred Scott decision endorsed the Missouri Compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

California's population was very homogeneous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 1840s,critics of territorial expansion by the United States

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A)  enjoyed considerable political support.
B)  found their greatest support in the "penny press."
C)  warned it would increase the controversy over slavery.
D)  warned that further expansion would cause rifts with Indian tribes.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

As president,James K.Polk

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A)  declared war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute.
B)  won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.
C)  convinced the British government to divide the Oregon territory at the 49th parallel.
D)  declared war with Britain to resolve the Oregon dispute,and won congressional approval for the annexation of Texas.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 9

In the mid-1840s,the Oregon country in the Pacific Northwest

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A)  remained the center of the French fur-trading empire.
B)  was primarily occupied by Great Britain.
C)  contained many more English settlers than Americans.
D)  was of little interest to the American government.
E)  included an Indian population that had been devastated by disease.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Chief Justice Roger B.Taney ruled with the majority in the Dred Scott case.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

President Taylor favored admitting California to the Union as a free state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Stephen Douglas was a strong opponent of the transcontinental railroad.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why did the Whig Party collapse and the Republican Party come into being?

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The Whig Party, which was one of the two...

Question 14

In the California gold rush,

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A)  most of the participants were seasoned miners.
B)  a majority of the participants found some quantities of gold.
C)  upwards of 95 percent of the participants were white men.
D)  few of the participants ended up staying in California.
E)  Chinese immigrants who arrived were unable to find work.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

In the 1850s,the "Young America" movement

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A)  called for a national resolution of the slave controversy.
B)  supported the expansion of American democracy throughout the world.
C)  was promoted by Whigs.
D)  called for a constitutional ban on slavery.
E)  believed America should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Lincoln was elected in 1860 with less than a majority of the popular vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

James Buchanan

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A)  weakly endorsed the Dred Scott decision.
B)  supported the admission of Kansas as a slave state.
C)  pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution.
D)  weakly endorsed the Dred Scott decision,supported the admission of Kansas as a slave state,and pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Free-soilers opposed slavery but did not wish to antagonize the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

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

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