Question 1

President Polk used the American victory over Mexico to secure his reelection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

James Buchanan

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

Question 3

The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California

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A)   as a slave state.
B)   along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
C)   along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad.
D)   with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years.
E)   as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

In the 1840s,regional critics of President James K.Polk claimed his policies favored the

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A)   North.
B)   South.
C)   East.
D)   West.
E)   Northwest.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Following John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry,many southerners were convinced that

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A)   the raid was the isolated act of an antislavery fanatic.
B)   Brown had been given the support of the Republican Party.
C)   northern politicians would use the raid as an excuse to further restrict slavery.
D)   the abolitionist movement would shortly fall into disgrace.
E)   his execution would put a stop to northern agitation over slavery once and for all.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The Lecompton constitution was a pro-slavery document.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

As a result of the gold rush,by 1850,

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

Question 9

The Compromise of 1850 was formed in large part for the entry of ________ into the Union.

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Question 10

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dred Scott v.Sandford (1857) held that

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A)   Scott must be freed under federal law.
B)   slaves were property unless they moved to a free state.
C)   states were not allowed to abolish slavery within their borders.
D)   the freedom of a slave could not be purchased by a black person.
E)   the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The United States went to war with Mexico in 1846 without a formal declaration of war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?

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A)   Independence, Missouri
B)   Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C)   Ames, Iowa
D)   St. Louis, Missouri
E)   Kansas City, MissouriF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following statements regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act is FALSE?

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A)   It divided and destroyed the Whig Party.
B)   It led to the creation of the Republican Party.
C)   It created two new territories.
D)   It explicitly repealed the Missouri Compromise.
E)   It was sponsored by Henry Clay.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 14

Indian attacks on white migrants as they traveled west were rare.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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Question 16

John Brown was executed following his raid on ________.

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

The "Young America" movement sought to unite the nation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

President James Buchanan opposed the Dred Scott decision.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the 1850s,in an effort to undercut the Fugitive Slave Act,some northern states

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A)   called for secession from the South.
B)   proposed a national referendum on the slave issue.
C)   passed laws preventing the deportation of fugitive slaves.
D)   forbid fugitive slave hunters from traveling in their state.
E)   began actively funding the underground railroad.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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In the 1850s,in an effort to undercut the Fugitive Slave Act,some northern states

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President Polk used the American victory over Mexico to secure his reelection.

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President James Buchanan opposed the Dred Scott decision.

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In the 1840s,regional critics of President James K.Polk claimed his policies favored the

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The Lecompton constitution was a pro-slavery document.

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Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?

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The Compromise of 1850 was formed in large part for the entry of ________ into the Union.

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

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As a result of the gold rush,by 1850,

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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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The "Young America" movement sought to unite the nation.

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Indian attacks on white migrants as they traveled west were rare.

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James Buchanan

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Following John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry,many southerners were convinced that

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The United States went to war with Mexico in 1846 without a formal declaration of war.

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John Brown was executed following his raid on ________.

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The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California

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Which of the following statements regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act is FALSE?

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