Chapter 14 example #56326

11) In the sixty years after the Constitutional Convention, compromise over questions relating to slavery had been possible because of the A) common bonds and loyalties forged during the Revolution. B) existence of a two-party system with intersectional membership. C) lack of significant differences of opinion. D) willingness of Congress to avoid the issue.

12) The supporters of "free soil" in the territories made all of the following arguments EXCEPT that A) slavery was a moral evil and should not be extended. B) northern white farmers could not compete with large-scale slave labor. C) blacks should be granted equality and allowed to seek western lands. D) the growing slave power of the South had to be restrained.

13) According to South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, Congress lacked the power to A) increase the tariff above a nominal rate. B) impose a "gag rule" on antislavery debate. C) prohibit the importation of slaves. D) exclude slavery from the territories.

14) According to the doctrine of "popular sovereignty," the decision whether to permit slavery in a territory would be made by the A) local territorial legislature. B) Congress of the United States. C) president of the United States. D) Missouri Compromise line.

15) Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to Zachary Taylor's victory in the election of 1848? A) successful evasion of the controversial slavery issue B) heroic military exploits during the Mexican War C) Democratic defections to the Free Soil Party D) long record of political participation and leadership

16) The provisions of the Compromise of 1850 A) upset the balance between free and slave states in the Union. B) left unresolved the status of territories in the Mexican Cession. C) established one of the largest slave markets in the nation's capital. D) allowed for lax enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.

17) Northerners were offended by the provision of the Fugitive Slave Act that A) accorded a jury trial to the alleged fugitive. B) created a panel of commissioners to decide special cases. C) designated a higher fee for commissioners deciding to return rather than free a fugitive. D) restricted northern citizens from assisting in the capture or return of fugitive slaves.

18) As a consequence of the Compromise of 1850 A) more serious sectional conflict was avoided. B) political parties realigned along sectional lines. C) ideas like "secession" and "abolitionism" were repudiated. D) several states invalidated "personal liberty laws."

19) Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) A) glorified northerners and vilified southerners. B) pictured slaves as basically happy and content. C) enraged President Lincoln as dangerous propaganda. D) achieved enormous popular success and impact.

20) During the early 1850s, political parties lost influence because of the A) parties' sharp differences in moral tone and values. B) general decline in national economic prosperity. C) standardization of various state political and economic procedures. D) nomination of dynamic, independent political leaders.

21) The election of 1852 was characterized by A) widely divergent political choices. B) serious discussion of the issues. C) voter apathy and lackluster campaigns. D) decisive nomination of party candidates.

22) Harboring presidential ambitions, Stephen Douglas hoped to win the support of southern Democrats by recommending that the Kansas and Nebraska territories A) abide by the restrictions of the Missouri Compromise. B) organize on the basis of popular sovereignty. C) contain the route of a transcontinental railroad. D) protect the rights of slaveholders.

23) The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 A) reopened the question of slavery in the territories. B) strengthened party lines on the issue of slavery. C) ensured the orderly settlement of Kansas. D) won widespread support from Whigs and abolitionists.

24) During the 1850s, William Walker was unsuccessful in his attempts to A) purchase lands from Mexico on which to build a transcontinental railroad. B) capture and control new slave lands in Latin America. C) negotiate with Spain for the purchase of Cuba. D) command the first American trading expedition to Japan.

25) The Ostend Manifesto, a document intended to pressure Spain to sell Cuba to the United States, was A) denounced by the American ministers to Spain, France, and England. B) delivered to President Pierce by Secretary of State William Marcy. C) urged most by those who advocated the expansion of slavery. D) hailed by northerners as the solution to the sectional crisis.

26) All of the following developments of the early 1850s seemed evidence of an aggressive, expansionist South EXCEPT the A) writing of the Ostend Manifesto. B) negotiation of the Gadsden Purchase. C) formation of the Know-Nothing Party. D) passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

27) Members of the American Party feared Catholic immigrants of the 1840s and 1850s would A) refuse to work for low wages. B) favor legislation restricting personal behavior. C) continue to support revolutionary causes in Europe. D) slavishly obey their priests and threaten democracy..

28) The majority of Republicans in the 1850s supported a government policy to A) extend and protect slavery in the territories. B) prevent the expansion of slavery in the territories. C) abolish slavery immediately throughout the United States. D) grant equal rights for free northern blacks.

29) Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 A) opened the way for antislavery and proslavery forces to meet physically and compete for territory. B) quieted sectional conflict temporarily. C) determined that slavery would exist in Kansas, but not Nebraska. D) quickened westward expansion.

30) The election of a proslavery territorial legislature in Kansas in 1855 A) resulted from wholesale election fraud. B) accurately reflected popular sentiments. C) helped delay secession of the South. D) was nullified by President Pierce.

31) Radical abolitionist John Brown A) directed the sack of Lawrence. B) led a massacre at Pottawatomie Creek. C) delivered "The Crime Against Kansas" speech. D) beat Senator Sumner senseless with his cane.

32) Northerners supported of all of the following EXCEPT A) immigration and trade restrictions. B) policies favoring industrial growth and development. C) the rights of free labor. D) public education and temperance laws.

33) In contrast to northerners, southerners emphasized the A) values of economic enterprise. B) sovereignty of the federal government. C) genteel life of an ordered society. D) importance of public education.

34) In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that A) blacks were entitled to sue in federal courts. B) the Missouri Compromise was constitutional. C) slaves taken to free territories became free citizens. D) Congress could not ban slavery in a territory.

35) The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court A) insulted and infuriated most southerners. B) ruled that Scott was not a citizen. C) prompted a harsh criticism from President Buchanan. D) settled the political issue of slavery in the territories.

36) The rejection of the Lecompton Constitution in 1858 meant that A) Kansas would enter the Union as a free state. B) its sponsors lost political prestige in the North. C) slavery would be abolished in Kansas. D) Kansas would remain a territory.

37) Abraham Lincoln believed that A) there should be immediate abolition of slavery. B) slavery should be placed on a course of ultimate extinction. C) blacks were equal to whites and deserved equal rights. D) separation of the races would have harmful long-term implications.

38) In the Freeport debate against Lincoln, Stephen Douglas argued that slavery A) represented a moral and social evil. B) should be protected in the territories. C) could not exist without favorable local legislation. D) would not spread where it was unprofitable.

39) In his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, John Brown intended to A) provoke a general uprising of slaves. B) free all blacks from the state prison. C) burn the stockpile of federal weapons. D) kill all the slaveholders of the region.

40) Northerners responded to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and his subsequent trial with A) feelings of dread and terror. B) demands for his swift execution. C) indifference and lack of concern. D) outpourings of admiration and sympathy.

41) The Republican platform of 1860 called for support of all of the following EXCEPT A) tariff protection. B) subsidized internal improvements. C) the Dred Scott decision. D) a homestead bill.

42) For the election of 1860, the Democrats A) resolved intraparty and intersectional disputes. B) named two candidates in two separate conventions. C) carried the banner of the proslavery South. D) attracted former Whig and border-state nativists.

43) South Carolina seceded from the Union in late 1860 in reaction to the A) selection of an antislavery speaker of the House. B) election of a Republican candidate as president. C) upward revision of the tariff by the North. D) northern military attack on Fort Sumter.

44) Following the secession of the Deep South in the winter of 1860-1861, the nation A) anxiously waited to see what president-elect Lincoln would do. B) demanded that President Buchanan use force to restore the Union. C) urged compromises or concessions to win back the southerners. D) agreed to let the seven states go in peace.

45) In response to the crisis at Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln A) abandoned northern control of the fort. B) sent a relief expedition of provisions only. C) launched a military invasion of the South. D) demanded the surrender of federal property.

46) The collision between North and South most likely represented a(n) A) accidental and unnecessary chain of events. B) economic rather than political disagreement. C) irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. D) logical consequence of incompetent political leadership.

47) "Like the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Ostend Manifesto was urged most by Democrats who advocated the expansion of slavery." A manifesto is a A) public declaration of principles or intentions. B) secret arrangement or agreement. C) list of proposed constitutional amendments. D) rider attached to a popular piece of legislation.

48) "The Know-Nothing Party disappeared after 1856, but nativism did not." Nativism is a policy characterized by a(n) A) disregard of local contributions. B) appreciation of cultural diversity. C) desire to commune with nature. D) hostility toward immigrants.

49) "The South, then, represented the antithesis of everything that northerners saw as good." The antithesis is the A) perfect example. B) leading character. C) direct opposite. D) object of aversion.