The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted Texas its independence. 
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: B

The problem of race in the United States is evident in that although the free-soil and pro-slavery supporters were on opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, both groups were also anti-Black. 
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: A

After 1808, when the importation of slaves became illegal, the number of Blacks in the United States steadily declined. 
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: B


At the time of the Civil War, an overwhelming majority of all white southerners owned no slaves at all. 
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: A


Even in the North, abolitionists were a small, dissenting minority of the total population. 
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: A

According to the video and your instructor, the Dred Scott Decision of 1857 was the worst case of extreme prejudice in a court decision and the best example, in all of U.S. history, of the Supreme Court practicing judicial restraint. 
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: B


In the 19th century, the Whig Party attracted many evangelical Protestants who believed that government should be an agent of moral reform.  They were often at odds with Catholics and non-believers.  Those who were atheists or who were least concerned about religion tended to join the Democratic Party.
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: A

In the nineteenth century supposedly scientific theories on racial differences indicated that whites and blacks were actually two separate species.  Regardless of these findings being completely inaccurate by today's scientific standards, many Americans believing in the power of science concluded that these scientists were correct and therefore confirmed many prejudicial and discriminatory acts by whites against blacks during that time in history.
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: A

The United States avoided war with Britain concerning the border between their territories in the northwest corner of the continent.  Unfortunately for President Polk, his compromise with the British on the Oregon Treaty angered northern, expansionist-minded Whigs in his own party.  Moreover, it added to northerners fears of a slave power conspiracy in the federal government.
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: B

Consider the author of this political cartoon about Andrew Jackson after his victory in the 1828 election. You can correctly assume that the author was not a supporter of the president.  Moreover, you can also assume that he was probably a long-time member of the Democratic Party.
A. True 
B. False 
ANSWER: B