// question: 7996215 name: "Popular sovereignty" was the belief that ::"Popular sovereignty" was the belief that::[html]"Popular sovereignty" was the belief that{ ~[moodle]the United States was destined to control the entire continent.#Incorrect ~[moodle]the American Indian was the ward of the U.S. government.#Incorrect =[moodle]settlers to a territory should decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery.#Correct ~[moodle]the federal government had the final authority on slavery in the territories.#Incorrect ~[moodle]citizens should be free to choose their own reading material.#Incorrect } // question: 7996261 name: A common defense of the institution of slavery was that ::A common defense of the institution of slavery was that::[html]A common defense of the institution of slavery by slave owners was that{ =[moodle]slaves were treated better than northern industrial workers. ~[moodle]slave children played with white children. ~[moodle]slaves lived better on southern plantations than the natives in Africa. ~[moodle]slaves lived much longer than whites. ~[moodle]slaves always had the ability to resettle back to Africa with the help of the American Colonization Society. } // question: 7996280 name: According to the video, Douglas accused Lincoln of ::According to the video, Douglas accused Lincoln of::[html]
According to the video, Douglas accused Lincoln of being a 'Black Republican', implying that Lincoln favored
{ ~[moodle]prohibiting slavery. =[moodle]social equality with blacks. ~[moodle]invasion of the South. ~[moodle]voting for free African Americans. ~[moodle]doing whatever it took to win the support of Black voters. } // question: 7996270 name: According to the video, in the case of McCulloch v ::According to the video, in the case of McCulloch v::[html]According to the video, in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland , the Supreme Court{ ~[moodle]upheld state power over federal power, confirming the 10th Amendment to the Constitution.. =[moodle]established federal judiciary power over that of the state courts. ~[moodle]created the practice of judicial review. ~[moodle]established the principle that the federal government would control interstate commerce. ~[moodle]ruled in favor of the sanctity of contracts, and that the state of Georgia could not confiscate lands previously sold to private individuals. } // question: 7996255 name: According to the video, in the Lincoln-Douglas deb ::According to the video, in the Lincoln-Douglas deb::[html]According to the video, in the Lincoln-Douglas debates{ ~[moodle]Douglas revealed that, while he was morally opposed to slavery, he was unwilling to have the federal government do anything about it. ~[moodle]Lincoln endorsed abolitionism. ~[moodle]Douglas was forced to conclude that slavery could be restored to the free states. ~[moodle]Lincoln was forced to admit that he believed in the social equality of the races. =[moodle]none of the above } // question: 7996268 name: According to UCLA historian Kathryn Sklar in the video, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the settlement of the Kansas territory or its inhabitants? ::According to UCLA historian Kathryn Sklar in the video, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the settlement of the Kansas territory or its inhabitants?::[html]According to UCLA historian Kathryn Sklar in the video, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the settlement of the Kansas territory or its inhabitants?
\nALL of the following were regarded as northern 'insults' to southerners and their way of life, EXCEPT which one?
{ ~[moodle]Open protests against the Fugitive Slave Law ~[moodle]rejection of the Lecompton constitution =[moodle]acceptance of the Dred Scott decision ~[moodle]support of John Brown's raid ~[moodle]the passing of Personal Liberty Laws ~[moodle]Stephen Douglas' Freeport Doctrine } // question: 7996204 name: Between 1790 and 1820, voting rights ::Between 1790 and 1820, voting rights::[html]Between 1790 and 1820, voting rights{ ~[moodle]increasingly excluded most artisans and laborers.#Incorrect ~[moodle]remained strongly tied to property ownership.#Incorrect ~[moodle]increased in New England but declined in the South.#Incorrect ~[moodle]was never limited to just free white men.#Incorrect =[moodle]became easier and greatly expanded for white men.#Correct } // question: 7996278 name: Both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott de ::Both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott de::[html]Both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision invalidated this earlier act of Congress.{ =[moodle]Missouri Compromise ~[moodle]Compromise of 1850 ~[moodle]three-fifths compromise ~[moodle]Wilmot Proviso ~[moodle]Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo } // question: 7996271 name: Chief Justice John Marshall often delivered rulings on behalf of the federal government having powers greater than those of the states. He did so in all of the following cases EXCEPT which one? ::Chief Justice John Marshall often delivered rulings on behalf of the federal government having powers greater than those of the states. He did so in all of the following cases EXCEPT which one?::[html]Chief Justice John Marshall often delivered rulings on behalf of the federal government having powers greater than those of the states. He did so in all of the following cases EXCEPT which one?
{ ~[moodle]McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 ~[moodle]Fletcher v. Peck 1810 ~[moodle]Gibbons v. Ogden 1824 ~[moodle]Worcester v. Georgia 1832 (Cherokee cases) =[moodle]Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857 } // question: 7996259 name: Concerning American reform movements in the first ::Concerning American reform movements in the first::[html]Concerning American reform movements in the first half of the 19th century, Romanticism{ ~[moodle]A) was consistent with traditional Calvinism. ~[moodle]B) stressed the importance of order and control. ~[moodle]both A and B =[moodle]neither A nor B } // question: 7996283 name: Democrat James K. Polk's belligerent 1844 campaign slogan, 'Fifty-four ::Democrat James K. Polk's belligerent 1844 campaign slogan, 'Fifty-four::[html]James K. Polk's belligerent slogan, 'Fifty-four Forty or Fight,' was a reference to U.S. claims to
\nHenry Clay's "American System" included all of the following EXCEPT
{ =[moodle]quota restrictions on immigration. ~[moodle]support and expansion of the national bank. ~[moodle]federal funding for internal improvements. ~[moodle]a high protective tariff. } // question: 7996266 name: In response to the Supreme Court's rulings in the ::In response to the Supreme Court's rulings in the::[html]In response to the Supreme Court's rulings in the Cherokee cases, Andrew Jackson{ ~[moodle]acquiesced and grudgingly accepted the court's rulings. ~[moodle]persuaded Congress to amend the constitution to allow the Indian removal. =[moodle]defied the court and allowed troops to force the removal of the Cherokee. ~[moodle]worked to have several justices impeached and replaced with his supporters. ~[moodle]became the first president to be impeached for defying an act of Congress. } // question: 7996282 name: John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry ::John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry::[html]John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry
\nOf the following reforms sought by women's rights advocates in the 1840's, which one was considered "too radical" and caused a rift in the movement, preventing a full unification of the movement in the first half of the 19th Century?
{ ~[moodle]better access for women to property#Incorrect
~[moodle]a more equitable chance for education and the professions ~[moodle]keeping (and increasing) wages for their own labor#Incorrect
~[moodle]custody of their children in cases of divorce#Incorrect
=[moodle]the right to vote.#Incorrect
} // question: 7996273 name: Reformers in the 1820's and 1830's generally bel ::Reformers in the 1820's and 1830's generally bel::[html]Reformers in the 1820's and 1830's generally believed in all of the following EXCEPT
{ ~[moodle]the basic goodness of human nature. =[moodle]tolerance for the diverse cultural habits of Americans. ~[moodle]the usefulness of social control to eliminate unacceptable social behavior. ~[moodle]they were morally certain of what was right. ~[moodle]they could create the perfect community on earth. } // question: 7996253 name: The "Trail of Tears" referred to ::The "Trail of Tears" referred to::[html]The "Trail of Tears" referred to{ ~[moodle]Irish immigrants fleeing starvation in Ireland. =[moodle]the forced movement of the Cherokee and other tribes to Indian Territory. ~[moodle]the flight of Mormon refugees from the Midwest to Utah. ~[moodle]runaway slaves' capture and return to owners in the South. ~[moodle]the path of the Underground Railroad across the Mason-Dixon Line. } // question: 7996205 name: The abolitionists of the 1830s ::The abolitionists of the 1830s::[html]The abolitionists of the 1830s{ ~[moodle]were all members of the Quaker faith.#Incorrect ~[moodle]advocated a bloody civil war to punish slave owners.#Incorrect ~[moodle]encouraged the admission of the free state of Texas to the union.#Incorrect ~[moodle]persuaded the majority of northern citizens to oppose slavery.#Incorrect =[moodle]were an active and influential minority within the reform movements of the era.#Correct } // question: 7996281 name: The appearance of the Know-Nothings reflected the ::The appearance of the Know-Nothings reflected the::[html]The appearance of the Know-Nothings reflected the growing frustration felt by many Americans over the{ ~[moodle]inadequacies of public education. ~[moodle]growing problems of runaway slaves. =[moodle]growing political influences of immigrants, especially Irish Catholics. ~[moodle]federal government reserving vast trails of western lands for Indians. ~[moodle]acceptance of the market revolution. } // question: 7996277 name: The Dred Scott decision in 1857 ::The Dred Scott decision in 1857::[html]The Dred Scott decision in 1857{ ~[moodle]calmed the fears of abolitionists. =[moodle]supported the extremist southern argument on the rights of slave owners. ~[moodle]upheld the Missouri Compromise as constitutional. ~[moodle]upheld the Free Soil position on extension of slavery into the newly acquired territories. ~[moodle]was Chief Justice John Marshall's last decision before retirement } // question: 7996256 name: The Illinois Senate election of 1858 ::The Illinois Senate election of 1858::[html]The Illinois Senate election of 1858
{ ~[moodle]pitted the Republican Douglas against the Democrat Lincoln. ~[moodle]saw the incumbent defeated by the challenger. =[moodle]had the Democrat defending popular sovereignty. ~[moodle]saw the Republicans run the better-known candidate. ~[moodle]had the Republican promote the idea of racial equality. } // question: 7996208 name: The Ostend Manifesto was ::The Ostend Manifesto was::[html]The Ostend Manifesto was{ =[moodle]a document in which the United States threatened to seize control of Cuba.#Correct ~[moodle]the treaty that gave Cuba its independence.#Incorrect ~[moodle]an attempted Spanish invasion of Louisiana.#Incorrect ~[moodle]the antislavery newspaper that published Uncle Tom's Cabin.#Incorrect ~[moodle]the U.S. demand for Texas.#Incorrect } // question: 7996252 name: The Republic of Texas, also known as the Lone Star ::The Republic of Texas, also known as the Lone Star::[html]The Republic of Texas, also known as the Lone Star Republic from 1836-1845, was not immediately annexed by the United States largely because of the{ =[moodle]fact that Texas would have to be admitted as a slave state. ~[moodle]opposition of Stephen F. Austin. ~[moodle]fear that there were too many outlaws residing in the republic. ~[moodle]isolationist policies of the Democratic Party. ~[moodle]opposition by president John Tyler } // question: 7996275 name: The term manifest destiny describes all of the fol ::The term manifest destiny describes all of the fol::[html]The term manifest destiny describes all of the following ideas EXCEPT\:
{ ~[moodle]the idea that Americans had a God-given right to bring the benefits of American democracy to backward peoples. ~[moodle]the concern for the economic future of the United States. ~[moodle]the idea that the American frontier spirit made it inevitable that American culture would dominate the continent. =[moodle]the Southern idea that there would be a gradual inclusion of more slave states into the union, including the eventual legalization of slavery throughout the country. } // question: 7996263 name: Which general statement concerning the comparative ::Which general statement concerning the comparative::[html]Which general statement concerning the comparative development of the North and South prior to the Civil War is the MOST accurate?{ =[moodle]The South became increasingly unlike the North and increasingly sensitive to threats to its way of life. ~[moodle]The North and the South were never terribly different, but this did not prevent the South from being sensitive to threats to what it perceived to be its distinct way of life. ~[moodle]The North and the South grew increasingly similar, which made it increasingly unnecessary for the South to worry about threats to its way of life. ~[moodle]The South became increasingly unlike the North, in fact, so unlike the North that southerners were unconcerned about what northerners thought of them. ~[moodle]The North grew increasingly like the South, which gave southerners increasing confidence that their way of life was superior. } // question: 7996279 name: Which is true of the elastic clause of the Consti ::Which is true of the elastic clause of the Consti::[html]Which is true of the elastic clause of the Constitution of the United States?{ ~[moodle]its use has aided states' rightists throughout the nation's history ~[moodle]its use came to an abrupt end after the Civil War and the triumph of nationalism ~[moodle]it has been a secret weapon of the strict interpreters of the Constitution =[moodle]it has provided our nation with its historic trend towards loose construction ~[moodle]it has been a countermeasure against any use of implied powers by the federal government } // question: 7996260 name: Which of the following correctly identifies the th ::Which of the following correctly identifies the th::[html]Which of the following correctly identifies the three patterns of nativism described by John Higham in his book Strangers in the Land\: Patterns of American Nativism - 1860-1925?
\nWhig reformer Horace Mann of Massachusetts believed that education should promote
\nWomen's rights advocate Lucretia Mott's comment to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 'Why Lizzie, thee will make us ridiculous,' is good illustration of the differences among women reformers over
{ =[moodle]demanding the right to vote. ~[moodle]shifting from moral reform to women's rights. ~[moodle]wanting to wear clothing like bloomers. ~[moodle]demanding property, custody, and education rights. ~[moodle]requiring men to share responsibility for household chores. }