266. In 1850, the population density in the United States was
A. evenly distributed throughout the states and territories.
B. greatest east of the Mississippi.
C. greater in Oregon than in New England.
D. lowest east of the Appalachians.
Answer: B
267. The westward migration of American population between 1800 and 1850
A. moved evenly through adjacent areas.
B. leapfrogged quickly to the West Coast.
C. reached the Mississippi River and paused.
D. was diverted south to Texas.
Answer: B
268. The Compromise of 1850 admitted what territory as a free state?
A. Oregon
B. Washington
C. Arkansas
D. California
Answer: D
269. With the Compromise of 1850, the Missouri Compromise line of 1820 (36 degrees 30 minutes) was
A. extended to the Pacific Ocean.
B. valid only to the new Mexico territory eastern border.
C. pushed back east of the Mississippi.
D. eliminated totally.
Answer: B
270. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 undermined many Indian treaties, forcing Indians into further relocations.
A. True
B. False
C. 
D. 
Answer: A
271. The question of slavery was to be determined by popular sovereignty in which of the following territories?
A. Kansas Territory
B. Utah Territory
C. New Mexico Territory
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer: D
272. Which of the following was NOT a territory open to slavery by principle of popular sovereignty as a result of the Compromise of 1850 and/or the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
A. Nebraska
B. Utah
C. New Mexico
D. Oregon
Answer: D
273. Which one of the following remained a territory as of 1854?
A. Arkansas
B. Iowa
C. Minnesota
D. Texas
Answer: C
274. All slave states seceded from the Union in 1860-1861.
A. True
B. False
C. 
D. 
Answer: B
275. Which of the following describes secession:
A. Cotton-producing states and the Lower South were the first to secede.
B. Slave states adjacent to free states were fearful of the military consequences of secession, and therefore remained in the Union.
C. States of the Upper South were cautious about secession.
D. all of the above
Answer: D
276. Which one of the following was a slave state that did NOT secede from the Union in 1861?
A. Missouri
B. Tennessee
C. Kentucky
D. Maryland
Answer: B
277. What state was split from a seceding state to become a non-slave state and admitted to the Union in 1863?
A. Oklahoma
B. Kansas
C. West Virginia
D. Nebraska
Answer: C