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The two senators who were MOST instrumental in securing passage of the
Compromise of 1850 were
A.  Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
B.  Calhoun and Daniel Webster.
C.  Webster and Stephen Douglas.
D.  Douglas and Clay.
E.  Clay and Webster.
D
The Compromise of 1850 included
A.  the admission of California as a free state.
B.  popular sovereignty.
C.  the abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C.
D.  both a and b
E.  all of the first three
D
Who among the following was the MOST committed to the Compromise of 1850?
A.  Stephen Douglas
B.  William H. Seward
C.  Jefferson Davis
D.  John C. Calhoun
E.  John Brown
A
To the white South, the most important part of the Compromise of 1850 was
A.  the admission of New Mexico as a slave state.
B.  the admission of California as a slave state.
C.  the guarantee of slavery in Washington, D.C.
D.  the strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
E.
D
The Ostend Manifesto was directed at
A.  England.
B.  France.
C.  Mexico.
D.  Belgium.
E.  Spain.
E
The building of the transcontinental railroad
A.  was one issue that could be divorced from the slave expansion issue.
B.  helped divert Americans from concerns about slavery itself.
C.  made the Gadsden Purchase unnecessary.
D.  led to the selection of St. Louis as its eastern terminus.
E.  none of the above
E
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
A.  was promoted by Stephen Douglas.
B.  contained the doctrine of "popular sovereignty."
C.  confirmed the Missouri Compromise.
D.  both a and b
E.  all of the first three
D
The Republican Party came into being largely in response to which of the
following?
A.  the Compromise of 1850
B.  the Kansas-Nebraska Act
C.  the Dred Scott decision
D.  the Ostend Manifesto
E.  John Brown's raid
B
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The story of the struggle over Kansas saw
A.  President Pierce support the pro-slavery territorial legislature.
B.  pro-slavery forces carry out the Pottawatomie Massacre.
C.  the destruction of the pro-slavery headquarters in Lawrence.
D.  Charles Sumner speak out for slavery.
E.  none of the above
E
The caning of Charles Sumner
A.  was a response to his support for a free Kansas.
B.  resulted in his death.
C.  was carried out by a member of Congress.
D.  both a and c
E.  all of the first three
D
Free-soilers
A.  opposed the expansion of slavery.
B.  wanted to eliminate slavery everywhere and as soon as possible.
C.  favored the use of force to get rid of slavery.
D.  concentrated on the existing states and ignored the territories.
E.  favored the acquisition of Canada as a source of new free territory.
A
The Dred Scott decision held that
A.  Scott could not bring suit in a federal court, because he was not a
citizen.
B.  slaves were property.
C.  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
D.  both a and b
E.  all of the first three
E
The Illinois senate election of 1858
A.  pitted the Republican Douglas against the Democrat Lincoln.
B.  saw the incumbent defeated.
C.  had the Democrat defending popular sovereignty.
D.  saw the Republicans run the better-known candidate.
E.  had the Republican promote the idea of racial equality.
C
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates
A.  Douglas revealed that, while he was morally opposed to slavery, he was
unwilling to have the federal government do anything about it.
B.  Lincoln endorsed abolitionism.
C.  Douglas was forced to conclude that slavery could be restored to the free
states.
D.  Lincoln was forced to admit that he believed in the social equality of
the races.
E.  none of the above
E
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, it became clear that
A.  Lincoln thought slavery was morally wrong.
B.  Lincoln was an abolitionist.
C.  both a and b
D.  neither a nor b
E.
A
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates
A.  Lincoln was for free soil, while Douglas endorsed popular sovereignty.
B.  both endorsed free soil.
C.  both endorsed popular sovereignty.
D.  Douglas was for free soil, while Lincoln endorsed popular sovereignty.
E.
A
John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry
A.  was not the first time that he tried to kill advocates of slavery.
B.  was directed at seizing a large slave plantation.
C.  saw him captured by Confederate troops led by Robert E. Lee.
D.  led to a guilty verdict and life imprisonment.
E.  was financed by the Republican Party.
A
The election of 1860 saw which party divide?
A.  the Republican Party
B.  the Whig Party
C.  the Democratic Party
D.  the Constitutional Union Party
E.
C
In the election of 1860
A.  southern Democrats reorganized as the Constitutional Union Party.
B.  the northern Democrats ran Stephen Douglas for president.
C.  there were three major candidates in the field.
D.  the Republicans ran on an abolitionist platform.
E.  the incumbent was defeated for reelection.
B