History of the Americas Questions
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25. What party became the real successor of the Whig Party? a. Republican Party b. Know-Nothing Party c. Free-Soil Party d. Constitutional Union Party
15. Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 called for the return of runaway slaves to bondage?
16. Which was most responsible for the rapid settlement of Americans in California? a. trapping b. gold rush c. missionaries d. cheap land
29. Which of the following men was an abolitionist? a. John Brown b. Henry Clay c. Jefferson Davis d. Roger Taney
21. The Calhoun Resolutions said that slavery a. would not be banned in new states. b. could not be banned until a territory became a state. c. could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people. d. would be banned in all new territories.
What is the term for radical Southerners who believed that secession was the only way to protect their way of life?
27. What event was most responsible for the Lower South seceding? a. the election of Lincoln b. the raid on Harpers Ferry c. Lincoln's call for troops d. the bombardment of Fort Sumter
22. Which state was admitted to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850? a. Texas b. California c. Missouri d. Oregon
6. What free-state town in Kansas was sacked by proslavery forces?
26. What event was most responsible for the Upper South seceding? a. the election of Lincoln b. the raid on Harpers Ferry c. Lincoln's call for troops d. the bombardment of Fort Sumter
18. According to Lincoln, what was at the heart of his debate with Douglas? a. the rights of the states b. the immorality and expansion of slavery c. the social and political equality of blacks d. the need to preserve the Union
20. Popular sovereignty said that slavery a. would not be banned in new states. b. could not be banned until a territory became a state. c. could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people. d. would be banned in all new territories.
24. One reason the Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced was to a. settle the slavery issue in the territories. b. strengthen the provisions of the Missouri Compromise. c. ensure that the transcontinental railroad would benefit Illinois. d. satisfy the demands of abolitionists in the North.
14. The passage of what legislation led to the rise of the Republican Party and virtual civil war in Kansas?
28. Which of the following was known as South Carolina's Declaration of Independence? a. Ordinance of Secession b. Calhoun Resolutions c. Wilmot Proviso d. Compromise of 1850
11. During what infamous episode did a Southern representative beat an antislavery senator in the Senate chamber?
7. The Wilmot Proviso said that slavery a. would not be banned in new states. b. could not be banned until a territory became a state. c. could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people. d. would be banned in any territory acquired from Mexico.
12. Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired?
2. What rich region attracted so many people that it applied for statehood without becoming a territory?
19. What were forty-niners? a. gold hunters in California b. Southern secessionists c. radical abolitionists d. free-staters