Standard 2- EOC Style Questions

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Which statement best explains how the federal government’s priorities toward western expansion are reflected in Documents 1 and 2?

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Both documents illustrate how the federal government prioritized territorial expansion over the protection of Native rights.

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Which piece of evidence from Document 4 best supports the historian’s interpretation that the Compromise of 1850 deepened national division over slavery? Options: The Compromise temporarily postponed civil war by addressing disputes over California’s statehood. The Fugitive Slave Act intensified opposition in the North and strengthened the abolitionist movement. The Compromise attempted to resolve tensions between federal authority and states’ rights peacefully. The admission of California as a free state shifted the balance of power toward anti-slavery interests.

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The Fugitive Slave Act intensified opposition in the North and strengthened the abolitionist movement.

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Which statement best explains how Documents 4 and 5 mark a shift in the federal government’s role in the slavery debate?

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These documents show how political and legal authority was increasingly used to limit Congressional power over slavery.

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How does Document 6 both reflect and challenge earlier ideas about sectionalism and federalism expressed in the other documents?

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Lincoln’s speech emphasizes the enduring challenge of sectional division and the need for federal authority to resolve it.

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Which of the following best explains the broader context of the reform movements described in Documents 1, 2, and 3? Options: The Second Great Awakening inspired many Americans to pursue moral and social reforms., Rapid westward expansion reduced public interest in domestic social issues., Political leaders supported temperance to reduce government spending., Industrialization decreased interest in religious participation and reform causes.

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The Second Great Awakening inspired many Americans to pursue moral and social reforms.

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Which of the following best explains how women’s participation in reform movements during the Antebellum period contributed to the development of the women’s rights movement? Use evidence from Documents 1 (Declaration of Sentiments), 2 (Dorothea Dix), and 3 (Temperance) to support your answer.

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Women’s involvement in moral and social reform campaigns provided leadership skills and public platforms that inspired calls for equal rights, such as those expressed in the Seneca Falls Declaration.

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What change over time is most clearly reflected in the contrast between Dorothea Dix’s efforts and the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments?

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A transition from reformers focusing on institutions to broader rights-based activism.

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Which of the following best reflects the perspective of the cartoonist who created Document 3? Alcohol is a personal choice that poses no threat to family or society. Alcohol abuse is a moral and social crisis destroying families and communities. Prohibition is unnecessary because most drinkers remain responsible citizens. Temperance reformers are overreacting and undermining American traditions.

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Alcohol abuse is a moral and social crisis destroying families and communities.

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Which of the following best explains the historical context that precipitated the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
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The Confederate victory at Bull Run led Lincoln to end slavery as a punishment.
The Union defeat at Fredericksburg prompted immediate peace negotiations.
The Union victory at Antietam provided Lincoln with a political opportunity to redefine the war’s purpose.
Congress had already passed the 13th Amendment, and Lincoln reinforced it with this order.

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The Union victory at Antietam provided Lincoln with a political opportunity to redefine the war’s purpose.

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Which sentence from the Emancipation Proclamation best supports President Lincoln’s justification for using executive wartime powers to issue the order? Options: "All persons held as slaves… shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."; "By virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief… in time of actual armed rebellion…"; "I do hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence…"; "I recommend to them that… they labor faithfully for reasonable wages."

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"By virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief… in time of actual armed rebellion…"

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