APUSH Manifest Destiny Period 4/5 SMCQ

Multiple Choice

What was the Mason Dixon line's main purpose as a border?

•  Was to keep the French out. 

• Was to settle a dispute with the british

• To keep people from coming into Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware.

• It was just put there for fun.

Multiple Choice

 After the American Revolution, why was the Mason-Dixon Line important?

•  It became the dividing line between free and slave states.

•  It became the dividing line between the original and later colonies.

• None of the answers are correct; the Mason-Dixon line was not important after the American Revolution.

• It became the dividing line between agricultural and industrial states.

Multiple Choice

 What was going on between Maryland and Pennsylvania?

•  One believed in slaves and one didnt 

•  One thought it was better than the other 

• They where at war

• They where at odds after a love affair

Multiple Choice

Why was one party stronger than the others?

• One side had more money than the other

• One side had more obstacles to overcome

• Sabotage

• Because they worked out more

Multiple Choice

What was the major difference between Taylor and Clay's beliefs?

• Nothing they both didn’t want slavery.

• Taylor liked slavery and clay didn’t like slavery

• Taylor was a president and clay wasn’t.

• Clay was smarter than Taylor was.

Multiple Choice

What do the horse and mule help to symbolize in this cartoon?

• The strength one side pulled against the other

• Rich vs poor

• To make the horse look good

• 1 and 2

Multiple Choice

Why did California request to join the Union as a free state? (Context)

• They were persuaded by federal leaders.

• The gold rush had just begun and their population was skyrocketing.

• The Union had offered a bribe.

• The southern states had made threats which persuaded California to side with the Union.

Multiple Choice

Who produced a series of resolutions in 1850? (Sourcing)

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

Multiple Choice

Which act was amended because of the Compromise of 1850? (Causation)

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Stamp Act

• Slave Act

• Sugar Act

Multiple Choice

Why was everyone headed to Kansas? (Context)

• Everyone really liked Kansas.

• Slaves escaped to Kansas due to the Mason Dixon line resting there.

• Everyone Moved to Kansas to influence the vote of the states slave policy.

• Kansas became a slave state

Multiple Choice

Who printed the anti-slavery “Prize Song, Fremont and Victory” for Kansas

• New York Daily Tribune

• Kansas Print

• The New Hampshire Gazette

• The Register Star

Multiple Choice

What town in Kansas was raided and set fire to by pro slavery, ruffians.

• Whichita, KA

• Lawrence, KA

• Manhattan, KA

• Salina, KA

Multiple Choice

What were the problems with the principle of popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The proportion of antislavery and proslavery people in Kansas and Nebraska was nearly equal.

• Voters from other states would enter Kansas and Nebraska to cast fraudulent votes to allow slavery.

• Many southern leaders opposed the idea of popular sovereignty, believing that it would cause the states to become free states.

• Popular sovereignty was declared unconstitutional.

​Skill: Context

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1.  What were the problems with the principle of popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

1. The proportion of antislavery and proslavery people in Kansas and Nebraska was nearly equal.

This may have been true, but this was not the problem with popular sovereignty because people from out of state would cast fraudulent votes.

2. Voters from other states would enter Kansas and Nebraska to cast fraudulent votes to allow slavery.

This is the correct answer because many people from Missouri wanted to allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska so they would cross the border and cast votes.

3. Many southern leaders opposed the idea of popular sovereignty, believing that it would cause the states to become free states.

Many southern leaders supported slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, but to get the northern leaders to agree with it they would have to compromise.  However, the southern leaders did not believe that Kansas and Nebraska would become free states.

4. Popular sovereignty was declared unconstitutional.

This was never declared unconstitutional.

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Multiple Choice

Why was popular sovereignty part of the Compromise of 1850?

• Congress did not want to violate the Missouri Compromise.

• The settlers wanted less government regulation in the west.

• There were rebellions in Nebraska and Kansas limiting the spread of slavery.

• Northern and Southern leaders disagreed about the idea of Kansas and Nebraska becoming slave states.

​Skill: Causation

2.  What was the primary cause of the Compromise of 1850?

1. Congress did not want to violate the Missouri Compromise.

The compromise of 1850 allowed slavery above the 36 30 line, so Congress was fine with violating the Missouri Compromise.

2. The settlers wanted less government regulation in the west.

The settlers may have wanted less government in the west, but this is not the reason for popular sovereignty or the Compromise of 1850.

3. There were rebellions in Nebraska and Kansas limiting the spread of slavery.

There was violence after the Compromise of 1850, but there were no major rebellions that caused the Compromise of 1850.

4. Northern and Southern leaders disagreed about the idea of Kansas and Nebraska becoming slave states.

This was the primary cause of the Compromise of 1850, because southern leaders supported slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, and the northern leaders opposed the expansion of slavery.

Multiple Choice

What was a result of Kansas and Nebraska becoming states with popular sovereignty?

• Slavery was allowed over the 36 30 line.

• There were Native American and slave revolts in Kansas and Nebraska.

• The Free Soil party organized a rebellion in Kansas and Nebraska.

• Policies were created to limit the expansion of slavery.

Skill: Causation

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3.  What was a result of Kansas and Nebraska becoming states with popular sovereignty?

1. Slavery was allowed over the 36 30 line.

Slavery was allowed over the 36 30 line as a result of Kansas and Nebraska becoming states because of the Compromist of 1850, and slavery was voted to be allowed.

2. There were Native American and slave revolts in Kansas and Nebraska.

There may have been minor slave revolts, but most Native Americans were not longer rebelling.

3. The Free Soil party organized a rebellion in Kansas and Nebraska.

The Free Soil Party was a political party and never organized rebellions.

4. Policies were created to limit the expansion of slavery.

There were no major policies created to limit the expansion of slavery as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act or Compromise of 1850.

Multiple Choice

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character

• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

​What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

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CONTEXT

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1.  That slavery diminished the national character The desicion actually ruled in favor of slavery.

2. That African American rights were protected by the Constitution. They did not rule this true because they were seen as property.

3. That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens To them, African Americans were property

4. That slavery should be abolished by executive order  These rulings contradicted the idea of removing slaavery

Multiple Choice

Why did this decision advance the nation further towards a civil war?

• It pronounced free states as unconstitutional, dividing the free and slave states.

• It led to new laws regarding slavery

• It stimulated southern state’s economy

• It ended in a declaration of war

​Why did this decision advance the nation further towards a civil war?

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CCOT

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1. It pronounced free states as unconstitutional, dividing the free and slave states. This created a more defined separations of each regions interpretations of the constitution.

2. It led to new laws regarding slavery All it basically said was that slaves fell nder property laws

3. It stimulated southern state’s economy Had little to no affect on economy

4. It ended in a declaration of war This result was one of many that led to a declaration of war

Multiple Choice

The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional?

• The Kansas Nebraska act

• The three-fifths compromise

• The Missouri compromise

• The compromise of 1850

​The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional?

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CAUSATION

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1. The Kansas Nebraska act This act repealed the Missouri Compromise, therefore it was 

2.  The three-fifths compromise This court case’s decision would agree with the three fifths compromise

3.  The Missouri compromise Slavery was not allowed aboe the 36,30 line, however Missouri was allowed to have it.

4. The compromise of 1850 This had to do with expansion and slavery, not directyly relative

Multiple Choice

Why was the South against California entering the union?

• California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate

• California was the scene of violence and bloodshed

• California wanted to be a slave state

• California had a large slave population

​Why was the South against California entering the union?

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CONTEXT

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1.  California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate Giving the North more power

2.  California was the scene of violence and bloodshed If this was true, the South would probably want it in the Union

3. California wanted to be a slave state The south would like this

4. California had a large slave population Although this would be nice for the South to have, doesn’t show why the south were mad

Multiple Choice

How did Utah enter the union?

• As a territory

• As a free state

• As a slave state

• They didn’t join due to the compromise of 1850

​How did Utah enter the union?

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CONTEXT

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1.  As a territory Preserved the balance of power between free and slave states

2.  As a free state Congress didn’t want this large of a state

3.  As a slave state Congress didn’t want this large of a state

4.  They didn’t join due to the compromise of 1850 This is the reason they DID join

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

• end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

• increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

• encourage manufacturing in the west

• settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

1. The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to CONTEXT ​

   1.  end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians They were not all related to natives

   2. increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections Not all were in favor of increasing citizenship

   3. encourage manufacturing in the west Not all of them related to manufacturing directly

d. settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories They were all in relation to slavery

Multiple Choice

How would the spread of slavery into newly created territories won from Mexico benefit the Southern States?

• The Southern States were primarily concerned with manifest destiny and therefore did not have a preference concerning the slavery status of the new territories.

• Since many Native Americans were pushed West in the Trail of Tears and no new slaves could be imported from Africa, pro-slavery territories would allow the South to accumulate more slaves from the Native population and, as a result, boost their cotton economy.

• The South would acquire more representation in Congress and, as a result, more sway in political decisions.

• The Colonization Society could save money by relocating emancipated slaves into the new territories instead of Liberia in Africa.

​C - Context: C is the correct answer because the South was always attempting to gain more representation in Congress. This was illustrated by the 3/5ths compromise, the Missouri Compromise, and the secession from the Union which started the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

Considering the Wilmont Proviso was not enacted, which of the following represents a result of its consideration?

• The Wilmont Proviso heightened the struggle between pro-slavery and abolitionist ideals that eventually contributed to the Civil War.

• The Wilmont Proviso did not have much of an effect on the political culture of America following the Mexican American War.

• The Wilmont Proviso strengthened the South’s political sway in the federal government.

• The Wilmont Proviso strengthened the North’s political sway in the federal government.

​A - Continuity and Change over Time: A is the correct answer because, as illustrated in the stimulus, the Wilmont Proviso “polarized public opinion and resulted in dramatically increased sectional tension during the 1850s.”

Multiple Choice

Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned briefly for not paying his taxes because he did thought the government’s war against Mexico was immoral. What was primarily at issue at the heart of Thoreau’s objection?

• Being a transcendentalist, Thoreau was concerned that the war would result in the destruction of nature, especially with the construction of mines to mine the heavy metals found in the new territories.

• Being a transcendentalist, Thoreau thought that each person should be self-reliant and independent from the government, and therefore should not have to pay for government expenditures.

• Since Thoreau was an abolitionist, he saw the war as a means by which the South could accumulate more slaves from the natives and more land to farm cotton.

• Since Thoreau was an abolitionist, he was concerned that the South was attempting to expand slavery and strengthen their hold on government in the soon-to-be acquired territory.

​D - Context: D is the correct answer because, although Thoreau was a transcendentalist, his primary reason for objecting to the Mexican American was because he was an abolitionist. He did not want the spread of slavery and, likewise, he did not want the South to gain more power in the government.

Multiple Choice

Using the map, infer where the North-South divide in the United states in the 1860s is.

• The United States was divided along the 36 30 line, established by the Missouri Compromise.

• The United States was divided along the Mason Dixon Line and followed the Ohio River.

• There was no divide between the North and South. The real divide was between the East and West by the Kansas Nebraska Act.

• The Kansas Nebraska Act made it possible for the states Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether they would be state states and participate in the election of 1860 as part of the North.

​B) the map clearly shows the Mason Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland that connects to the Ohio River. On each side, the viewer can see how the United States was divided into North and South. Context

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, how did the election of 1860 impact the future of the United States?

• The election of 1860 enraged the North and ultimately caused them to secede from the United States.

• The election decided who would be in command of the North and South armies during the Civil War which followed.

• Because Lincoln won the election of 1860, the southern states took it upon themselves to start a war against Lincoln’s presidency.

• After the election of 1860, the southern states felt they had little power in the United States and feared the North would destroy their way of life so they seceded.

D) Following Lincoln’s election, southern states realized the 3/5th Compromise was no longer giving them an advantage. Fearing the northern states would outlaw slavery, the southern states seceded. Causation

Multiple Choice

Compare Lincoln and Beckinridge’s political views based on the areas where they won votes.

• Lincoln and Beckinridge’s political views were closely aligned.

• Beckinridge was very popluar in the south because he political thought slavery was a hinderance to the society of the United States.

• Lincoln’s political views aligned with the northern states; Lincoln believed in equal rights and equal opportunity.

• Beckinridge political views aligned with the views of the north; Lincoln’s political views aligned with the south.

C) the map shows Lincoln won the votes of the northern states. It can be inferred that this is because his political views matched that of the north. Comparison

Multiple Choice

What act Repealed the Missouri compromise?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act 1857

• Confiscation Acts

• Indian Removal Act

• Married Women’s Property Acts

1. What act Repealed the Missouri compromise?

1. Kansas-Nebraska Act 1857

• Correct answer as it dictated where slavery could and could not be in the new west

2. Confiscation Acts 

• The confiscation acts were aimed at confederates during the civil war to take property

3. Indian Removal Act

• Incorrect because it only moved natives to new acquired land 

4. Married Women’s Property Acts 

• This act was aimed to place married women at a level equal to men,  like letting them keep their own paychecks

Multiple Choice

Was the Missouri compromise effective at doing what it was intended to do?

• No, because it negatively affected the triangle trade across the atlantic.

• No, though the Missouri Compromise managed to keep the peace for the moment it failed

  to resolve the pressing question of slavery and its place in the nation's future.

• Yes, it had a great influence on women suffrage.

• Yes, because it had a great influence on the personal liberty laws

Was the Missouri compromise effective at doing what it was intended to do?

1. No, because it negatively affected the triangle trade across the atlantic.

• Triangle trade was irrelevant to the missouri compromise

2. No, though the Missouri Compromise managed to keep the peace for the moment it failed 

to resolve the pressing question of slavery and its place in the nation's future.

• Correct answer 

3. Yes, it had a great influence on women suffrage.

• No, although we spread west, womens rights did not

4. Yes, because it had a great influence on the personal liberty laws

• The issue of personal liberty ultimately led to the disaster that was the civil war

Multiple Choice

What was the Purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To make missouri a free state as to try to put a stopper on the growing problem of slavery.

• To limit the amount of territory that could be bought in Missouri as to avoid overpopulation.

• To give the native americans some land due to the fact of the americans taking their original homeland.

• To keep a balance between the number of slave states and the number of free states in the Union.

What was the Purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820? 

1. To make missouri a free state as to try to put a stopper on the growing problem of slavery.

• Although this is partially correct, it was to balance the free and slave states, not make more

2. To limit the amount of territory that could be bought in Missouri as to avoid overpopulation.

• Overpopulation did not worry americans at the time

3. To give the native americans some land due to the fact of the americans taking their original homeland. 

• They displaced natives onto tiny parcels of reservation land

4. To keep a balance between the number of slave states and the number of free states in the Union.

• Correct answer

Multiple Choice

The Dred Scott decision made what compromise unconstitutional?

• 3/5ths compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• The great compromise

• Compromise of 1820

1. The Dred Scott decision made what compromise unconstitutional?

1. 3/5ths compromise

• 3/5ths compromise still dictated that african americans were technically property

2. Compromise of 1850

• Contextually, these bills failed

3. The great compromise

• Although this compromise had to do with congressional representation

4. Compromise of 1820 

• The missouri compromise  fueled a debate over which states were open to slavery and which werent, and if slavery would be allowed in the west

Multiple Choice

As a result of the Dred Scott decision?

• The southern defense of slavery was made the law of the land.

• Dred Scott was allowed to be free.

• Popular sovereignty was upheld.

• Owning slaves was no longer a right of property.

As a result of the Dred Scott decision?

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 a. The southern defense of slavery was made the law of the land.

• Correct answer

b. Dred Scott was allowed to be free.

• Contextually, this answer is not correct because Scott was denied freedom.

c. Popular sovereignty was upheld.

• The other distractor question, popular sovereignty was established in the wake of the civil war

d. Owning slaves was no longer a right of property.

• Slavery would continue to be a right until after the emancipation of the Civil War

Multiple Choice

What act led to the Dred Scott decision?

• Married women's property acts

• Popular Sovereignty

• Kansas-Nebraska Act 1857

• Personal-liberty laws

What act led to the Dred Scott decision?

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1.  Married women's property acts 

• Although scotts case brings up the problem of property, it concerned the rights of the states more

2.  Popular Sovereignty 

• Although this dealt with slavery, it mostly had to do with admittance to the union versus succession 

3. Kansas-Nebraska Act 1857

• Correct answer 

4. Personal-liberty laws

• ​All men are created equal...

Multiple Choice

In the Wilmot Proviso Primary Source David Wilmot states which of the following places was the territory acquired from?

• Ethiopian Empire

• Republic of Mexico

• French Republic

• Great Britain

In the Wilmot Proviso Primary Source David Wilmot states which of the following places was the territory acquired from?

1. Ethiopian Empire: The Ethiopian Empire had no connections to America at this time or and land near. 

2. Republic of Mexico: Correct. The Source says ‘The Republic of Mexico’

3. French Republic: Although America bought the Louisiana purchase from France (Napoleon) Texas was not included in this. 

4. Great Britain: Great Britain had Canadian territory and was not selling it.

Multiple Choice

What is the overall statement in the excerpt?

• That slavery in the territory acuired from Mexico is prohibited unless as punishment for a crime.

• That the territory was acquired purely through monetary exchange.

• That southern states bordering Mexico must keep out of trade relations with the neighboring country.

• That all wealth gained from bronze mines must be used as funding for railroads.

Sourcing

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1. Correct. This is stated in the last sentence of the excerpt. 

2. Incorrect. A majority of the Mexican territory was obtained through the Mexican- American war. 

3. Incorrect. There is no mention of this in the excerpt

4. Incorrect. There is no mention of this in the excerpt.

Multiple Choice

Why did Dread Scott sue?

• Dread Scott was suing due to cover damages during a home invasion.

• Dread Scott was suing due to being withheld pay.

• Dread Scott was suing over ownership of his cat.

• Dread Scott was suing due to being illegally held as a slave since he lived in a free state.

1. Dread Scott was suing due to cover damages during a home invasion. : A home invasion wasn’t why he was suing nor was it mentioned in the stimulus. 

2. Dread Scott was suing due to being withheld pay. : Although being a slave does mean you don’t get paid this was not the reason.

3. Dread Scott was suing over ownership of his cat. : He did not have a cat, or is it mentioned in the stimulus. 

4. Dread Scott was suing due to being illegally held as a slave since he had lived in a free state.: Correct because Dread Scott lived above the 36° 30° compromise so he argued he was free.

Multiple Choice

Based on the excerpt, what is the overarching effect of the Dred Scott decision?

• That Dred Scott, upon being moved to a free state by his master, did not become a free man.

• The interpretation of the Constitution as a document that does not grow with the country.

• The decision that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and therefore revoked.

• The justification for the protection of slavery under the words “life, liberty, and property” of the Constitution.

Causation

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1. ​Incorrect. Although the Dred Scott decision did make this statement, Dred Scott was later bought and freed, making that section a secondary effect. 

2. Incorrect. Although the idea that the words of the Constitution are not open to interpretation is present, the ideas expressed are contradictory to themselves, as they are words being interpreted as non-interpretable. 

3. Correct. Because the Missouri Compromise was revoked, legislation was passed by both abolitionists and pro-slavery lawmakers that later led to the secection of the South.  

4. Incorrect. As the argument used is that the protection of slavery as a form of property is specifically protected in the constitution, even though the Constitution was ratified under a compromise that planned the overall abolition of slavery.