The colonization movement was a(n)

attempt to gradually free slaves and send them to Africa.

group of southern planters who agreed to free their slaves.

plan to spread slavery to northern states.

effort to help slaves by giving them factory jobs.

California’s request to join the Union in 1850 would have

given free states an advantage over slave states.

restored the balance between free and slave states.

given slave states an advantage over free states.

extended slavery into a territory acquired from Mexico.

Transcendentalism was a new way of thinking because it

said that a person's fate was determined before he or she was born.

relied on European ideas and styles.

Which two writers started to change the tone of American literature by writing stories that explored psychology and human emotions?

Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne

Louisa Alcott and Stephen Foster

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Walt Whitman

How did the concept of Manifest Destiny change American history in the nineteenth century?

The concept promoted westward expansion across the United States.

The concept encouraged American colonization of Latin American countries.

The concept reinforced the support of states’ rights in many southern states.

The concept encouraged Americans to export goods to Asian and European countries.

Women in the West often had more rights than women in other regions of the United States because

their labor was needed for their families to survive.

they could vote and run for office.

their labor was more important than men’s.

Which of the following statements best explains the development of distinctly American themes and styles in art and literature by the mid-1800s?

This development reflected a growing national identity in the United States.

American artists and writers did not travel to Europe.

Americans could not buy books or paintings by European writers and artists.

American artists were hoping to sell their work all over the world.

How did the belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to the westward expansion of the United States?

Americans believed they should spread liberty and self-government across the continent.

The United States government believed it had a duty to prevent slavery in new territories.

Americans believed they could learn important values from other cultures.

The United States government believed it should return eastern lands to Native Americans.

How was Texas admitted to the Union?

Congress accepted the annexation treaty.

Mexico sold Texas to the United States.

Sam Houston forced Mexico to give Texas to the United States.

General Santa Anna surrendered his army.

A major reason the United States went to war with Mexico was because of the

desire to obtain more territory.

desire to abolish slavery in Texas.

Mexican attacks on American settlers.

Mexican interference with American trade

What happened in 1836 that changed the relationship between the Mexican government and Americans living in Texas?

Texas declared its independence from Mexico.

General Santa Anna surrendered his army.

The Mexican government granted American settlers Mexican citizenship.

The United States army invaded Mexico.

Which of the following BEST describes the people who flocked to California during the gold rush?

a diverse group from many countries

every ethnic group except for Chinese

mostly white Americans of European descent

almost exclusively white Americans and Mexicans

official law enforcement officers.

Why did American settlers in Texas come into conflict with Mexico in the 1830s?

Mexico outlawed slavery, angering slaveowners in Texas.

Mexico wanted to sell Texas to Spain.

Settlers wanted to outlaw slavery.

Mexico objected to the settlers' treatment of Native Americans.

California’s request to join the Union in 1850 would have

given free states an advantage over slave states.

restored the balance between free and slave states.

given slave states an advantage over free states.

extended slavery into a territory acquired from Mexico.

a senator from South Carolina who opposed the Compromise of 1850.

a candidate for the senate who argued that slavery was morally wrong.

an abolitionist who led a raid on U.S. Army weapons stored at Harpers Ferry.

a Supreme Court judge that ruled in favor of slaveholders.

What were the results of the Wilmot Proviso?

Some Democrats and Whigs formed the Free Soil Party.

The issue of slavery in new territories gained from Mexico was left undecided.

Southerners became increasingly concerned that the North was trying to end slavery in the United States.

Slavery was abolished in the southern states.

How did many Northerners respond to the new Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

they vowed to resist the hated new law

they agreed that something had to be done to control fugitive slaves

they decided to take advantage of the financial rewards for returning fugitive slaves

they refused to sign the Compromise of 1850

What did the reaction of people in the North and the South to John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry demonstrate about the political mood of the country?

It showed the deep division over the issue of slavery in the nation.

It demonstrated that some people in the South opposed slavery.

It showed that people in the North and South generally agreed about the need to end slavery.

It showed that people in all areas of the country were opposed to political violence.

is a process that allows people in a territory or state to vote directly on issues rather than have their elected representatives decide.

is a candidate for the senate who argued that slavery was morally wrong.

is a false or misleading information that is spread to further a cause.

Who would have been most likely to sing this song in support of John Brown? Chorus from “John Brown’s Body,” a folk song: “ John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, But his soul goes marching on .”

a supporter of popular sovereignty

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln

insisted that the territories be kept free from slavery.

gained support that helped him defeat Douglas for the Senate in 1858.

supported the idea of popular sovereignty.

supported the Fugitive Slave Act.

What important political principle did Abraham Lincoln endorse when he said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand”?

He thought that the United States was stronger when all states remained in the Union.

He supported the end of the Civil War.

He supported the abolition of slavery.

How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860?

Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.

Southern leaders called for a new presidential election to be held in the spring.

To save the Union, Southern leaders agreed to support the new President.

North Carolina and Virginia seceded, followed by South Carolina.

Which statement BEST describes the results of the presidential election of 1860?

The outcome was decided by people's attitudes on slavery.

National unity led to a landslide victory for the Republican candidate.

The outcome was slightly influenced by people's attitudes on slavery.

Voters' willingness to compromise on slavery determined the winner.

What was NOT a direct cause of the Civil War?

Union troops attacked Confederate forts in South Carolina.

Seven southern states seceded from the Union.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter.

Which of the following was NOT a major problem for Civil War soldiers?

spending too little time in camp

Which of the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?

Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory.

Congress could prohibit slavery in any territory.

A special court system was needed for legal issues brought up by slavery.

How did Lincoln’s and Douglas’s positions on slavery in the territories differ?

Douglas believed the people in each state should decide the issue; while Lincoln opposed extending slavery in the territories.

Douglas wanted to postpone extending slavery to the territories; Lincoln wanted to extend slavery to the territories right away.

Lincoln wanted to extend slavery in the territories, but Douglas did not.

Douglas wanted Congress to decide the issue; Lincoln wanted each state to decide the issue.

Which of the following was a reason that battlefield casualties were so high during the Civil War?

Thousands of soldiers were killed in charges against new, more effective weapons.

Ironclads changed naval warfare.

Generals could not agree on a common strategy.

The Gettysburg Address

honored the soldiers who had died in the Battle of Gettysburg.

was Lincoln's second inaugural speech.

was given to Union soldiers just before the Battle of Gettysburg.

marked the formal surrender of the Confederates to the Union

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They were against it because they feared that former slaves would take their jobs.

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To where did MOST routes of the Underground Railroad lead?

California

Canada

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Europe

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