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CP US History - Unit 5 - Dividing a Nation

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

“I believe that to have interfered as I have done, as I have always freely admitted I have done in behalf of His despised poor, is no wrong, but right. Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood farther with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I say let it be done.”


Source: Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court when about to receive the sentence of death


John Brown used the above quote to explain why

a)

Americans had united to remove Native Americans from the South

b)

he led the raid on Harpers Ferry in Virgina

c)

The United States should add Texas and Oregon to the Union

d)

he wanted to help protect Americans growing interest in South America

2.

“I believe that to have interfered as I have done, as I have always freely admitted I have done in behalf of His despised poor, is no wrong, but right. Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood farther with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I say let it be done.”


Source: Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court when about to receive the sentence of death


Using the quote above and your knowledge of US History, a Northerner would have viewed John Brown as a(n)?

a)

religious zealous

b)

martyr

c)

terrorist

d)

suffragist

3.

Which TWO problems did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve. YOU MUST PICK TWO ANSWERS!

a)

Extension of slavery into the western territories

b)

Equitable distribution of frontier lands to owners of small farms

c)

Placement of protective tariffs on foreign imports

d)

Equal representation between slave and free states in Congress

e)

Need for internal improvements in transportation

4.

“I am outraged by this decision! How can the judicial branch of government take it upon itself to hand down a decision that, in effect, declares men to be mere property rather than human beings? God will hold them responsible. More than that, regardless of what the Court says, God will judge any man who holds another in bondage when he has the power to set him free.”


The above statement most likely comes from which of the following?

a)

A Democrat protesting the election of Abraham Lincoln

b)

A member of Congress who supports protective tariffs

c)

An abolitionist protesting the Dred Scott decision

d)

A member of the Confederate government, protesting the Emancipation Proclamation

5.

What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

California becomes a free state and the creation of the Fugitive Slave Laws

b)

Maine becomes a free state and Missouri becomes a slave state

c)

Slavery was banned west of the Mississippi River

d)

The Supreme Court ruled that popular sovereignty was unconstitutional

6.

The Mexican-American War ended with the signing of what treaty?

a)

Treaty of San Juan

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Wilmot

d)

Treaty of For Laramie

7.

Which of the following compromise created the 36'30' line, in order to separate the slave states from the free states?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Great Compromise

c)

3/5th's Compromise

d)

Missouri Compromise

8.

The map most directly reflects the

a)

presidential election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

b)

increase in manufacturing jobs in the South.

c)

issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

d)

process of readmitting Confederate states into the Union.

9.

The map was intended to

a)

encourage the ideals of republican motherhood

b)

promote the acquisition of new territories in the South

c)

display the settlement patterns of Native Americans

d)

show an increase in sectional division between the North and the South.

10.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an event illustration the tensions between the Anti-slavery and Pro-slavery movements?

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

d)

Scott v Sanford case

11.

Which of the following was a belief held by John Brown

a)

individual states should decide whether to permit slavery.

b)

Abolitionists should work for gradual change.

c)

the should should work to diversify its economic base.

d)

slavery should be abolished by violent means, if necessary.

12.

“It is my duty to assert and maintain by all constitutional means the right of the United States to that portion of our territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains. The world sees the peaceful triumphs of the hard work of our emigrants. To the US Government belongs the duty of protecting them adequately wherever they may be upon our soil. The protection of our laws and the benefits of our democratic government should be extended over them in the distant regions which they have selected for their homes.”

Source: James Polk – President of the U.S. 1845-1849


The ideas expressed in James Polk's address most strongly influenced which United States philosophy?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Industrialiazation

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Prohibition

13.

“It is my duty to assert and maintain by all constitutional means the right of the United States to that portion of our territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains. The world sees the peaceful triumphs of the hard work of our emigrants. To the US Government belongs the duty of protecting them adequately wherever they may be upon our soil. The protection of our laws and the benefits of our democratic government should be extended over them in the distant regions which they have selected for their homes.”

Source: James Polk – President of the U.S. 1845-1849


President James Polk used the above quote to

a)

show the work that the American people are united.

b)

inspire Native Americans to fight for the United States in the War.

c)

protect Americans growing interest in South America.

d)

explain why the United States should add Texas and Oregon to the Union.

14.

… Taney’s decision, which represented the entire Court, not only affirmed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise that had been achieved by the Kansas-Nebraska Act but also challenged the concept of popular sovereignty in any Western territory. As … Senator John C. Calhoun had argued, Taney stated that any move to block the rights of slaveholders to own slaves in a territory violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. Supporters of slavery rejoiced at the decision, while those opposed to the expansion of slavery saw Taney’s work as further evidence that national politics was firmly under the control of Southern apologists [defenders of slavery].

Source: Jeffrey W. Coker,

Presidents from Taylor

Through Grant, 1849–1877:

Debating the Issues in Pro

and Con Primary Documents,

Greenwood Press, 2002


Which of the following would have supported the quote above

a)

Southern women who sympathizes with the Abolitionist movement.

b)

Westerners who moved to Kansas to vote for anti-slavery issues.

c)

Northerner businessmen who moved west to build railroads

d)

Southern farmers who moved west to grow cotton.

15.

… Taney’s decision, which represented the entire Court, not only affirmed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise that had been achieved by the Kansas-Nebraska Act but also challenged the concept of popular sovereignty in any Western territory. As … Senator John C. Calhoun had argued, Taney stated that any move to block the rights of slaveholders to own slaves in a territory violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. Supporters of slavery rejoiced at the decision, while those opposed to the expansion of slavery saw Taney’s work as further evidence that national politics was firmly under the control of Southern apologists [defenders of slavery].

Source: Jeffrey W. Coker,

Presidents from Taylor

Through Grant, 1849–1877:

Debating the Issues in Pro

and Con Primary Documents,

Greenwood Press, 2002


Using the quote above and your knowledge of US History, what court case is Jeffrey W. Coker discussing?

a)

Scott v Sanford

b)

Brown V Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

16.

What political philosophy stated in the Kansas-Nebraska Act failed to solve the issue of slavery in the new territories?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Supremacy Clause

17.

There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude in any territory on the continent of America which shall hereafter be acquired by or annexed to the United States…..except for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.

From a revised version of

the Wilmot Proviso, 1842


Which event caused anti-slavery factions in the US Congress to introduce the proviso in the quotation?

a)

the Nullification Crisis

b)

the Mexican-American War

c)

the Louisiana Purchase

d)

the Whiskey Rebellion

18.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the Mexican War?

a)

It led to an increase in growing sectionalism between the North and South, over the issue of slavery

b)

It denied President Polk additional funds to continue the Mexican War and annex all of Mexico

c)

It showed the strength of the Constitutional form of government

d)

It was proposed by James Madison to continue the political policy of impressment.

19.

Which of the following actions was not considered part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

The slave trade was abolished in Washington DC.

b)

California was admitted into the Union as a Free State.

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act was created.

d)

Texas's borders were extended to Santa Fe.

20.

Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their territory?

a)

Nullification

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

21.

The Scott v Sanford decision ruled that

a)

accused fugitive slaves had a right to trial by jury.

b)

only Congress had the right to prohibit slavery.

c)

the federal ban on the importation of slaves was unconstitutional

d)

African-Americans were not citizens and did not have legal protection.

22.

The Compromise of 1850 was intended to settle disputes over

a)

territorial expansion and population growth in the west

b)

Native American rights to settle New Mexico and Arizona

c)

Britain's claim to control the Oregon territory

d)

Colorado's monopoly on the gold exchange in the Rocky Mountains.

23.

In the 1850s the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" was used to describe clashes between

a)

Native Americans and the Federal Government

b)

woman suffragists and the Federal Government

c)

Chinese and Irish railroad workers

d)

proslavery and antislavery groups

24.

The Missouri Compromise was important because it signaled that any state admitted to the Union, as a result of the Louisiana Territory would

a)

require a political debate on the importance of the Electoral College.

b)

require a political debate on the impact of new agricultural practices

c)

not require a political debate on the issue of slavery and if a state was going to be a Free State or a Slave State.

d)

require a political debate on the significance of increasing the federal income tax.

25.

. . . Regarding it as a war [Mexican War] to strengthen the “Slave Power,” we are conducted to a natural conclusion, that it is virtually, and in its consequences, a war against the free States of the Union….The lives of Mexicans are sacrificed in this cause; and a domestic question, which should be reserved for bloodless debate in our own country, is transferred to fields of battle in a foreign land. . . .

Source: Resolution passed by the

Massachusetts Legislature

opposing the Mexican War;

Massachusetts House Documents,

1847


According to the quote above, why did the Massachusetts legislature oppose the Mexican American War?

a)

They agreed that America should stay out of a war between the Republic of Texas and Mexico.

b)

They were concerned that the war was over the expansion of slavery into new territories.

c)

They were reluctant to supply military and financial aid during an economic recession.

d)

They rejected America's growing interest in the Panama Canal.

26.

. . . Regarding it as a war [Mexican War] to strengthen the “Slave Power,” we are conducted to a natural conclusion, that it is virtually, and in its consequences, a war against the free States of the Union….The lives of Mexicans are sacrificed in this cause; and a domestic question, which should be reserved for bloodless debate in our own country, is transferred to fields of battle in a foreign land. . . .

Source: Resolution passed by the

Massachusetts Legislature

opposing the Mexican War;

Massachusetts House Documents,

1847


The quote above summarizes which of the following political philosophies?

a)

Sectionalism and the issue of slavery

b)

State's Rights and nullification

c)

Impressment and the issue of slavery

d)

Prohibition and the issue of Alcohol

27.

Which of the following statements best describes the main reason Southerners supported the annexation of Texas?

a)

They wanted new seaports to help trade with Asia

b)

They wanted better access to trade with Mexico.

c)

They wanted more territory and land where slavery could be established.

d)

They felt annexation would aid in Native American relocation.

28.

Which event was the immediate cause of th? secession of several Southern states from the Union in

a)

The Dred Scott decision

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry led by John Brown.

d)

The election of President Abraham Lincoln.

29.

James K Polk cited which US policy to justify Manifest Destiny?

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

Washington's pledge of neutrality

d)

The American System

30.

Which of the following statements best describes the main reason Northerners supported annexation of Oregon?

a)

They wanted a safer route across the country.

b)

They wanted new seaports to help trade with Asia

c)

They wanted better access to trade with Alaska.

d)

They wanted more territory and land to establish anti-slave states.

31.

Which of the following describes the overall relationship between the colonists and the Native Americans?

a)

Both worked together to develop colonial society

b)

Colonist continued to push Native American's off their homeland

c)

Native Americans continued to push Colonists back to Europe

d)

Both sides agreed to create segregated societies inside the colonies

32.

The French and Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris

a)

laid the groundwork for the American Revolution

b)

inspired slaves to lead a brutal rebellion against plantation owners

c)

encouraged the development of political parties

d)

promoted conflict between wealthy elites and poor farmers

33.

The map most directly reflects

a)

how the US emerged as a world power.

b)

how the colonist gained access to consumer goods during wartime.

c)

how the US avoided political entanglements in Europe

d)

how mercantilism and trans-Atlantic trade led to the development of the Colonies

34.

The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to

a)

establish full control over the Panama Canal

b)

force the British out of Canada

c)

limit European influence in the Americas

d)

stake a US claim in Mexican Territory

35.

In the Pamphlet Common Sense:

a)

John Locke argued for natural rights

b)

Thomas Jefferson argued for buying the Louisiana Purchase

c)

Thomas Paine inspired the movement for independence

d)

George Washington laid the plans for developing a professional army.

36.

· Sons of Liberty

· Committees of Correspondence

· Daughters of Liberty


The information above describes the colonists response to

a)

the election of George Washington

b)

The Proclamation of 1763 and the Intolerable Acts

c)

Battle of Saratoga and Trenton

d)

Salem Witch Trials and the Great Awakening

37.

The major significance of the Great Awakening of the 1700s was it

a)

increased sectional division between the North and the South

b)

inspired unity in the colonies and challenged traditional authority

c)

decreased the demand for slaves and indentured servants

d)

growing tensions between backcountry settlers and coastal elites

38.

What role did France play in the American Revolutionary War?

a)

They supplied the colonist with financial and military aid.

b)

They supplied the British with financial and military aid.

c)

They supplied the fugitive slaves with financial and military aid.

d)

They supplied Native Americans with financial and military aid.

39.

Which of the following contradicts Thomas Jefferson's position as an advocate of State's Rights and Strict Interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

He opposed Hamilton's financial program during Washington's adminstratrion.

b)

As a president, he reduced taxes.

c)

He maintained US neutrality with Europe.

d)

He authorized the Louisiana Purchase.

40.

John Locke's theory of the social contract, as developed in the US Declaration of Independence stated that

a)

the people should revolt against a government that did not protect their rights.

b)

monarchs should rule autocratically, but they had to grant certain rights to their subjects.

c)

legislatures have more power than kings

d)

government should guarantee equal economic conditions to all people

41.

* Town Meetings

* The Mayflower Compact

* House of Burgesses


The information above describes the colonists attempt at

a)

self government

b)

mercantilism

c)

ending slavery

d)

communism

42.

How did George Washington use geography to win the Battle of Trenton?

a)

Washington's troops trapped the British soldiers on a peninsula

b)

Washington's troops crossed the frozen Delaware River to surprise attack a stronger British army

c)

Washington's troops use their high ground to win a strategic battle with the British

d)

Washington's troops over-powered the British with an army twice as large as the British forces.

43.

The Bill of Rights guarantees

a)

representation based on population

b)

separation between the three branches of government

c)

limits on the power of the President.

d)

individual rights and state's rights.

44.

What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolution?

a)

It was where the Colonial and French forces trapped the British on a peninsula.

b)

It was there that the "shot heard round the world" was fired to start the American Revolution.

c)

It was a British victory that destroyed the southern half of the Colonial Army.

d)

It was the first time George Washington was victorious in battle.

45.

Which of the following statements best describes the main reason why slavery became a political issue in America?

a)

Politicians were concerned about the increasing cost of importing slaves from Africa.

b)

Politicians were concerned about slave rebellions and the rise of abolitionism.

c)

Politicians were concerned about an African Liberation movement that promoted returning slaves to Africa.

d)

Politicians were concerned about the Slave Tax Act and how it would hurt the Southern economy.

46.

Shay's Rebellion was a signal that

a)

the Articles of Confederation was failing and the US needed a strong central government.

b)

the Constitution was failing and the US needed a strong central government

c)

the Declaration of Independence was failing and the US needed a strong central government.

d)

the House of Burgesses was failing and the US needed a strong central government.

47.

Which of the leaders is INCORRECTLY paired with a notable event or deed?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

b)

John Adams and the Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

James Monroe and the War of 1812

d)

James Monroe and his Farewell Address

48.

The Women's Suffrage Movement, Temperance Movement, and the Public School Movement were all:

a)

factors that encouraged Westward Expansion

b)

reform movements of the Second Great Awakening

c)

recognition of Native American Land Rights

d)

actions promoting the conservation of natural resources.

49.

What were two key precedents set by George Washington during his presidency?

a)

Aid to farmers and the end of slavery

b)

Universal male suffrage and support of political parties

c)

Foreign policy of neutrality and the use of presidential adivors

d)

Protective tariffs and foreign alliances during peacetime

50.

Which of the following is NOT considered part of Andrew Jackson's legacy?

a)

expanding white male suffrage

b)

the Nullification Crisis

c)

the Indian Removal Act

d)

American Imperialism