WorksheetsReading Quiz #10 American Pageant Chapters 18 & 19 [Unit 5]
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
In 1850, rebuffed as buyers, some Southern adventurers undertook to shake the tree of Manifest Destiny by attempting to seize __________ by force.
Panama.
Nicaragua.
Cuba.
Hawaii.
the Dominican Republic.
The man who opened Japan to the United States was
William Walker
Franklin Pierce
Lafcadio Hearn
Clayton Bulwer
Matthew Perry
For a short time in the 1850s William Walker, an American adventurer, seized control of
Nicaragua
Cuba
Japan
El Salvador
Puerto Rico
The election of 1852 was significant because it
saw the victory of a pro-South northerner
marked the return of issues-oriented campaigning
saw the rise of purely national parties
marked the end of the Whig party.
saw the emergence of an antislavery third party.
The fatal split in the Whig party in 1852 occurred over
the nomination of General Winfield Scott or Daniel Webster
slavery
the Gadsden Purchase
homestead laws
the transcontinental railroad route.
In light of hindsight, it seems apparent that in the Compromise of 1850 the South made a tactical blunder by
allowing a ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
demanding a strong fugitive-slave law
not insisting on federal protection of slavery in the territories
allowing the admission of California as a free state
allowing popular sovereignty in Nebraska territory.
Many northern states passed “personal liberty laws” in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding
slavery in the District of Columbia
slavery in the territories
restrictions on free blacks
the interstate slave trade
runaway slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Law included all of the following provisions except
the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada
denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves
denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf
the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape
a higher payment if officials determined blacks to be runaways
The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was the decision concerning
slavery in the District of Columbia
slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories
the new Fugitive Slave Law
settlement of the Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute
continuation of the interstate slave trade
In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico and Utah territories was
to be banned
protected by federal law
to be decided by popular sovereignty
to be ignored until either territory applied for admission to statehood
to be decided by the Supreme Court
Southern delegates met at a convention in Nashville in the summer of 1850 to
plan southern secession
plan ways to acquire more slave territory
propose a series of constitutional amendments
denounce Daniel Webster as a traitor to the South
condemn the compromises being worked out in Congress
An event which helped the cause of compromise in 1850, was when President Zachary Taylor
led an invasion of Texas to halt its attempts to take part of New Mexico
supported fellow southerner John C. Calhoun's plan for union
died suddenly and Millard Fillmore became president
ushered in a second Era of Good Feelings
decided not to run for re-election.
During the debate of 1850, ___________ argued that there was a “higher law” than the Constitution that compelled him to demand the exclusion of slavery from the territories.
William H. Seward
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Stephen A. Douglas
Zachary Taylor
In the debates of 1850, Senator William H. Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that
the Constitution must be obeyed
John C. Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union
Christian legislators must obey God's moral law
compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union
African Americans should be granted their own territory.
The Young Guard from the North
regarded preserving the Union as their top priority
agreed fully with the Old Guard on the issue of slavery
saw expansionism as a solution to the slavery question
gave support to John C. Calhoun's plan for rescuing the Union
were most interested in purging and purifying the Union.
For his position in his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by
northern Unionists
northern banking and commercial interests
abolitionists
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster
attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals
urged reasonable concessions to the South
advocated a congressional ban on slavery in the territories
proposed a scheme for electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each having veto power
became a hated figure in the South
Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in a shift toward compromise in the North.
True
False
John C. Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery involved repealing the president's veto power.
True
False
During the 1850s, slaves probably gained their freedom most frequently by self-purchase.
True
False
Harriet Tubman gained fame as an African American antislavery novelist.
True
False
By 1850, the South was relatively well off, politically and economically.
True
False
The Free Soilers argued that slavery would cause more costly wage labor to wither away.
True
False
The Free Soilers condemned slavery because
of the harm it did to blacks
of moral principles
it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise to self-employment
it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party
it damaged the national economy
Of those people going to California during the gold rush...
the majority had come from foreign nations.
slaves constituted a sizable minority.
the majority gained considerable financial rewards.
most were interested in free-soil farming.
a distressingly high proportion were lawless men.
When the people of Britain and France read Uncle Tom's Cabin, their governments realized that intervention in the Civil War on behalf of the South would not be popular.
True
False
The event that brought turmoil to the administration of Zachary Taylor was the attempt to acquire Cuba.
True
False
The key focus for the major parties in the 1848 presidential election was slavery
True
False
The public liked popular sovereignty because it fit in with the democratic tradition of self-determination.
True
False
In the 1848 presidential election, the Democratic and Whig parties
addressed the issue of slavery
remained silent on the issue of slavery
abandoned the tactic of nominating military leaders
were divided on the issue of admitting California
lost to the Free Soil party
The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession threatened to split national politics along North-South lines.
True
False
The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War
True
False
According to the principle of “popular sovereignty,” the question of slavery in the territories would be determined by
the people in any given territory.
a Supreme Court decision
the most popular national leaders
a national referendum.
congressional legislation.
In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders often engaged in public discussion of slavery.
True
False
Uncle Tom's Cabin may be described as a firsthand account of slavery.
True
False
In 1848, the Free Soil party platform advocated giving women the right to vote.
True
False
The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in...
choose all that apply
renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories
a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery
the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States.
a rush of settlers to new American territory in California.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
intended to show the cruelty of slavery
was prompted by passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
comprised the recollections of a long-time personal witness to the evils of slavery.
received little notice at the time it was published but became widely read during the Civil War.
As a result of reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, many northerners
found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme
vowed to halt British and French efforts to help the Confederacy
rejected Hinton Helper's picture of the South and slavery
would have nothing to do with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law
Hinton R. Helper's book The Impending Crisis of the South argued that those who suffered most from slave labor were African Americans.
True
False
In 1855, proslavery southerners regarded Kansas as slave territory.
True
False
President James Buchanan's decision on Kansas's Lecompton Constitution
hopelessly divided the Democratic party.
True
False
In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with
an attack on Lawrence by a gang of proslavery raiders
the passage of the Lecompton Constitution
the establishment of evangelical abolitionist churches.
the influx of a large number of slaves
The Lecompton Constitution proposed that the state of Kansas protect slave owners already in Kansas.
True
False
James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he was not associated with the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
True
False
Nativists in the 1850s were known for their anti-Catholic and antiforeign attitudes.
True
False
The clash between Preston S. Brooks and Charles Sumner revealed...
the seriousness of political divisions in the North
the importance of honor to northerners
despite divisions over slavery, the House of Representatives would unite to expel a member for bad conduct.
passions over slavery were becoming dangerously inflamed in both North and South
the division between the House and the Senate over slavery.
The central plank of the Know-Nothing party in the 1856 election
expansionism
abolitionism
popular sovereignty
nativism
The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because
southern threats that a Republican victory would be a declaration of war
True
False
As a result of the panic of 1857, the South saw the need to develop manufacturing.
True
False
As late as 1856, many northerners were still willing to vote Democratic instead of Republican because
the Democrats presented excellent candidates
many did not want to lose their profitable business connections with the South
the Democrats were the only national party
In ruling on the Dred Scott case, the United States Supreme Court
hoped to stimulate further debate on the slavery issue
expected to lay to rest the issue of slavery in the territories
reunited the Democratic party
supported the concept of popular sovereignty
The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by
proslavery southerners.
popular-sovereignty proponents.
Republicans
abolitionists
For a majority of northerners, the most outrageous part of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case was...
that slaveowners had the right to flood into territories so as to control popular sovereignty.
that Congress had never had the power to prohibit slavery in any territory.
that Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories.
that as a slave Scott had no right to sue in federal court.
that the Bill of Rights did not apply even to free African Americans.
The panic of 1857 resulted in a clamor for a lower tariffs.
True
False
After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, many in the South concluded that the North was dominated by “Brown-loving” Republicans.
True
False
The political career of Abraham Lincoln could best be described as
characterized by a rapid rise to power.
hurt by the Kansas-Nebraska Act
slow to get off the ground
As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates...
Douglas defeated Lincoln for the Senate
Illinois rejected the concept of popular sovereignty
Douglas increased his chances of winning the presidency
Lincoln was elected to the Senate
In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to
overthrow the federal government
make Kansas a free state
force the North and South to compromise on the slavery issue.
foment [start] a slave rebellion.
discredit abolitionists
When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, people in South Carolina accepted the democratic process and vowed to support Lincoln.
True
False
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 Republican party presidential nomination in part because he...
had been a strong supporter of William Seward.
had never taken a stand on the issue of slavery in the territories.
had made fewer enemies than front-runner William Seward.
had more political experience than his opponents.
was a longtime supporter of Stephen Douglas.
The government of the Confederate States of America was first organized in Atlanta, Georgia.
True
False
“Lame-duck” President James Buchanan believed that the Constitution did not authorize him to force southern states to stay in the Union.
True
False
President James Buchanan declined to use force to keep the South in the Union because...
choose all that apply
northern public opinion would not support it
the army was needed to control Indians in the West
he believed that the Constitution allowed secession
he was surrounded by pro-southern advisers
Secessionists supported leaving the Union because
they were dismayed by the success of the Republican party.
they believed that the North would not oppose their departure.
the political balance seemed to be tipping against them.
they were tired of abolitionist attacks
Abraham Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because
he had been elected on a platform that opposed the extension of slavery
its adoption might provoke Kentucky to leave the Union.
it permitted slavery in Utah territory.
it allowed the doctrine of popular sovereignty to be overridden once statehood was achieved.
