Evaluate the reasons that slavery expanded in the United States after 1820. What were the major factors accounting for the expansion of the slave population after 1820? What were some of the southern defenses of the institution? What caused the growing northern opposition to slavery? Why was there a growing inability for either side to […]
People’s attitude toward organized religion in the 1950s was __________. a. incredibly positive, and religious affiliation boomed b. negative, and churches lost large numbers of members c. that it was not as important in their lives as in the lives of previous generations d. that it was the only way to deal with the emotional […]
Explain the demise of the Whig Party and the emergence of the Republican Party. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Describe the political philosophy of the Whigs. 2. Describe how the Compromise of 1850 split the Whigs. 3. Describe how the Kansas-Nebraska Act split the Whigs. 4. Describe how the Kansas-Nebraska Act helped […]
How do the views of “new Western historians” contrast with Frederick Jackson Turner’s thesis about the westward migration? a. Turner viewed the migration as a fluid back and forth between the East and West, but new historians point out that very few families who migrated west returned east. b. Turner viewed the migration as a […]
Analyze the effects of the Panic of 1857 on the North and the South. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Analyze U.S. economic policy from 1815-1860. 2. Analyze Northern economic policy. 3. Examine Southern economic policies. 4. Examine areas of agreement between North and South. 5. Analyze the effects of international events on […]
How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery? a. It put a final time limit on the institution in the South. b. It demonstrated that the federal government did not care about slavery. c. It ensured that slavery would remain in the South indefinitely. d. It put a final end to the slave trade, if not […]
Describe Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery before his election as president in 1860. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss Lincoln’s views during the Congressional elections of 1854. 2. Discuss Lincoln’s views during the debates with Douglas. 3. Discuss Lincoln’s views during the election of 1860. 4. Analyze Lincoln’s partial support of the […]
The most significant technical innovation of the nineteenth century was __________. a. Kodak cameras b. oil c. automobiles d. railroads e. steamships ANSWER D
The term for the plan to allow former slaves and slaves from the United States to settle in foreign areas was called A) colonization. B) reconstruction. C) contrabands. D) emancipation. ANSWER Answer: A
Noah Webster worked to make the American language __________. A) conform to standard British English B) more independent and accessible C) more sophisticated and precise D) the universal language of business ANSWER B
