How was the Female Moral Reform Society typical of mid-century reform movements? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: middle-class women and reform; religion and reform; urban issues: prostitution; evolution of reform efforts
Date: September 9th, 2020
The controversy over the borders of Oregon was resolved by __________. A) the U.S. purchase of Alaska B) a border skirmish with Britain C) a treaty extending the previous boundary line D) the Mexican-American War ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1844, the Liberty Party demonstrated that __________. A) third parties may not win elections but they can decide outcomes B) Americans have no interest in third parties C) most white Americans rejected the party’s racism D) parties that take decisive stands on the issues win elections ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
To whom was John O’Sullivan referring when he spoke of bringing democracy to “backward peoples”? A) Southerners and Westerners B) Irish Catholics and Russian Jews C) blacks and Chinese D) Indians and Mexicans ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1850, most southern leaders like Calhoun __________. A) agreed to confine slavery to the South B) insisted slavery must be legal in all the territories C) believed slavery was slowly on its way out D) emphasized popular sovereignty ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The appearance of the Know-Nothing Party reflected Americans’ __________. A) tolerance of diversity B) nativist leanings C) disgust with intellectuals in government D) support for greater immigration ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Filibustering” refers to __________. A) opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law B) private efforts to extend slave territory in Latin America C) violent resistance to popular sovereignty D) runaway slaves fleeing to Canada ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the most important differences between America in 1800 and America in 1850? How did these differences contribute to the growing sectional divide? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: population; wealth; literature; territory; cultural criticism; growing regional differences
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Long Walk” refers to the forced march and imprisonment of this group during the Civil War. A) Santee Sioux B) Cherokee Confederate sympathizers C) Navajo D) Comanche ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
After Lee’s defeat at __________, a Confederate victory grew increasingly unlikely. A) Shiloh B) Gettysburg C) Chancellorsville D) Atlanta ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
