The chief subject of discussion at the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, was __________. A) revolutions abroad and their effect on the United States B) prison reform C) educational reform D) women’s rights ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
A political consequence of German and Irish immigration to New York City in the mid-nineteenth century was the end of __________ control of New York City. A) Whig B) Democratic C) Republican D) Federalist ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which statement describes what German and Irish immigrants had most in common? A) They formed ethnic enclaves in cities. B) They were Catholic. C) They mainly worked as laborers or domestics. D) They faced little discrimination. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What role did free blacks play in the abolitionist movement, and how did white abolitionists respond to free black participation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: free blacks and the beginnings of the abolitionist movement; free blacks and white abolitionist organizations; civil rights versus social equality; Douglass and Garrison
Date: September 9th, 2020
The United States gained the Oregon Territory south of the 49th parallel by __________. A) a treaty with Great Britain B) defeating the British in a war C) a treaty with Russia D) defeating the Mexicans in a war ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In general, Free-soilers were __________. A) antiblack B) anti-expansionist C) in favor of annexation of Texas D) abolitionists ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States __________. A) received land and Mexico got money B) got everything President Polk wanted C) received land and Mexico got nothing D) got security and Mexico got commercial advantages ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The vast new territories gained in the Mexican-American War __________. A) proved not to be as valuable as once was hoped B) led to a “gag rule” in Congress C) were off limits to new settlers until the issue of slavery could be resolved D) provoked a new debate over the issue of slavery in […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Republicans characterized Frémont’s performance in 1856 as “victorious defeat” because __________. A) he carried most of the states of the North B) he won a majority of the popular, but not the electoral, vote C) he built the Republican Party into a national party D) the Democrats fractured as a result of his candidacy […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
After Anthony Burns was seized as a fugitive slave in 1854, President Pierce __________. A) ordered him freed B) sent troops to Boston to ensure his return to the South C) denounced the Fugitive Slave Law as unconstitutional D) refused to aid his owner in recovering him ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
