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
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
In general, Free-soilers were __________. A) antiblack B) anti-expansionist C) in favor of annexation of Texas D) abolitionists ANSWER Answer: A
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
Why did the elections of 1856 and 1860 not only fail to resolve the sectional crisis over slavery, but actually make it worse? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the end of national consensus; the demise of national institutions; cultural conflicts
The most damaging factor undermining the Confederate cause was __________. A) illiteracy among common soldiers B) the dictatorial powers of the government C) strong beliefs in states’ rights D) a lack of experienced officers ANSWER Answer: C
Lincoln kept Maryland in the Union __________. A) with military force and the arrests of pro-Confederate officials B) by exempting Marylanders from the draft C) with little difficulty D by carefully respecting Marylanders’ civil rights ANSWER Answer: A
