During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Stephen A. Douglas upset southerners by arguing in Freeport that A) the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional. B) the Dred Scott decision was part of a southern conspiracy to make slavery legal in all the states. C) regardless of the Dred Scott decision, local laws could still exclude slavery from a […]
The victims of the wartime “zoot suit” riots were mainly A) Japanese Americans. B) Jews. C) Mexican Americans. D) African Americans. ANSWER C
How did those who opposed the War of 1812 register their dissent? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: refused to make loans to the government; refused to raise militia for service; conducted illegal trade with the British through Canada; Hartford Convention.
Who was the Wampanoag chieftain who led his warriors against New England settlers in King Philip’s War in 1675-1676? A) Opechancanough B) Metacomet C) Tisquantum D) Powhatan ANSWER B
Identify three “doughfaces” of the 1850s–northern men with southern principles. Describe the action or views of these men that qualify them for that designation. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER President James Buchanan (a Pennsylvanian) endorsed the Dred Scott decision and supported the Lecompton Constitution. President Franklin Pierce (from New Hampshire) signed the […]
How did African Americans protest the Jim Crow laws passed in Savannah, Georgia in 1906? A) by rioting against white neighborhoods B) by organizing a symbolic protest march to Atlanta C) by boycotting the city’s streetcar system D) by staging a three-week “sit-in” protest in cafes and coffee shops ANSWER C
Describe the similarities and differences between the Democratic and Republican parties in the Gilded Age, especially their constituencies, outlook, and position on key issues. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Both parties accepted industrialization, opposed government intervention in the economy, were led by wealthy professionals, and made a broad appeal for support. Republicans […]
What was the primary intent of the new land policy adopted by Congress in 1820? A) to concentrate land ownership in the hands of a relatively few large land companies B) to provide land-grant subsidies for railroad construction C) to make it easier for small farmers to purchase federal land D) to conserve natural resources […]
In the 1840s, the ________ tried to use the political system to abolish slavery, the ________ worked primarily to exclude slavery from the federal territories, and the ________ attacked all forms of inequality and violence. A) Free Soil Party, Liberty Party, Garrisonians B) Liberty Party, Free Soil Party, Garrisonians C) Garrisonians, Free Soil Party, Liberty […]
The effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896 ) was to A) depress southern wage scales. B) provide constitutional protection for large-scale corporations. C) outlaw labor strikes. D) legalize racial segregation. ANSWER D
