Most early-nineteenth-century cities lacked __________. A) municipal water supplies, sewers, and garbage collection B) ethnic clusters C) places for wealthy people to live D) streetcars ANSWER Answer: A
The immediate impact of the abolitionist movement on the South was to __________. A) promote discussion on ending slavery B) stifle expressions of dissenting opinion C) force a loosening of restrictions on slaves D) convince many Southerners to free their slaves ANSWER Answer: B
Which of these explains why southern cities had police forces much earlier than northern cities? A) fear of slave uprisings B) higher rates of immigration C) faster industrialization D) more developed transportation infrastructure ANSWER Answer: A
The justification for removal of Indians to the west was __________. A) the Indians needed a space where they could live undisturbed by whites B) to preserve the Indians’ way of life C) a belief the Indians could never be civilized D) to give the Indians much-needed arable land ANSWER Answer: A
The Mexican-American War began over __________. A) a border dispute B) a dispute over gold C) American claims to California D) an unprovoked Mexican attack on San Antonio ANSWER Answer: A
The most accurate assessment of the policy of moving Indians to the west so that they would have time and space to adjust to civilized ways was that it __________. A) was a great success B) almost completely failed C) only succeeded with a few tribes like the Apache and Comanches D) was more successful […]
What was life like in a California mining camp in the early 1850s? Who lived there? What happened to most of the independent miners who lived in mining camps? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: single men; racial diversity; changing nature of mining
In the election of 1852, __________. A) the Whigs were much more united than the Democrats B) the Democrats were much more united that the Whigs C) both parties struggled to choose candidates D) the Whigs renominated Fillmore on the first ballot ANSWER Answer: C
As the election of 1860 neared, the South __________. A) showed little interest in the election B) already verged on mass hysteria C) closed ranks behind Douglas D) promoted reasoned discussion of the issues ANSWER Answer: B
In 1860, the Democrats nominated Stephan Douglas and __________ for president. A) John C. Calhoun B) James Buchanan C) John C. Breckinridge D) John Bell ANSWER Answer: C