Question 1

The first Republican candidate for president was

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A)  James Buchanan.
B)  Stephen Douglas.
C)  Abraham Lincoln.
D)  Millard Fillmore.
E)  John C.Fremont.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Compare the westward expansion of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century with westward expansion during the eighteenth century.What was similar and what was different?

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Question 3

The immediate cause of war between the United States and Mexico was a border dispute.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Assess the ideology known as Manifest Destiny.Looking back, was it more helpful or hurtful?

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that the...

Question 5

In the 1820s and 1830s, the government of Mexico

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A)  consistently opposed American immigration into Texas.
B)  consistently favored American immigration into Texas.
C)  remained noncommittal about American immigration into Texas.
D)  moved from opposing to favoring American immigration into Texas.
E)  moved from favoring to opposing American immigration into Texas.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The Compromise of 1850 essentially restored the Missouri Compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Only a tiny fraction of the so-called forty-niners ever discovered gold in California.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Prior to his election as president, describe Abraham's Lincoln's positions on slavery.

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Prior to his election as president, Abra...

Question 9

_________________ led the raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, attempting to seize control of the federal arsenal.

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Question 10

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States

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A)  officially acquired only Texas.
B)  gave up rights to California (for a time)  in exchange for New Mexico and Texas.
C)  established an open border with Mexico.
D)  established an American protectorate over Mexico.
E)  agreed to pay millions to Mexico.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was

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A)  the Republican Party.
B)  the Whig Party.
C)  the Know-Nothing Party.
D)  the Constitutional Union Party.
E)  the Democratic Party.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Before the early 1850s, Americans who traveled west on the overland trails were generally

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A)  relatively young people who traveled in family groups.
B)  over the age of thirty.
C)  from the eastern seaboard states.
D)  wealthy.
E)  domestic servants and prostitutes.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In the 1850s, in an effort to undercut the Fugitive Slave Act, some Northern states

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A)  called for secession from the South.
B)  proposed a national referendum on the slave issue.
C)  passed laws preventing the deportation of fugitive slaves.
D)  forbid fugitive slave hunters from traveling in their state.
E)  began actively funding the underground railroad.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

The "Young America" movement sought to unite the nation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mexico City was captured in 1847 by General ___________________.

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The answer of Mexico City was captured in 1847 by...

Question 16

Mexican residents of Texas were known as ________________.

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Question 17

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico in 1846?

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The United States went to war with Mexic...

Question 18

Advocates of Manifest Destiny conceived of an American "empire of __________."

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The answer of Advocates of Manifest Destiny conceived of an...

Question 19

Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?

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A)  Independence, Missouri.
B)  Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
C)  Ames, Iowa.
D)  St.Louis, Missouri.
E)  Kansas City, Missouri.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The notion that people should be able to vote on the matter of slavery in the territories was called ________________________.

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_________________ led the raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, attempting to seize control of the federal arsenal.

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Mexico City was captured in 1847 by General ___________________.

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Advocates of Manifest Destiny conceived of an American "empire of __________."

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Prior to his election as president, describe Abraham's Lincoln's positions on slavery.

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The immediate cause of war between the United States and Mexico was a border dispute.

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Why did the United States go to war with Mexico in 1846?

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The Compromise of 1850 essentially restored the Missouri Compromise.

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Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?

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Mexican residents of Texas were known as ________________.

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