APUSH Ch 12-13

James K. Polk campaigned on which the following in the election of 1844 a. allowing slavery to stay in states where it was currently allowed, but not letting it extend into new territories or states b. acquiring Texas and settling the dispute over the border of the Oregon Territory c. re-establishing a national bank, funding internal improvements, and stopping further westward expansion d. acquiring Alaska and Hawaii

acquiring Texas and settling the dispute over the border of the Oregon territory

The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act instituted popular soverignty to... a. prhohibit slavery above Missouri's southern border b. assure that Congress had a constitutional right to establish or abolish slavery in new territories c. allow people living in a territory to determine whether slavery should be permitted there d. admit Kansas as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state e. allow towns to decide the issue of slavery on a case-by-case basis

allow people living in a territory to determine whether slavery should be permitted there

Which of the following principles was established by the Dred Scott decision? a. Congress could abolish slavery at will. b. National legislation could not limit the spread of slavery in the territories. c. The rights of all people are protected by the Constitution d. Slaves residing in a free state automatically became free. e. Through squatter sovereignty, a territory had the sole right to determine the status of slavery within its territorial limits.

b. National legislation could not limit the spread of slavery in the territories.

A significant result of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 was that the United States a. suffered a military defeat b. freed Texas from Mexican rule c. won control of Cuba from Spain d. experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery e. experienced increasing tension over the acquisition of Puerto Rico

experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery

Northerners especially resented the Kansas Nebraska Act because it... a. aimed to build a transcontinental along a southern route b. it would make Douglas the leading Democratic candidate in the election c. It repealed the Missouri Compromise line, which prohibited slavery North of the line d. It would bring Kansas in as a slave state

it repealed the Missouri Compromise line, which prohibited slavery North of the line

The Republican Party of the 1850s took which of the following positions on slavery? a. Residents of territories could decide on the basis of popular sovereignty whether to have slavery b. slavery could remain where it existed but should not be extended into territories or new states c. the federal government should abolish slavery d. the federal government should purchase slaves from their masters and relocated them to the west coast of Africa d. Slavery was a state issue, and the federal government should play no role in its regulation

slavery could remain where it existed but should not be extended into territories or new states

The Sumner-Brooks affair revealed a. that anti-slavery northerners were as willing to turn violent as pro-slavery southerners b. that violent disagreements about slavery were being felt in the halls of Congress c. that neither northerners or southerners were yet ready to tolerate political violence over the issue of slavery d. how loyalty to section was beginning to supersede loyalty to political party

that violent disagreements about slavery were being felt in the halls of Congress

Key issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates leading up to the Senatorial election of 1858 were... a. whether secession was legal and preventable b. the Dred Scott decision and the expansion of slavery c. the status of slavery in Illinois and the Mexican cession territory d. the events in Kansas and the enforcement of the fugitive slave act

the Dred Scott decision and the expansion of slavery

The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for... a. the prohibition of slavery in Louisiana Purchase territory b. the primacy of federal law over state-legislated Black Codes c. the abolition of the international slave trade d. the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War e. federal return of fugitive slaves

the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

Which of the following best describes the position on slavery of most northerners during the sectional crises of the 1850's? a. They were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion in the territories b. they were active supporters of complete abolition c. they favored continued importation of slaves from Africa d. they advocated expansion of the slave system to provide cheap labor for northern factories

they were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion to the territories

Which of the following would most likely have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. A Missouri Slaveholder b. Stephen Douglas c. A midwestern investor in a Pacific-to-Chicago railroad line d. A southern supporter of popular sovereignty e. A New England Abolitionist

A New England Abolitionist

Under the terms of the Compromise of 1850... a. California was admitted to the Union as a free state, and slavery in Utah and New Mexico territories would be left up to popular sovereignty b. California was admitted as a free state, and Utah and New Mexico as slave states c. Slavery was banned in California, Utah, and New Mexico d. New Mexico and Texas were admitted as slave states, California and Utah were admitted as free states

California was admitted to the Union as a free state, and slavery in Utah and New Mexico territories would be left up to popular sovereignty

"For a few years in the 1850s. ethnic conflict among whites rivaled sectional conflict as a major political issue. The immediate origins of this phenomenon lay in the sharp increase of immigration after 1845 ... The average quadrupled in the 1830s. But even this paled in comparison with the immigration of the late 1840s ... During the decade 1846 to 1855, more than three million immigrants entered the United States - equivalent to 15 percent of the 1845 population. This was the largest proportional increase in the foreign-born population for any ten-year period in American history ... Equal in significance to the increase in the foreign-born population were changes in its composition" - McPherson + Polk Which of the following could best be used as evidence to support the argument in the excerpt that "ethnic conflict among whites rivaled sectional conflict as a major political issue" of the period? a. Growing concern about the political and cultural influence of Catholic immigrants b. Growing fear of political radicalism among southern and eastern European immigrants c. Increasing cultural influence of European Romanticism in the United States d. Increasing support for the antislavery cause among the immigrant community

Growing concern about the political and cultural influence of Catholic immigrants

The trend in the map led most directly to which of the following? a. A decreasing gap in wealth because land ownership increased among White citizens b. Decreasing tensions between White settlers and Native Americans because expanded United States territory undercut competition c. Increasing divisions between North and South because of questions about the status of slavery in new territories d. Increasing legal immigration for Asians because the United States became the Pacific Rim country.

Increasing divisions between North and South because of questions about slavery in new territories

"The Vigilance Committee of Boston inform you that the MOCK TRIAL of the poor Fugitibe Slave has been further postponed... Come down, then, Sons of Puritans: for even if the poor victim is to be carried off by the brute force of arms, and delivered over to Slavery, you should at least be present to witness the sacrifice, and you should follow him in sad procession with your tears and prayers, and then go home and take such action as your manhood and your patriotism may suggest. Come, then, by the early trains on MONDAY, and rally... Come with courage and resolution in your hearts, but, this time, with only such arms as God gave you." - Proclamation addressed "To the Yeomanry of New England" The issuing of documents such as the proclamation generally had which of the following effects? a. Accumulating support for the theory of slavery as a positive good b. Encouraging armed rebellions by enslaved people in the South c. Increasing the visibility of organized to slavery d. improving relations between native-born residents and recent Catholic immigrants

Increasing the visibility of organized opposition to slavery

Which of the following statement about the Dred Scott decision is correct? a. It recognized the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in the territories, but refused on technical grounds to free Scott. b. It stated that Black people were not citizens of the United States c. It upheld the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise d. It upheld the principle of popular sovereignty. e. It freed Scott but not other slaves in circumstances similar to Scott's.

It stated that Black people were not citizens of the United States

The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery occurred in: a. Texas b. California c. Kansas d. Missouri e. Oregon

Kansas

Fanatical abolitionist John Brown made his first entry into violent anti-slavery politics by... a. killing 5 pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie, Kansas b. organizing a slave rebellion in Missouri c. leading an armed raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia d. organizing an armed militia to help escaped slaves in the deep south

Killing 5 pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie, Kansas

"Still, though a slaveholder, I freely acknowledge my obligations as a man; and I am bound to treat humanely the fellow creatures whom God has entrusted to my charge.... it is certainly in the interest of all, and I am convinced it is the desire of every one of us, to treat our slaves with proper kindness." - James Henry Hammond "Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity which is outraged, in the name of Liberty which is the fettered, in the name of the constitution and Bible, which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and denounce ... slavery "the great sin and shame of America?" - Frederick Douglass Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of Frederick Douglass in the excerpt? a. Southern Democrats b. Southern planters c. Northern abolitionists d. Northern merchants

Northern abolitionists

"The question is simply this: can a negro whose ancestors were imported into this country and sold as slaves become a member of the political community formed and brought into existence by the Constitution of the United States, and as such become entitled to all the rights, and privileges, and immunities, guaranteed by the instrument to the citizen, one which rights is the privilege of suing in a court of the United States in the cases specified in the Constitution? ... It is the judgement of this court that it appears ... that the plaintiff in error is not a citizen ... in the sense in which that word is used in the Constitution." - Roger B. Taney Which of the following most likely supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt? a. Abolitionists b. Southern Democrats c. Free Soil Advocates d. Northern Republicans

Southern Democrats

"Still, though a slaveholder, I freely acknowledge my obligations as a man; and I am bound to treat humanely the fellow creatures whom God has entrusted to my charge.... it is certainly in the interest of all, and I am convinced it is the desire of every one of us, to treat our slaves with proper kindness." - James Henry Hammond "Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity which is outraged, in the name of Liberty which is the fettered, in the name of the constitution and Bible, which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and denounce ... slavery "the great sin and shame of America?" - Frederick Douglass The language used in both excerpts most directly reflects the influence of which of the following? a. The Second Great Awakening b. States' rights c. Manifest Destiny d. American nationalism

The Second Great Awakening

Which of the following was the most direct catalyst for the secession of South Carolina? a. The Dred Scott Decision b. The election of 1860 c. The Wilmot Proviso d. John Brown's raid on the Harpers Ferry e. The attack on Charles Sumner

The election of 1860

"The American Republicans of the city and county of Philadelphia, who are determined to support the NATIVE (White, Protestant) AMERICANS in their Constitutional Rights of peaceably assembling to express their opinion son any questions of Public Policy, and to SUSTAIN THEM AGAINST THE ASSAULTS OF ALIENS AND FOREIGNERS are requested to assemble on MONDAY AFTERNOON, May 6th 1844 at 4 o'clock, at the corner of Master and Second Street, Kensington (a section of Philly), to express their indignation (anger) at the outrage on Friday evening last, which was perpetrated by the Irish Catholics." - Poster for American Republican Party Which of the following historical situations can best be used to explain how the excerpt would have been interpreted at the time? a. The rise in immigration to the United States b. The decline of international slave trade c. The expansion of manufacturing in the south d. The start of the women's rights movement

The rise in immigration in the United States