APUSH chapter 13 test multiple choice

before the early 1850s, americans who traveled west on the overland trails were generally: 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

A

in 1845, the immediate cause of war with mexico was: A) a border dispute B) tariffs C) mexico's debt to the united states D) the issue of slavery E) the alamo

A

in the 1820s, most of the settlers from the united states who migrated to texas were: A) white southerners and their slaves B) white northerners C) free blacks D) far west whites E) recently arrived european immigrants

A

in the election of 1860: A) abraham lincoln was elected with much less than half of the popular vote B) the repulbican political platform called for an end to slavery C) abraham lincoln's relative obscurity proved to be a drawback D) stephen douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote E) disenchanted northern democrates nominated john bell for president

A

the 1857 lecompton (kansas) constitution was: A) twice rejected by a majority of kansas voters B) rejected, then approved by kansas voters C) antislavery D) written by stephen douglas E) approved and later reaffirmed by kansas voters

A

the ideology of free-soil included: A) opposition to the expansion of slavery B) a call to end slavery in the united states as soon as possible C) the use of military force to suppress slavery D) the argument that slavery was tremendously harmful to american blacks E) an argument for black male suffrage

A

the mexican war resulted from: A) the united states provoking mexico to fight B) mexico provoking the united states to fight C) texas citizen attacking mexican forces D) mexican forces attacking americans in california E) texas citizens staging an attack by mexican foces

A

the passage of the fugitive slave act: A) intensified the debate over slavery B) upset southerners as much as northerners C) was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise D) all these answers are correct E) none of these answers are correct

A

the political party that came into being largely in response to the kansas-nebraska act was: A) the republican party B) the know-nothings C) the populist party D) the abolitionist pary E) the jayhawk party

A

in the 1850s the "young america" movement: A) called for a national resolution of the slave controversy B) supported the expansion of american democracy throughout the world. C) was premoted by whigs D) called for a constitutional ban on slavery E) believed america should avoid the slavery controversy by limiting future expansion

B

in the 1850s, the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad as: A) it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor B) non-slave-owning northerners and slave owning southerners could not agree on a route C) british banks refused to helf fund the project as long as slavery existed in the united states D) al these answers are correct E) none of these answers are correct

B

in the election of 1852: A) neither party endorsed the compromise of 1850 B) the free-soil party gained strength C) the democrats selected a war hero as their candidate D) the whigs were united E) the free soil party endorsed the compromise of 1850

B

the 1856 beating of charles sumner on the floor of the united states senate: A) was in response to a pro-slavery speech he gave B) was a vicious assault carried out by a member of congress C) was strongly condemned in the south D) resulted in sumner's death from his injuries weeks later E) all these answers are correct

B

the admission of california into the united states was a divisive national issue became: A) westerners in other territories believed they deserved statehood before california B) california's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states C) most of californians opposed entry into the united states D) california adopted a constitution that allowed slavery E) lawmakers believed california gold would upset the currency and cause inflation

B

the compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of california: A) as a slave state B) along with a strengthened fugitive slave act C) along with an agreement to contruct a transcontinental railroad D) with the agreement that there would be no addiontional states added for ten years E) as a free state, along with utah and new mexico as slave states

B

as a result of the gold rush, by 1850, california: A) indians saw their social conditions improve B) had a large surplus of labor C) had a very diverse population D) had a population larger than any state in the union E) became virulently anti-slavery

C

in 1836, texas did not immediately join the united states because: A) congress feared that giving statehood to texas might lead to war with mexico B) the american leadership in texas delayed in applying for statehood C) president andrew jackson thought that action would add to sectional tensions D) england had forged its own political ties to texas E) texas settlers overwhelmingly did not want to be part of the united states

C

in the 1840s, critics of territorial expansion by the united states: A) enjoyed considerable political support B) found their greatest support in the "penny press" C) warned it would increase the controversy over slavery D) warned that further expansion would cause rifts with indian tribes E)all these answers are correct

C

in the 1848 elections,the new party that emerged as a political force was the: A) liberty party B) know-nothing party C) free-soil party D) republican party E) whig party

C

in the 1850s, in an effort to undercut the fugitive slave act, some northern states: A) called for secession from the south B) proposed a national refernedum 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

C

in the california gold rush: A) most of the participants were seasoned miners B) a majority of the participants found some quantities of gold C) upwards of ninety-five percent of the participants were white men D) few of the participants ended up staying in california E) chinese immigrants who arrived were unable to participate

C

in the pro-slavery argument (1837), john c calhoun stated that slavery was: A) likely to be adopted by non-slave states within fifty years B) a "necessary evil." C) a "positive good" D) likely to end in the unites states within fifty years E) the "american way of life"

C

the 1853 gadsden purchase: A) temporarily calmed the rivalry between north and south B) was made with england C) advanced the interests of southern railroads D) fulfilled the treaty ending the mexican war E) coast the untied states government $25 million

C

the 1854 ostend manifesto: A) enraged southern slave-owners B) was directed at limiting england's influence in the caribbean C) was part of an attempt by the united states to acquire cuba D) saw several european powers denounce the american slavery E) prohibited slavery in the hawaiian islands

C

within the ideology of manifest destiny were all the following beliefs EXCEPT: A) the united states was destined by god and history to expand in size. B) the united states should create a vast new "empire of liberty" C) united states expansion was acceptable so long as it stayed out of mexico and canada D) the growth of the united states was not selfish but altruistic E) non of these answers is correct

C

between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails: A) experienced frequent indian attacks that were a leading cause of death B) usually faced trips that lasted between two to three months C) rode in wagons much more than they walked on foot D) found the journey to be a very communal experience E) saw men generally working harder during the trip than women

D

during the 1858 abraham lincoln- stephen douglas debates, it became clear that: A) lincoln believed slavery was morally wrong B) lincoln was not an abolitionist C) lincoln did not believe racial equality was feasible at the time D) all these answers are correct E) none of these answers is correct

D

in 1836 the battle of san jacinto A) was a victory for general santa anna B) saw british troops fight alongside mexican troops C) resulted in victory for forces led by stephen austin D) led to independence for texas E) saw sam houston briefly taken prisoner

D

in 1844, president james k. polk supported the acquistion of: A) oregon B) texas C) cuba D) oregon and texas E) cuba and texas

D

james buchanan: A) weakly endorsed the dred scott decision B) supported the admission of kansas as a slave state C) pressured congress to admit kansas under the lecompton constitution D) all these answers are correct E) none of these answers are correct

D

southern defenders of slavery made alll of the following arguments EXCEPT: A) southern slaves enjoyed better conditions than northern industrial workers B) blacks were inherently unfit to take care of themselves C) slavery allowed whites and blacks to live together peacefully D) black codes protected slaves from abuse E) the southern way of life was superior to any other in the world

D

as president, james k polk: A) sought war with britain to resolve the oregon dispute B) won congressional approval for the annexation of texas C) convinced the british government to divide oregon at the 54,40 parallel D) all these answers are correct E) none of these answers are correct

E

during the debate on the compromise of 1850: A) daniel webster managed to forge a successful compromise B) john c calhoun called for southern secession if california were admitted as a free state C) stephen a douglas stepped down as a secretary of state D) jefferson davis resigned from the senate E) president zachary taylor suddently died

E

in the 1820s and 1830s the government of mexico: A)consistently opposed american immigration into texas B)consistently favored american immigration into texas C) remained noncommital 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

E

in the 1858 abraham lincoln-stephen douglas debates: A) lincoln called for a full and immediate abolition of slavery B) lincoln made his case so strongly that he was elected to the senate C) the two men agreed that a civil war over slavery was inevitable D) douglas asserted that slavery was legal but not immoral E) lincoln argued slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor

E

in the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was: A) the republican party B) the whig party C) the know-nothing party D) the consitutional union party E) the democratic party

E

the supreme court held in the case of dred scott v. sandford (1857): A) that scott must be freed under federal law B) slaves were property unless they moved to a free state C) states were not allowed to abolish slavery within their borders D) the freedom of a slave coud not be purchased by a black person E) the missouri compromise was unconsitutional

E

the wilmot proviso: A) banned all slavery west of the mississippi river B) passed in the house and was signed into law C) overturned the missouri compromise D) was an appropriation to pay for peace with mexico E) prohibited slavery in any land acquired from mexico

E

unter the terms of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo, the united states: 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

E

which of the following statements regarding the kansas-nebraska act is FALSE? A) it divided and destroyed the whig party B) it led to the creation of the republican party C) it created two new territories D) it explicitly repealed the missouri compromise E) it was sponsered by henry clay

E