HIST 1301 Exam 4

elimination of Congress' ability to interfere in the interstate slave trade

All of the following made up the final version of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT-

endorse federally funded infrastructure projects

All of the following were stated goals of James Polk's presidency EXCEPT-

it had an edge of significantly more manpower

At the beginning of the Civil War, what was true of the North?

joint resolution of Congress requested by President Tyler

Congress ultimately voted to annex the Republic of Texas via a(n)

popular sovereignty encourage supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas to vie for political control of the territory

How did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas

a desire to obtain Texas from the Mexican government

In 1846, the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons EXCEPT-

disagreed with Andrew Jackson's position on nullification

John Tyler broke with the Democrats and joined with the Whigs because he-

provoked a Mexican attack as part of a scheme to justify the beginning of a war with Mexico and, ultimately, to gain New Mexico and California

Polk's order that Zachary Taylor move his troops to the dispute territory north of the Rio Grande -

appealed to people who were not abolitionists but wanted to prevent its spread.

The Free-Soil party stance on slavery

congress voted to allow Kansas enter the Union as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state

The Kansas-Nebraska Act did all of the following EXCEPT

would allow people in the territories to decide weather to permit slavery

The idea of popular sovereignty

it had emotional and geographic advantage of fighting a defensive war

The south had a chance to win the Civil War desired substantial northern advantage because-

guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed

What did the Crittenden Compromise propose?

it referred to the large migration of many settlers to Oregon, drawn there by the fertile land and eventually the federal government's promise of free land in exchange for four years of work

What was "Oregon fever", and how did it come about?

The United States gained territories including California and New Mexico

What was an effect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

It implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional and opened the entire United States to slavery

What was one major reason the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision proved significant

It was sobering experience for both North and South because they underestimated one another's strength, and it became clear the war would not be decided right away as many thought

What was one of the reasons why the First Battle of Bull Run was significant

in just competition

What was the cause of the New York City draft riots in 1863?

for economic reasons, through, farming, mining, and hunting

What was the primary reason for pioneers' movement to the West

It created a martyr for the abolitionist cause and set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South.

What was the result of John Brown's raid

Due to its initially neutral status, during the war, most Native Americans and Immigrants moved there and managed to avoid joining the fray

What was the significance of the states of Kentucky at the start of the war?

thousands of slaves who showed up in Union army camps and sought protection and freedom as the war expanded thereby helping push the issue of emancipation

Which of the following best describes contrabands during the civil war

the use of the major rivers systems of the South by invading Union forces as a mains of slowly trapping the southerner resistance

Which of the following best explains the strategy of the "Anaconda" Plan?

the transformation of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the 11850s into brutal guerrilla warfare

Which of the following characterized the events along the Kansas-Missouri border during the Civil War?"

he waged brutal war, confiscating and destroying civilian property

Which of the following is statements is correct regarding General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea?

it transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

In the most dramatic battle of the war, the Confederate army experienced incredible losses.

Which of the following occurred at Gettysburg?

although he opposed the further spread of slavery, he rejected the ide a of black equality

Which of the following statements accurately describes Abraham Lincoln position during the Lincoln-Douglas debates

Many took advantage of the war's confusion by running away, fighting, or helping to sabotage the confederacy

Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of increasing numbers of enslaved African American in the South as the Civil War dragged on

the United States' becoming a transcontinental nation

Which of the following was partly an effect of the Mexican-American War

It would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico

Which of the following was true of the Wilmot Proviso

the Mexican government worried about the intentions of the Americans living there, namely the possibility of their conspiring with the United States to take Texas

Why did the Mexican government attempt to decrease the American's settling n Texas

Lincoln tied premised to abolish slavery immediately after taking office which greatly acceded and scared southerners

Why did the South Carolina secede after Lincoln's election

His reports his western explorations gained wide circulation and became very popular

Why was John Fremont so influential in encouraging the mass migration of Americans

he violently attacked Charles Sumner who had just given an anti-slavery speech in Congress

Why was Preston Brooks regarded as a hero throughout the South

it offered a string temptation to kidnap free blacks on northern free states

Why was the new Fugitive Slave Act controversial ?

gifts of free land in exchange for work or the creation of public universities

the homestead Act and Morrill Land Grant College Ac of 1862 were both examples of the federal government promoting economic growth though?

God sanctioned American expansion westward across the continent

the idea of "manifest destiny" claimed that-

suspending habeas corpus

to deal with disloyalty, Lincoln restored to-

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant

which of the following occurred at Appomattox Court House?

It demonstrated how the brutal realities of slavery harmed everyone associated with it

why did Uncle Tom's Cabin anger slave owners