History Exam #3

All of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, EXCEPT that:

(WAS NOT "the United States gained California.")??

The Wilmot Proviso:

(WAS NOT Was "clearly unconstitutional") ??

The idea of "manifest destiny" claimed that:

American expansion westward across the continent was sanctioned by God

The idea of "manifest destiny" claimed that:

American expansion westward across the continent was sanctioned by God.

All of the following is true of Frederick Douglass EXCEPT:

He remained committed to Garrison's belief that the Constitution was a pro-slavery document

During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850:

Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony

During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850:

Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony.

The Dred Scott ruling:

Overturned the right of Congress to ban slavery in the territories

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

Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas.

All of the following describe transcendentalists EXCEPT:

Reliance on science to explain the world

For Lincoln, all of the following are true of the early war effort EXCEPT:

The border states were of little concern to him when making decisions

Political realignment in the 1850's resulted in:

The country increasingly dividing geographically over the issue of slavery

Early fighting was marked by:

The inability of either side to win the quick conclusive victory they sought

How did the Mexican-American War ultimately deepen sectional divisions in the United States?

The newly acquired territories fueled a violent debate over the extension of slavery into them.

All of the following battles resulted in Confederate victories, EXCEPT:

Vicksburg.

The organized women's movement emerged:

When the anti-slavery movement split over the question of women's right to participate

Andrew Johnson was:

impeached by the House, but not convicted by the Senate

By 1860, slavery was most concentrated:

in the Deep South

By 1860, slavery was most concentrated:

in the Lower South.

As president, Polk supported all of the following, EXCEPT:

internal improvements.

The South had a chance to win the Civil War despite substantial northern advantages because:

it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war.

The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

it ignores slavery, the actual reason that southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war.

John Brown's raid:

set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South

All of the following is true about the involvement of African Americans in the political arena during Reconstruction, EXCEPT that:

several African Americans were elected as governors.

Most small farmers in the South:

supported slavery and white supremacy

Lincoln won the election of 1860 by:

sweeping the free states.

At the Battle of the Alamo:

the Mexicans won a costly victory.

Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for:

the concept of popular sovereignty

More than any other general, William T. Sherman recognized:

the connection between the South's economy, its morale, and its ability to wage war

All of the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness, EXCEPT:

the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population.

The Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because:

the southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise.

Slaves living in southern cities had a much different experience than those on farms because:

they were able to interact with an extended interracial community.

In response to the Klan, President Grant:

tried to protect black rights

One of the reasons that the First Battle of Bull Run was such a sobering experience for both North and South was that both sides:

underestimated the other's strength and tenacity.

The idea of popular sovereignty:

would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery.

Johnson's Reconstruction plan:

would restore the Union fairly quickly.

The most numerous white southerners were the:

yeoman farmers.

At the Appomattox Court House:

Lee surrendered to Grant.

As Union commander, Grant was best characterized by his:

(WAS NOT "tactical caution") ??

What effect did Mexico's winning its independence from Spain have on American settlement in the Southwest?

American settlement and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained independence.

What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852):

Contributed to the tensions between the slave states and the free states.

Why was John Charles Frémont so influential in encouraging the mass migration of Americans to Oregon and California?

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

Which of the following was NOT a social reform in the mid-nineteenth century?

Immigration reform

The anti-slavery movement:

Increasingly moved from gradualism to abolition

Emancipation had what impact on the South?

It left the South's agricultural economy in disarray.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

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

Why did the Radical-led Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

It was a response to the black codes and the neo-slavery system created by unrepentant southern legislatures.

All of the following are true of the battle of Gettysburg EXCEPT:

It was another decisive victory for Lee

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner:

Led many southern states to tighten their grip on the slave population

All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee.

All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam, EXCEPT that:

McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee.

The Mexican-American War erupted when:

Mexican and U.S. troops clashed north of the Rio Grande.

Southern efforts to re-create a society that looked similar to the Confederacy had what political impact?

Moderate Republicans moved to support Radical Republicans' Reconstruction policies.

What happened after the end of Reconstruction?

The protections of black civil rights crumbled under the pressure of restored white rule and unfavorable Supreme Court decisions.

At the convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, the primary demand of the delegates was:

The right to vote for women

All of the following are factors in the coming of war with Mexico EXCEPT:

The strength and stability of the Mexican government made it a major threat to westward expansion

Which of the following statements best describes the Civil War at the end of 1862?

The war in the East was a virtual deadlock.

Why did Confederate president Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

Their insistence on "states' rights" made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority.

Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South?

They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites

After a succession of devastating defeats in 1863, why did Confederate leaders still believe they could achieve a favorable negotiated peace settlement?

They hoped that by fighting a war of attrition, war-weary northerners would eventually agree to negotiate peace.

The major factor that delayed Texas annexation until 1845 was:

concern over Texas entering as a slave state

The major factor that delayed Texas annexation until 1845 was:

concern over Texas entering as a slave state.

As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860:

cotton production soared.

The discovery of gold in California did all of the following, EXCEPT:

create a population with an equal balance of men and women

Theories of racial superiority were significant in the South because they:

created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites.

The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South:

ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers

The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South:

ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers.

In South Carolina, the fact that lower-class whites enjoyed unprecedented political power under Radical Republican rule:

led many former Confederate leaders to oppose the Radical state legislature.

Preston Brooks' caning of Charles Sumner:

made Brooks a hero in much of the South

A typical form of resistance pursued by slaves entailed:

malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage.

In an attempt to prevent slave rebellions, southern whites:

met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response.

All of the following were advantages the North held over the South EXCEPT:

more experienced military leaders

All of the following were advantages the North held over the South, EXCEPT:

more experienced military leaders.

All of the following statements about southern free blacks are true, EXCEPT that:

no women were among them.

Abraham Lincoln:

opposed the further spread of slavery.

The Anglo-Texans rebelled against the Mexican government:

out of fear that the Mexican government intended to free their slaves.

The most significant enduring legacy of Reconstruction was the:

passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.

As Union commander, Grant was best characterized by his:

plan to relentlessly attack.

Author Harriet Beecher Stowe's background was indicative of the abolitionist movement's:

powerful religious underpinnings.

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to:

provoke slave insurrections.