AMSCO Chapters 11 - 15
11. Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?
The teachings of religion
12. One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the . . .
Wilmot Proviso
14. Which of the following describes a reason not mentioned by Strong in this excerpt that ultimately stopped Britain from recognizing the Confederacy?
Opposition from the British working class
11. Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and . . .
The antislavery movement
15. For future Supreme Courts, one of the key points of the 14th amendment would be which of the following?
"nor deny . . . equal protection of the the laws"
12. Which period was the peak of manifest destiny?
1842 - 1853
14. To issue an Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln felt that he needed which of the following?
A military victory
15. The victor in the 1876 presidential election was decided by
A special electoral commission
13. To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt?
Southerners who were threatening to secede
12. President Polk accepted a compromise with Britain on the Oregon dispute because
The US was facing problems with Mexico
14. In July of 1861, President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas?
The states in white because they were slave states that remained in the Union
12. Which of the following did Winthrop offer as a final way to settle the Oregon question?
The two countries should submit their claims to arbitration
14. Which of the following statements best describes the states in dark grey?
They had a strong military tradition
14. Which of the following statements best describes the states in medium grey?
They included most of the country's population
15. Democrats agreed to accept Rutherford B. Hayes as president in 1875 in part if he agreed to which of the following?
To promote southern industrial development
11. Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt?
Transcendentalists
13. Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the North?
Using popular sovereignty in new territories
11. Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?
Go to jail for his beliefs
13. Which of the following acts of Congress was declared unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
11. Stevens believed public education would provide support for
Democratic government
13. Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision because
Blacks and whites were not treated equally
14. The Union was most disturbed because they believed that Britain was supporting the Confederates by doing which of the following?
Building warships
14. President Lincoln delayed issuing an Emancipation Proclamation because of his concern that it would
Cause border states to secede
14. Strong's statement that the British feared "diminishing the supply of breadstuffs on which her operatives depend" explains why he thinks the British . . .
Depended as much on trade with the Union as with the Confederacy
15. In proclaiming that all persons born in the US were citizens, the 14th amendment directly repudiated which of the following?
Dred Scott Decision
15. By the 1876 presidential election, federal troops remained in which of the following southern states?
Florida
12. According to this diary entry, President Polk felt pressure to accept the treaty with Mexico for which of the following reasons?
He believed the Whigs would not support more aggressive expansion
11. Thoreau challenged the government because
He opposed war in all cases
11. Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because
It will result in increased taxes
12. President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico because of which of the following?
Many southerners wanted the US to get larger gains in territory
11. The first free public education system in the United States in which of the following colonies?
Massachusetts
12. By going to war, the United States gained the territory labeled as the . . .
Mexican Cession
13. Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the South?
Passing a new Fugitive Slave Law
12. Winthrop suggests the Polk's slogan of "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" Was based mainly on which of the following attitudes?
Polk hoped to get political benefit
13. Which of the following ideas is Douglas appealing to when he says, "whether the people of the territories shall be allowed to do as they please upon the question of slavery"?
Popular sovereignty
13. Chief Justice Taney's basic ruling in the Dred Scott case was based on which of the following principles?
Since Scott had returned to a slave state, he was still a slave