American History Unit 4

Select the best definition of impressment that applies to American seamen before the War of 1812. 1: to take by force for public service 2: the act of seizing 3: to force into war 4: to elect for public service

1

The South's main concession to the North in the 1850 compromise was: 1: acceptance of popular sovereignty in the New Mexico and Utah territories 2: the fugitive slave proposal 3: the admission of California as a free state 4: the admission of Texas as a slave state

1

When did the Mexican War begin?

1846

During the treaty of 1846, the northern boundary of Oregon was fixed at the: 1: 36° 30' parallel 2: 49th parallel 3: 54° 40' parallel

2

Manifest destiny was the idea that America had a certain "right" to what? 1: spread the Christian religion 2: expand its landholdings 3: regulate world trade markets 4: decide on the question of slavery

2

The 1850 compromise was proposed by: 1: Daniel Webster, U.S. senator from Massachusetts 2: Henry Clay, U.S. senator from Kentucky 3: President Zachary Taylor

2

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 maintained the political balance between what two groups? 1: Republicans and Democrats 2: slave states and free states 3: Republicans and Federalists 4: Native Americans and settlers

2

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resulted in: 1: the annexation of Texas 2: an agreement on the border between the United States and Mexico 3: Mexico's payment of more than $3,000,000 in war debts to Americans 4: new land for Mexico

2

Who led troops in California against Mexico? 1: Sam Houston 2: John C. Fremont 3: Marcus Whitman 4: James Beckworth

2

The Tallmadge Amendment stated that slavery be forbidden in the new state of Missouri and that the children of slaves would be free when they reached _____ years of age.

25

Many people urged America to fight the British to hold the northern boundary of Oregon at: 1: 36° 30' 2: 49° 3: 54° 40'

3

Southern planters objected to the protective tariff of 1816 because it: 1: decreased the selling price of cotton 2: increased the price of skilled slaves 3: increased the cost of manufactured goods 4: helped pay for western improvements

3

What was required of people who wanted to settle in Texas before the Mexican Revolution? 1: They had to promise to improve the land. 2: They had to become a land owner. 3: They had to declare they would become loyal Spanish subjects. 4: They had to join the fight against Indian raids.

3

The "American System" proposed by Henry Clay was a plan to: 1: protect the planters in the South 2: develop the public schools in the North and South 3: resume trade with England after the War of 1812 4: gain prosperity for the nation through a protective tariff

4

The issues that caused sectionalism to develop were: 1: economic 2: political 3: geographical 4: all of the above

4

The tariff passed in 1828 greatly angered the South and was referred to as the Tariff of

Abomination

a Spanish slave ship taken over by the slaves it was transporting

Amistad

The president of the first American antislavery society was:

Benjamin Franklin

During the time of manifest destiny, the addition of _____ was highly desirable because it contained two of the three natural ports on the Pacific coast.

California

Out of the four possible starting points for the transcontinental railroad, which city was chosen?

Chicago, Illinois

effectively repealed the Missouri compromise

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney

Antebellum was the period before what war?

Civil War

a carpenter in South Carolina who planned a slave revolt

Denmark Vesey

sued for his freedom but lost

Dred Scott

Congress passed the _____ Act, forbidding American ships to transport goods to foreign ports.

Embargo

"The North Star" was published by:

Frederick Douglass

When Stephen Douglas explained that slavery could be excluded from a territory if the officials did not pass laws to protect it, his argument became known as the _____.

Freeport Doctrine

"Cannibals All!" or "Slaves Without Masters"

George Fitzhugh

considered slavery an improvement over life in Africa

George McDuffie

On its quest of manifest destiny, the United States needed to negotiate with what country to obtain the Oregon Territory?

Great Britain

The dispute over the Oregon boundary was between the United States and what country?

Great Britain

Which woman wrote a series of stories denouncing slavery and published them under the title Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Missouri Compromise was introduced by:

Henry Clay

secretary of war in 1853

Jefferson Davis

Who became a martyr after the Harper's Ferry incident in which he and his followers captured the Federal arsenal?

John Brown

attacked federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry

John Brown

vice president of the United States

John C. Calhoun

Who defended the revolt led by Joseph Cinque with the argument that every human has the inherent right to freedom?

John Quincy Adams

believed it was the inherent right of every human to be free

John Quincy Adams

his case was heard by the Supreme Court and defended by John Quincy Adams

Joseph Cinque

Where did most of the blacks deported from the United States settle?

Liberia

The only state with a law limiting the slave workday was _____.

Louisiana

The free state that was admitted to the Union with the Missouri Compromise was

Maine

The Dred Scott decision repealed what agreement?

Missouri Compromise

What decision forbade slavery forever in the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36° 30' parallel?

Missouri Compromise

led a slave revolt in which over a hundred people were killed

Nat Turner

The region of the country that was most opposed to the annexation of Texas was the

Northeast

ship owner who transported freedmen to Liberia

Paul Cuffe

What group, as longtime opponents of slavery, was known for opening their homes to runaways?

Quakers

captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry

Robert E. Lee

supported the theory of nullification

Robert Hayne

Supreme Court justice

Roger B. Taney

The first cotton-spinning mill in the United States was built by:

Samuel Slater

a general in the Mexican Army

Santa Anna

black freedman living in New York, captured and sold in the New Orleans slave market

Solomon Northrup

led settlers into Texas

Stephen Austin

In the Freeport Doctrine, what man argued that slavery could be excluded from a territory if the officials did not pass laws to protect it?

Stephen Douglas

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced by:

Stephen Douglas

advocate of popular sovereignty

Stephen Douglas

Representative Brook attacked Senator _____ in the Senate chamber after his speech in favor of the free-soil constitution of the state of Kansas.

Sumner

Mexico broke diplomatic relations with the United States when _____ became a state.

Texas

said southern owners were virtuous and humane

Thomas R. Dew

"The Hireling and the Slave"

William Grayson

South Carolina Nullification Ordinance of 1832

William Harper

"The Liberator" was published by:

William Lloyd Garrison

Slavery could never exist in any territory newly acquired by the United States from Mexico according to the:

Wilmot Proviso

In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, which man's position is described below? 1. Claimed that a divided nation could not stand. 2. His view was that the nation would eventually be either completely free or completely slave. 3. Did not imply interference with the status of slavery but opposed the extension of slavery. a. Abraham Lincoln b. Stephen Douglas

a

The factors that caused New England ship owners to start spinning mills were: a. power from waterfalls b. available cotton c. the depression of 1819 d. the Embargo Act e. Clay's "American System" f. available labor

a b d f

Blacks were encouraged to immigrate to what five areas? a. Canada b. Haiti c. Britain d. the Southern States e. Mexico f. South America g. Australia h. the Western Frontier

a b e f h

The men who led the three well-known slave revolts were: a. Nat Turner b. Gabriel Posser c. John Quincy Adams d. Thomas Prosser e. Samuel Northrup f. Denmark Vesey

a b f

What were the three components of the Missouri Compromise? a. admit Missouri as a slave state b. admit Missouri as a free state c. admit Maine as a free state d. admit Maine as a slave state prohibit Congress from determining the expansion of e. slavery into territories f. forbid slavery north of 36o 30' in the Louisiana Purchase

a c f

Increasing sectionalism between the North and the South was characteristic of the _____ period.

antebellum

In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, which man's position is described below? 1. Advocated popular sovereignty. 2. Explained that slavery could only exist if the state legislature passed laws protecting slave property and could, therefore, curtail slavery without banning it outright. a. Abraham Lincoln b. Stephen Douglas

b

California also possessed: a. the Rocky Mountains b. a rich fertile central valley c. the Oregon Trail d. a moderate year-round climate

b d

Three ways slaves often resisted the authority of their owners were: a. refusing to work b. acting sick c. sleeping late d. self-mutilation e. escaping

b d e

Who were the six leaders of the abolition movement? a. Nat Turner b. William Lloyd Garrison c. Paul Cuffe d. Theodore Weld e. Harriet Beecher Stowe f. Frederick Douglass g. Sojourner Truth h. Benjamin Franklin i. Benjamin Rush

b d f g h i

Eli Whitney was the creator of what invention?

cotton gin

Daniel Webster was an outspoken advocate of states' rights. T/F

false

During the Antebellum period, the slave relocation movement was a huge success. Freedmen were happy to leave America for a fresh start. T/F

false

Industry in America was postponed by the War of 1812. T/F

false

Sam Houston accepted Mexico's offer of land in Texas and led settlers into the state to begin a new life. T/F

false

The Immigrant Aide Society encouraged black freedmen to return to Africa. T/F

false

The conflict over the disputed territory between Texas and Mexico was because Texas claimed all the land leading up to the Nueces river, and the Mexican government claimed all the land leading up to the Rio Grande River. T/F

false

The major purpose of slave codes was to regulate the owners' treatment of the slaves. T/F

false

The six new states admitted between 1816 and 1821 allowed all men to vote. T/F

false

The southern states were the only states that threatened nullification of a congressional action. T/F

false

The special condition Mexico stipulated for settlers in its territory was loyalty to the American government. T/F

false

Westerners were not affected by the economic depression in 1819. T/F

false

The battle of the Alamo in Texas resulted in a:

massacre

The doctrine first introduced by Jefferson and Madison in 1798 and reintroduced by Calhoun and Hayne in 1828 was called _____.

nullification

The doctrine that allowed people living in the territories to decide the issue of slavery through their governmental bodies was called:

popular sovereignty

Alabama was admitted as a _____ state.

slave

Bitter confrontations over what issue earned the new Kansas territory the name Bleeding Kansas?

slavery

Squatter sovereignty led to fighting in Kansas because the squatters were on both sides of what issue?

slavery

The abolitionist movement that ended with the emancipation of the slaves started in:

the Northeast

Who did not agree with the Mexican War?

the Northeast

In areas where crops were most abundant, slave labor was cheaper, and because slaves were easily replaced, they were often treated very poorly. T/F

true

It was estimated that 50,000 slaves escaped by the underground railroad between 1830 and 1860. T/F

true

Many northerners became upset over the adoption of a strict fugitive slave law. T/F

true

The system of escape routes and hiding places for runaway slaves was called the "underground railroad." T/F

true