APUSH 13
The 1857 Dred Scott decision had which of the following consequences?
The decision persuaded many Republicans that the Supreme Court and President Buchanan were part of the "slave power" conspiracy
What was the outcome of the midterm election in 1858?
Republicans won control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Which of the following statements describes the American Party, or Know-Nothings, that emerged in the North in the 1850s?
The American Party originated in anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic societies of the 1840s.
The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act led to which of the following outcomes?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was repealed
The northern states responded to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act by sponsoring
personal-liberty laws
The 1845 annexation of Texas provoked
the Mexican War.
James K. Polk's declaration that American blood had been shed "upon American soil" was his call for
war with Mexico
From 1854 to 1856, which of the following was the fundamental principle all Republicans agreed on?
An absolute opposition to the expansion of slavery into any new territories
Which of the following was the critical issue facing political parties in the late 1840s?
Expansion of slavery
Why did radical abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison criticize the free-soil movement bitterly in the late 1840s?
He found its emphasis on freehold farming racist and insufficiently radical.
Why did the Republican Party nominate Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1860?
His egalitarian image would attract votes among farmers and workers.
Which of the following statements describes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
It denied alleged runaways a jury trial or the right to testify in their own defense.
Which man who sought the presidency in 1844 is matched with the correct description?
James Polk—expansionist, dark-horse candidate of the Democratic Party who won the election
Which action did President Polk take in 1845 as part of his California strategy?
Polk sent orders to the U.S. Navy in the Pacific to seize San Francisco Bay and other California ports in the event of war with Mexico.
What did the Wilmot Proviso, introduced in Congress in 1846, propose to do?
Prohibit slavery in any territory the United States acquired from Mexico
