Apush period 5 test

About which of the following areas is the author NOT likely speaking? * (words for the north) a. The Northwest Territories b. California c. New Mexico d. Texas

a

Although Abraham Lincoln won a clear electoral victory in 1860, (election of 1860 map) a. he was not on the ballot in most of the Southern states b. he was not as popular as Stephen A. Douglas c. his lack of a formal education hindered his efforts d. he attempted to compromise with the South on the issue of slavery

a

Lincoln is urging the nation to do which of the following? * (Lincoln's "malice towards none" speech) a. Forgive each other and reunite the nation b. Pass a bill to give the veterans from both sides pensions c. Punish the southern states for seceding d. Provide medical care for the wounded and maimed

a

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction can be considered closest to which of the following's plan? * (Lincoln's "malice towards none" speech) a. Andrew Johnson's b. Conscience Whig's c. The Free Soil Party's d.Military/Congressional/Radical Republican

a

The Republican Party was originally formed primarily as a response too * (election of 1860 map) a. The Kansas Nebraska Act b. The Compromise of 1850 c. The Dred Scott Decision d. The Fugitive Slave Act

a

The purpose of Emerson's argument was to * a. encourage civil disobedience as a response to the Fugitive Slave Law b. an adherence to the checks and balances found in the Constitution c. discourage discourse concerning the issue of the regulation of slavery d. encourage discourse that would be directed towards a compromise

a

The sectional tensions between the north and south illustrated by the above cartoon manifested themselves through * (forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler) a. "Bleeding Kansas" b. the Emancipation Proclamation c. the "Raid on Harpers Ferry" d. the publication of Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

a

What advantage did the South believe they had at the onset of the Civil War that never materialized: * (graph of industry) a. the promise of "King Cotton" diplomacy b. a larger military force c. superior southern military leadership d. better manufacturing techniques and capabilities

a

Which of the following contributed to the escalation of political division depicted in this antebellum political cartoon?(forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler) a. the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act b. Lincoln's issuing the Emancipation Proclamation c. the Supreme Court's support of the states' rights issue d. increased interdependency of the northern and southern economies

a

12. Which of the following is true of the election of 1860? * (election of 1860 map) a. The issue of slavery was largely ignored in this election b. The Democratic Party's split strengthened the Republican party c. The Republican party was a truly abolitionist party d. The parties agreed on the Dred Scott decision

b

As indicated by the graph above how could the Northern advantages primarily be categorized? * (graph of industry) a. military b. economic c. strategic d. psychological

b

Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means to.... (forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler) a. Permit voters to nullify federal laws b. Decide the legality of slavery in territories c. overturn unpopular decisions of the Supreme Court d. to secede from the Union

b

Which of the following best reflects Emerson's attitude towards the Fugitive Slave Law? * a. It should be followed and enforced until Congress changes it b. It goes against the principles established in the Declaration of Independence c. The slaves should be returned to Africa where they can be free d. The Dred Scot decision will make it invalid

b

Which of the following conflicts most directly resulted from the events O'Sullivan is discussing? * (manifest destiny) a. the argument over women's suffrage b. the argument over extending slavery into the territories c. the argument over relocating the Native Americans onto East Coast reservations d. the argument over whether to eliminate the National Bank

b

Which of the following most directly undermines Calhoun's assertions? * a. Many slaves adopted elements of Christianity. b. Many slaves engaged in forms of violent resistance to slavery. c. Abolitionist societies encountered difficulty organizing in Southern states. d. A majority of White Southerners were not slaveholders.

b

Which of the following proved to be the biggest problem for the nation after 1848? * (territorial acquisitions) a. Whether to give citizenship to Mexican Americans and Native Americans b. Whether to allow slavery in the new territories or not c. The permeating influence of Manifest Destiny d. Where to build a transcontinental railroad to tie the new territories to the rest of the nation

b

With regard to extending civil rights for the Freedmen, Secretary Welles seems to believe that it should fall under which of the following guidelines? * (suffrage) a. Inferred powers in the Constitution b. States' Rights c. Manifest Destiny d. Universal male suffrage

b

By referring to a higher power, to what set of beliefs in the Antebellum Period is Emerson referring? * a. Popular sovereignty b. Manifest Destiny ultimate goal c. The ideals of the 2nd Great Awakening and Perfectionism d. The Temperance movement

c

The lands acquired after 1783 could all be combined under the concept of * (territorial acquisitions) a. The Monroe Doctrine b. The American System c. Manifest Destiny d. Popular sovereignty

c

The passage above suggests that the southern planter class in the Antebellum Period * (free society) a. felt that northerners were the only true free Americans b. wanted to industrialize the South c. felt that northern "free" workers were socially and culturally inferior to southern whites, if not the slaves d. should be returned to their European homelands

c

The passage suggests that the rift between North and South * (free society) a. was purely economic in nature b. could be mended if the North would just guarantee the southern right to own slaves c. was cultural as well as economic d. was only a temporary problem

c

The realization of American Manifest Destiny first ignited sectional tensions with * (territorial acquisitions) a. Texas Annexation b. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo c. The Missouri Compromise d. The division of Oregon Territory

c

Which factor was the most advantageous to the Confederacy during the Civil War? * (graph of industry) a. Wide ranging interconnecting railroads b. Significant number of firearm production foundries. c. Superior military leadership d. Superior political leadership

c

Which of the following concepts is closest to O'Sullivan's viewpoint? * (manifest destiny) a. Thomas Jefferson's "all men are created equal" b. The Constitution's "We, the people" c. John Winthrop's "City upon the Hill" d. Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

c

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to support Calhoun's views expressed in the excerpt? * (calhoun) a. Members of nativist political parties b. Members of the Whig Party c. Southern landowners d. Northern industrialists

c

Which of the following ideas directly contradicted Lincoln's view of Reconstruction? * (Lincoln's "malice towards none" speech) a. The Emancipation Proclamation b. The Thirteenth Amendment c.Military/Congressional/Radical Republican Reconstruction d. The 10% Plan for Reconstruction

c

Please note the date of Secretary Welles' diary entry. What does this suggest about the federal government's initial plans for Reconstruction? * (suffrage) a. The government planned to keep African Americans in some sort of bondage b. The government's plans died with President Lincoln c. The government planned from the start to allow African Americans to vote d. The government had no initial intentions of extending suffrage rights to African-Americans

d

The Fugitive Slave Law was part of the Compromise of 1850 and was included to * a. cater to southern legislators who had allowed for slavery in California b. cater to northern legislators who were concerned about popular sovereignty c. cater to southern legislators after the admittance of California under popular sovereignty d. cater to southern legislators after the admittance of California as a free state

d

Which Supreme Court decision supported the author's viewpoint? * (words for the north) a. Marbury v. Madison b. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Gibbons v. Ogden d. Dred Scott v. Sandford

d

Which of the following reasons would O'Sullivan accept as a legitimate argument in favor of Manifest Destiny? * (manifest destiny) a. the lands that the United States was taking was unoccupied by other people b. the populations of these lands was already predominantly American c. the native populations would benefit from being enslaved by Americans d. the American people had been chosen by God to civilize and settle these lands

d