Apush Unit Test 5

Which of the following would most likely have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska act

A new England abolitionist

The compromise of 1850 did which of the following

Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law

Which of the following was the most significant impact of the South's expansion described in the excerpt

Conflict over the future of slavery

Briefly describe how the developments from the mid-1800s described in the excerpt relate to earlier developments in the late 1700s and early 1800s

During the time period of the late 17th century, there was a lot of development happening in Europe. It was the time of the industrial revolution, leading to trade and mass production of consumer goods. This led to an increase in employment opportunities. In the early 18th century there was an increase in the number of people involved in the production of goods due to factories, this increased trade. Developments in the mid-1800s were very closely linked to thouse in the late 1700s and early 180s.

The united states Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford represented a departure from earlier practices in which of the following ways

It held that the federal government had no power to regulate slavery in federal territories acquired after the creation of the United States

The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery occurred in

Kansas

The advice in the excerpt most directly reflects the influence of which of the following prevailing American ideas?

Manifest Destiny

Briefly explain how ONE piece of evidence from between 1800 and 1848 could be used to support, modify, and refute the argument made in the excerpt

Many new canals were opened after the Erie Canal, connecting new areas. Since the Erie Canal was a new waterway for those who used it, they discovered that building new canals provided for trade routes, faster transportation, and a whole new way of life. After Erie canal more canals were developed and opened for trade.

Briefly describe ONE claim made in the excerpt

One claim made in the excerpt is that the construction of the Erie Canal contributed to the market revolution. The excerpt says that a major role played in the transportation part of the revolution as supported by the Erie Canal. The Canal provided water transportation, which was faster and contributed to both sides of land on either side of the water.

Briefly describe ONE major difference between Potter's and Holt's historical interpretations of the Civil War

One major difference between Potter's and Holt's historical interpretations of the Civil War is that throughout Potter's writing he emphasizes his negative view of the war. He speaks of the "bitter sectional conflicts" continued by the rivalries during the war, and those politics remained the same after the war. And in Holt's writing, he speaks about the introduction of new politics that were brought upon the U.S. due to the outbreak of the war.

Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development during the period 1786-1861 that is not explicitly mention in the excerpts could be used to support Holt's interpret ion

One specific historical event or development during the period 1786-1861 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Holt's interpretation is the abolition of slavery within the states in the federal Northwest Territory. This shows the advancement and evolution of U.S. politics throughout this time period

Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development that is not mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Potter's interpretation

One specific historical event or development during the period 1786-1861 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts that could be used to support Potter's interpretation is that even after the civil war the role of the federal government in protecting citizen's rights, and the possibility of economic and racial justice remained unresolved.

Provide an example of an event of development to support your explanation

Slavery was abolished in the new territories acquired in the Mexican American war leading to debates over the expansion of slavery in the United States and increasing sectionalism.

The excerpt above reflects the common argument in the antebellum south that

Slaves lived better than northern factory workers

Which of the following most likely supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt

Southern Democrats

Evidence in the excerpt best corroborates which of the following

Southern politicians would not abandon slavery and they believed Lincoln was a threat to that system

The provision above overturned the

Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford

Briefly explain why one of the other options is not useful to mark the beginning of the sectional crisis

The Missouri compromise is not useful to mark the beginning of the sectional crisis because the Missouri compromise preserved the sectional balance between states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state.

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president on a Republican platform that advocated all of the following except

The abolition of slavery throughout the United States

Briefly explain why ONE of the following options most clearly marks the beginning of the sectional crisis that led to the outbreak of the Civil War, Northwest ordinance, Missouri Compromise, Acquisition of Mexican Territory

The acquisition of Mexican territory marked the beginning of the sectional crisis. With the end of the Mexican-American War, the United States received new territories. The issue of slavery was raised in the new territories. This led almost directly to the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise led to a direct division between the North and the South.

The position expressed by Clay in the excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following?

The acquisition of new territories created disputes over the expansion of slavery

Which of the following was the most direct catalyst for the secession of South Carolina

The election of 1860

Arguments similar to those expressed in the excerpt were later employed to justify which of the following

The secession of most southern states

The pattern depicted in the graph in the first half of the nineteenth century most directly resulted in

The formation of a political party that promoted nativism

Which of the following historical situations can best be used to explain how the excerpt would have been interpreted at the time

The rise of immigration to the United States

Which of the following best describes the position on slavery of most northerners during the sectional crisis of the 1850's

The were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion to the territories

Most of the Irish immigrants who came to the united states following the potato famine of the 1840s settled in

Urban areas of the North

The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska act instituted popular sovereignty to

allow people living in a territory to determine whether slavery should be permitted there

In the 1850's the south differed from the North in that the South had

fewer European immigrants

The trend shown in the map led most directly to which of the following

increasing division between North and South because of questions about the status of slavery in new territories

The United States gained which of the following from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848

possession of California and most of the southwest

The primary objective of the founder of the Know-Nothing party was the

restriction of the rights of immigrants

The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for

the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following developments in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century

westward expansion