STIMULI TEST

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 laws"

Which period was the peak of manifest destiny?

1842 to 1853

The Union was most disturbed because they believed that Britain was supporting the Confederates by doing which of the following?

Building warships

In proclaiming that all persons born in the United States were citizens, the 14th Amendment directly repudiated which of the following?

Dred Scott decision

According the 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

President Polk was motivated to reject the treaty with Mexico because of which of the following?

Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in the territory

By going to war, the United States gained the territory labeled as the:

Mexican Cession

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

Winthrop suggests that Polk's slogan of "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes?

Polk hoped to get political benefit

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

Which of the following statements best describes the states in dark gray?

They had a strong military tradition

Which of the following statements best describes the states in medium gray?

They included most of the country's population

One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the:

Wilmot Proviso

President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to

a financial panic

To issue an Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln felt that he needed which of the following?

a military victory

The victor in the 1876 presidential election was decided by...

a special electoral commission

which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt?

an increase in the tariff passed by congress

Which of the following developed during Reconstruction to provide direct support and support self-determination for those freed from slavery?

black churches

Which of the following would in part cause Douglass's view that for African Americans, "citizenship is but a sham"?

black codes

President Lincoln delayed issuing an emancipation proclamation because of his concern that it would

cause the border states to succeed

Which best provides an example of how the "Constitution and its righteous laws," according to Douglass, provide hope for the "colored people of this country"?

civil rights act of 1866

Strong's statement that the British feared '' diminishing the supply of breadstuffs on which her operatives depend''

depended as much on trade with the union as with confederacy

Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on

farmers and planters

Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt

henry clay

While Calhoun and many other southerners disagreed with president jackson's opposition to nullification, they agreed with him on

his opposition to the anti- slavery movement

which of the following is or are more similar to the statement in the excerpt?

kentucky and virginia resolutions

President Jackson's guiding principle to check "The injustices of government" was

limited government

Which of the following was most important in enabling the Democratic Party to regain political power in the South?

limiting the voting rights of the freedmen

President Polk accepted a compromise with Britain on the Oregon dispute because:

the United States was facing problems with Mexico

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

Democrats agreed to accept Rutherford B. Hayes as president in 1876 in part of he agreed to which of the following?

to remove federal troops from the South

which of the following groups provided the greatest support for the Jackson's veto of the bank ?

westerners