Semester Final
Which of the folowing states the principle of "popular sovereignty?"
The settlers in a given territory have the sole right to decide whether or not slavery will be permitter there
Which of the following was the LEAST important issue in the election of 1844
Rechartering the BUS
Northern advantages in the Civil War included all of the following EXCEPT:
General agreement over war aims
The results of the Mexican American War included
Acquisition of California by the United States and Important military experience that would be put into use in the Civil War
All of the following statements about pre Civil War American slavery are true except:
Because of the relative case with which slaves could gain their freedom by manumission or purcchase, the preoportion of freedmen to slaves was almost equal in many areas of the South
preachers of the Great Awakening focused on the importance of all of the following EXCEPT
Economic independence
All of the following were part of the initial Union strategy to win the Civil War EXCEPT
Emancipation of slaves in the seceded states
The Compromise of 1850 did which of the following
Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law
All of the following figured prominently in debates over the Compromise 1850 EXCEPT the:
Extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska territories
The Lincoln- Douglas debates resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:
Increased support for Douglas in the South
Which of the following is a correct statement about the Wilmot Proviso
It forbade the introduction of slavery into territory acquired from Mexico
Which of the following statements about the Dred Scott decision is correct
It stated that Black people were not citizens of the United States
which of the following was a major factor in the decline of the Whig party in the 1850's?
Know- Nothing moement
All of the following statements about the election of 1860 are accurate EXCEPT
Lincoln won election because of the split in the Democratic Party
The main reason for the U.S. delay in annexing Texas was the
Opposition in Congress to adding slave states
The Kansas Nebraska act of 1854 increased sectional tension because it
Re-opened the issue of slavery in a territory Noth of 36,60
The supreme court's decision in the Dred Scott case outraged public opinion in the North chiefly because it
Removed restriction against the spread of slavery into the Western Territories
In the 186- election, what was the position of Lincoln and the Republican Party on slavery?
Slavery should not be allowed to expand into the territories
John Brown's primary purpose in attacking Harpers Ferry was to
Start a slave rebellion in Virginia
Which of the following BEST reflected the idea of manifest destiny?
The campaign platform of James Polk in 1844
Which of the following most accurately describes the Stephen Douglas' idea of popular soverignty
The status of slavery in a territory would be determined by the voters in territory
All of the following contributed to the conflict between Mexico's government and settlers in Texas in the early 1830's EXCEPT
The support for annexation by John Tyler and James Polk
Harriet Beecher Stowes novel which brought home the evils of slavery to many in the North was
Uncle Toms Cabin
The disputed boundary between Maine and Canada was settled by the
Webster- Ashburton Treaty
The provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo included all of these EXCEPT
Yield the Mesilla Valley of the Arizona to the United States
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the formation of the New England Confederation
a desire to suppress religious dissent
thomas jefferson believed in all of the following except
a strong national army is essential to keep order in the united states
The Republican Party originated in the mid-1850's as a sectional party committed to which of the following?
oPPOSITION TO THE FURTHER EXPANSION OF SLAVERY INTO THE TERRITORIESOpposition to the further expansion of slavery into the territories
which of the following states the principles of "virtual representation" as is was argued during the 18th century?
all english subjects, including those who are not allowed to vote, are represented in parliament
pinckneys treaty with spain is considered a diplomatic highlight of washingtons administration because it
allowed the US to use the port of new orleans
which of the following best explains the most important effect tobacco cultivation had on the development of the chesapeake bay settlements during the 17th century
because tobacco cultivation requires large tracts of fertile land, it led to rapid expansionism in the reason
in which pair of events or developments in the first event a cause of the second
boston tea party-----> passage of the intolerable acts
thomas paines pamphlet common sense
called for american independence and the creation of a democratic republic
after the election of 1824 the presidents choice of henry clay as secretary of state resulted in
charges of a corrupt bargain with john q adams
most americans considered wwhich of the following to be fundamental for any successful republican government
civic virtue
the survival of the jamestown colony can be most directly attributed to the
development of a tobacco industry
one purpose of the decleration of independence was to
explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted
alexander hamiltons domestic and foreign policies were directed primarily
favoring interests of the propertied classes
a political effect of the fighting in Kansas in 1855 and 1856 was to
further divide the democratic party
the problems that abraham lincoln experienced as president were less prostrating that those experienced
had a long establish and fully recognized government
the ordinances of 1785 and 1787 were notable accomplishments because the
initiated a territorial policy that provided for the orderly creation of new states
the constitutional convention designed designed the electoral college to
insulate the presidency from the popular will
the case in which john marshall established the legal precedent of judicial review was
marbury v. madison
the hartford cconvention had long term significance because it
marked the end of the federalists as a national party
which of the following would most likely have expressed opposition to the idea of manifest destiny
members of the whig party in congress during the mexican war
the slave states that remained in the union included
missouri kentucky and delaware
which of the following is a correct statement about the united states at the beginning of the era of good feelings
nationalism strongly influenced american culture and politics
which of the following best describes the way europeans treated native americans in the 1500's and 1600's?
native americans were refarded as inferior people subject to christian denomination
as president of the confederacy, jefferson davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by abraham lincoln because
of the souths emphasis on states rights
president andrew jacksons specie circular stipulated that
paper money should not be accepted in payment for federal government lands sold
the first continental congress was a reaction to
passage of the intolerable acts
the most common form of resistance on the part of black american slaves prior to the civil war was
passive resistance, including breaking tools and slightly slowing the pace of work
settlers who established the british colony in virginia during the 17th century were primarily seeking to
profit economically
the 3/5's compromise originally contained in the constitution referred to the
rate at which one slave counted towards congressional representation
which of the following was the least important issues in te election of 1844
rechartering the BUS
in lincolns attempt to preserve the union, he did all of the following questionable actions as president except
refuse to implement a draft, or conscription law, during the war
Senator Stephen A Douglas managed to engineer the Compromise of 1850 by
securing passage of the different parts of the Compromise as seperate laws
The proclamation of 1763 did which of the following
set a boundary along the crest of the appalachians beyond which the english colonists were forbidden to settle
an important effects of the tariff of abominations of 1828 was
south carolinas theory of nullification
alexander hamiltons financial program was most favorable to
state bankers
henry clays idea of an american system included all of the following except
state banks
the chief purpose of mercantilist policies was to
strengthen the economy and power of the parent country
in the 1790s political conflict between thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton, jefferson would have been more likely to
take a narrow view of the constitution
William Penn's "holy experiment" included all of the following ideas EXCEPT
the Biblle as a religious authority for all
the kentucky and virginia resolutions took the position that
the authority of the state governments included the power of whether or not an act of congress was constitutional
jacksonian democrats favored all of the following except
the caucus system of nominatin candidates
the issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following
the establishment of purian colonies in massachusetts
president jacksons response to the supreme court decisions of the treaty rights of native americans resulted in which of the following
the forced removal of cherokees from their lands in georgia
The dramatic increase in the South's slave labor force between 1810 and 1860 was due to:
the natural population increase of American-born slaves
which of the following was the primary reason for the creation of the colony of Georgia?
the rehabilitation of prisoners
andrew jackson supported all of the following except
the right of nullification
as a result of the treaty of paris, the united states gained all of the following except
the territory of Flordia
During the Civil Warr, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by
the trent affair, involving the removal of southern diplomats from a british ship
john dickinson defended the idea of no taxation without represenation by arguing
to tax people without their consent violated english law
the treaty of ghent signaled the end of the
war of 1812
The Dred Scott decision held that a slave
was private property even in a free territory
