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01/06/2011
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The Free Soil party stance on slavery:
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infuriated John C. Calhoun.
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The Compromise of 1850:
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abolished the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
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Not only did John C. Calhoun make no apologies for owning slaves, he insisted:
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that slave owners had an unassailable right to take their slaves into any territory acquired by the United States.
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The Gadsden Purchase of 1853:
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was primarily for the purpose of a transcontinental railroad.
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During the debate over the Compromise of 1850, one senator made a conciliatory speech ("I wish to speak today, not as a Massachusetts man, not as a Northern man, but as an American.... I speak today for the preservation of the Union.") that was scorned by abolitionist leaders. That senator was:
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Daniel Webster.
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At the 1860 Democratic convention in Charleston, South Carolina:
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southern delegates walked out when a proslavery plank was defeated.
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On the issue of slavery, Abraham Lincoln:
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opposed its extension into the territories.
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John Brown:
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violently opposed the pro-slavery men in Kansas.
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All of the following events took place during President James Buchanan's first six months in office, causing his undoing, except:
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the resignation of his vice-president.
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President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he:
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wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories.
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The first of the southern states to secede from the Union was:
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South Carolina.
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President Buchanan:
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supported the Lecompton Constitution because he was dependent on southern congressmen.
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John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry resulted in:
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his execution for treason and inciting insurrection.
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Which of the following would have been least likely to join the Free Soil party?
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John C. Calhoun
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The Freeport Doctrine might be defined as the concept that:
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even if slavery were permitted in a territory, the people could effectively end it by refusing to pass laws to sustain it.
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The chief justice who spoke for the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision was:
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Roger B. Taney.
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Dred Scott sued for his freedom because:
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he had lived in areas where slavery was forbidden.
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The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850:
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denied a jury trial for alleged fugitives.
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The candidate of the Constitutional Union party in the election of 1860 was:
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John Bell.
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The winner of the presidential election of 1852 was:
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Franklin Pierce.
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President Taylor's death:
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strengthened the chance for compromise in 1850.
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The presidential candidate who bravely campaigned through the both the North and the South in 1860 was:
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Stephen Douglas.
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By replacing the Missouri Compromise boundary with the concept of popular sovereignty, Stephen A. Douglas:
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fanned the flames of sectional discord and forced moderate political leaders to align with the extremes.
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Charles Sumner:
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was attacked and beaten by the nephew of a man he insulted.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act:
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repealed the Missouri Compromise.
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In its decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court:
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noted that blacks did not have federal citizenship and therefore could not bring suit in federal courts.
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John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because:
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it was the site of a federal arsenal.
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The Crittenden Compromise proposed to:
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guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed.
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In the presidential election of 1848:
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Lewis Cass came in second place.
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John C. Calhoun believed that the Wilmot Proviso:
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violated property rights guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment.
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Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for:
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the concept of popular sovereignty.
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The Ostend Manifesto was:
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a diplomatic dispatch that suggested the United States might consider using force to take Cuba if Spain refused to sell it.
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In the election of 1856:
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Republicans nominated their first presidential candidate.
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Popular sovereignty:
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would allow the people of each territory to decide the issue of slavery.
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The Republican party platform supported all of the following in 1860 except:
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John Brown's Raid.
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In the presidential election of 1860:
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Abraham Lincoln was the Republican candidate.
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Which of the following is not true of Zachary Taylor:
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The Conscience Whigs were his strongest supporters.
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The Wilmot Proviso sought to:
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forbid slavery in any of the lands acquired through the Mexican War.
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The originator of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
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Stephen Douglas.
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Stephen Douglas was more successful than Clay in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed because:
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he split the issues into separate bills.
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On February 7, 1861, the Confederate States of America elected which of the following as vice-president?
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Alexander Stephens
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