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Antebellum America and Continued Expansion
Which of the following territories won its independence from
Mexico and was an independent country for a time before
being annexed by the United States?
A. Oregon
B. Texas
C. Missouri
D. New Mexico
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Which of the following territories won its independence from
Mexico and was an independent country for a time before
being annexed by the United States?
A. Oregon
B. Texas
C. Missouri
D. New Mexico
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What issue were both the Missouri Compromise and the
Compromise of 1850 meant to deal with?
A. Slavery in the South
B. how territories would be annexed
C. Trade with Great Britain
D. The expansion of slavery
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What issue were both the Missouri Compromise and the
Compromise of 1850 meant to deal with?
A. Slavery in the South
B. how territories would be annexed
C. Trade with Great Britain
D. The expansion of slavery
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Which of the following describes how most western settlers
felt about a strong national government?
A. They wanted the government to regulate farming and
commerce in the West.
B. They trusted the government and believed the
government should own most of the land.
C. They valued their independence and did not want
intrusion from the government.
D. They opposed slavery and relied more on factories
than on farming.
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Which of the following describes how most western settlers
felt about a strong national government?
A. They wanted the government to regulate farming and
commerce in the West.
B. They trusted the government and believed the
government should own most of the land.
C. They valued their independence and did not want
intrusion from the government.
D. They opposed slavery and relied more on factories
than on farming.
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What impact did cotton have on western settlement?
A. Cotton was a southern cash crop that had no impact
on the West.
B. Most western settlers opposed slavery and moved
west to get away from cotton plantations.
C. Cotton’s profitability encouraged many people to
move west to acquire land.
D. Cotton’s profitability discouraged many west for
economic reasons.
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What impact did cotton have on western settlement?
A. Cotton was a southern cash crop that had no impact
on the West.
B. Most western settlers opposed slavery and moved
west to get away from cotton plantations.
C. Cotton’s profitability encouraged many people to
move west to acquire land.
D. Cotton’s profitability discouraged many west for
economic reasons.
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An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
A. Outlawing alcohol
B. Ending slavery
C. Limiting slavery to southern states
D. Ending women’s suffrage
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An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
A. Outlawing alcohol
B. Ending slavery
C. Limiting slavery to southern states
D. Ending women’s suffrage
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Who of the following supported women’s suffrage?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Henry Clay
D. Eli Whitney
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Who of the following supported women’s suffrage?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Henry Clay
D. Eli Whitney
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Leaders in the South asserted which of the following in the
years leading up to the Civil War?
A. Abolition
B. The rights of slaves to sue masters
C. State’s rights
D. Popular sovereignty
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Leaders in the South asserted which of the following in the
years leading up to the Civil War?
A. Abolition
B. The rights of slaves to sue masters
C. State’s rights
D. Popular sovereignty
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The term “bleeding Kansas” refers to which of the following?
A. The violence that occurred as part of a nullification
crisis
B. The fighting that resulted between slaves and masters
in Kansas
C. The violence that resulted between anti-and proslavery forces after a federal act
D. A book written by an abolitionist to show the brutality
of slavery
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The term “bleeding Kansas” refers to which of the following?
A. The violence that occurred as part of a nullification
crisis
B. The fighting that resulted between slaves and masters
in Kansas
C. The violence that resulted between anti-and proslavery forces after a federal act
D. A book written by an abolitionist to show the brutality
of slavery
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Who is associated with the Underground Railroad?
A. Harriet Beecher Stowe
B. Harriet Tubman
C. John C. Calhoun
D. Frederick Douglass
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Who is associated with the Underground Railroad?
A. Harriet Beecher Stowe
B. Harriet Tubman
C. John C. Calhoun
D. Frederick Douglass
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A US congressman in the 1840’s who favored western
expansion on the grounds that it was the nation’s role to
control and “civilize” the territory from the Mississippi River to
the Pacific coast was undoubtedly a believer in what?
A. Universal suffrage
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Democracy
D. Abolition
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A US congressman in the 1840’s who favored western
expansion on the grounds that it was the nation’s role to
control and “civilize” the territory from the Mississippi River to
the Pacific coast was undoubtedly a believer in what?
A. Universal suffrage
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Democracy
D. Abolition
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Although President Jackson and others wanted to annex Texas
after it won its independence from Mexico, political leaders in
the North opposed annexation. The reason for this opposition
was primarily for what reason?
A. Northern politicians were afraid that it would be seen
as an act of aggression by Mexico and cause future
wars.
B. Northern politicians hated Jackson and wanted to
wait until another president was in office.
C. Northern politicians feared that the South would gain
too much of an economic advantage because of the
new industry and laborers Texas would bring.
D. Northern politicians feared that the South would gain
a political advantage because Texas would be
admitted as a slave state.
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Although President Jackson and others wanted to annex Texas
after it won its independence from Mexico, political leaders in
the North opposed annexation. The reason for this opposition
was primarily for what reason?
A. Northern politicians were afraid that it would be seen
as an act of aggression by Mexico and cause future
wars.
B. Northern politicians hated Jackson and wanted to
wait until another president was in office.
C. Northern politicians feared that the South would gain
too much of an economic advantage because of the
new industry and laborers Texas would bring.
D. Northern politicians feared that the South would gain
a political advantage because Texas would be
admitted as a slave state.
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A southern plantation owner would have been most excited
about
A. Interchangeable parts
B. The cotton gin
C. Abolition
D. The Seneca Falls Conference
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A southern plantation owner would have been most excited
about
A. Interchangeable parts
B. The cotton gin
C. Abolition
D. The Seneca Falls Conference
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Negotiations with the British, war with Mexico, and
annexation of Texas were all part of
A. Sectionalism between the North and South.
B. Western expansion.
C. Jacksonian democracy.
D. Social reform.
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Negotiations with the British, war with Mexico, and
annexation of Texas were all part of
A. Sectionalism between the North and South.
B. Western expansion.
C. Jacksonian democracy.
D. Social reform.
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Andrew Jackson would have been most supportive of
A. A slave’s right to freedom.
B. Women’s suffrage.
C. Easter businesses.
D. White frontiersmen.
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Andrew Jackson would have been most supportive of
A. A slave’s right to freedom.
B. Women’s suffrage.
C. Easter businesses.
D. White frontiersmen.
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Jacksonian democracy favored
A. Wealthy business leaders.
B. New Englanders.
C. The “common man”.
D. Native Americans and blacks.
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Jacksonian democracy favored
A. Wealthy business leaders.
B. New Englanders.
C. The “common man”.
D. Native Americans and blacks.
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What effect did Manifest Destiny have?
A. It improved relations between the United States and
Mexico.
B. It made Texas a free republic.
C. It extended US territory all the way to the Pacific.
D. It resulted in the end of universal suffrage.
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What effect did Manifest Destiny have?
A. It improved relations between the United States and
Mexico.
B. It made Texas a free republic.
C. It extended US territory all the way to the Pacific.
D. It resulted in the end of universal suffrage.
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Which of the following describes the abolitionist movement?
A. It did not include southern whites.
B. Religion had little influence on the movement.
C. African Americans and whites took part.
D. Because of sexual discrimination, no women were
abolitionists.
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Which of the following describes the abolitionist movement?
A. It did not include southern whites.
B. Religion had little influence on the movement.
C. African Americans and whites took part.
D. Because of sexual discrimination, no women were
abolitionists.
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A southern politician in the 1800’s would have been most
supportive of which of the following?
A. Popular sovereignty
B. Abolition
C. Tariffs
D. States’ rights
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A southern politician in the 1800’s would have been most
supportive of which of the following?
A. Popular sovereignty
B. Abolition
C. Tariffs
D. States’ rights
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Why was the issue of slavery in new US territories so politically
heated in the 1800’s?
A. Most politicians knew that they could not win enough
votes to stay in office if they did not openly oppose
slavery.
B. Settlers in new territories opposed slavery and did not
like the fact that Congress was requiring them to
allow the practice.
C. Southern pro-slavery leaders and northern antislavery leaders both wanted to maintain their power
in Washington.
D. Nearly every new state allowed slavery while almost
all politicians in Washington, DC, opposed slavery.
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Why was the issue of slavery in new US territories so politically
heated in the 1800’s?
A. Most politicians knew that they could not win enough
votes to stay in office if they did not openly oppose
slavery.
B. Settlers in new territories opposed slavery and did not
like the fact that Congress was requiring them to
allow the practice.
C. Southern pro-slavery leaders and northern antislavery leaders both wanted to maintain their power
in Washington.
D. Nearly every new state allowed slavery while almost
all politicians in Washington, DC, opposed slavery.
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Which of the following best describes southern reaction to
John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
A. Alarmed, because they saw it as a violent threat to
the southern way of life.
B. Encouraged, because it showed that some men were
willing to go to extreme measures to protect states’
rights.
C. Amused, because they dismissed it as an isolated
incident led by a fool.
D. Saddened, because Brown was a southern hero and
news of his death was disheartening.
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Which of the following best describes southern reaction to
John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
A. Alarmed, because they saw it as a violent threat to
the southern way of life.
B. Encouraged, because it showed that some men were
willing to go to extreme measures to protect states’
rights.
C. Amused, because they dismissed it as an isolated
incident led by a fool.
D. Saddened, because Brown was a southern hero and
news of his death was disheartening.
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