Multiple Choice Questions: 10

1. Question : (TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency for 

2. Question : (TCO 3) The creation of an integrated national economy became known as 

3. Question : (TCO 1) The bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history was 

4. Question : (TCO 3) How did emigrants traveling west gain security? 

5. Question : (TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap at the Battle of Jacinto? 

6. Question : (TCO 2) In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?

7. Question : (TCO 3) How did northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act?

8. Question : (TCO 2) Why did John Brown attack the arsenal at Harpers Ferry? 

9. Question : (TCO 8) Lee’s smaller army defeated McClellan’s larger force and kept Union troops out of 

10. Question : (TCO 8) Which of the following characterizes Sherman’s march across Georgia?

Essay Question: 1

11. Question : (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the arguments over slavery in the New Western Territories after the Mexican War (1846–1848). How did northern and southern Democrats differ over this issue? Then describe the presidential election of 1848. Identify the key parties and candidates. Analyze how the results of this election set the stage for a reconfiguration of American politics that ultimately led to Civil War. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer.

Question: (TCO 3) By 1835, Texas was home to about 30,000 American settlers, known as 

Question : (TCO 2) Congress tried to resolve the dispute between the North and the South about slavery in the territories by:

Question: (TCO 3 ) How did industrialization affect the relationship of the United States with the world?

Question : (TCO 3) How did emigrants traveling west gain security? 

Question : (TCO 3) How did northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act?

Question: (TCO 2) Immediately prior to “Bleeding Kansas” what kind of government had been established din the Kansas-Nebraska territory?

Question: (TCO 3) In the early 19th century, the largest source of European immigration came from

Question : (TCO 3) In the 1800s, people became more interested in religion as a result of: 

Question: (TCO 3) In 1847, Mormons emigrated to the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Great Salt Lake to

Question: (TCO 2) In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?

Question : (TCO 2) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked: 

Question. (TCO 3) James Polk 

Question. (TCO 8) Lee’s smaller army defeated McClellan’s larger force and kept Union Troops out of Richmond because

Question. (TCO 2) Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president, angered 

Question. (TCO 8) One advantage the South had over the North was hat southerners believed 

Question. (TCO 8) One advantage the South had over the North was hat southerners believed 

Question. (TCO 1) Slavery expanded with the growth of 

Question : (TCO 1) Southerners believed that slave labor was superior to the paid labor force in the

Question: (TCO 3) The assertion that states the right to disobey federal law was called 

Question: (TCO 1) The bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history was 

Question: (TCO 3) The creation of an integrated national economy became know as 

Question: (TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency for 

Question: (TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850

Question: (TCO 3) The Waltham System 

Question: (TCO 2) What law was found to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision? 

Question: (TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of war in favor of the Union? 

Question: (TCO 3) Which groups lived in communal societies? 

Question: (TCO 8) Which of the following characterizes Sherman’s march across Georgia? 

Question: (TCO 3) Which of the following helped James K. Polk win decisive presidential victory? 

Question. (TCO 3) Who extolled the equality of conditions in his book Democracy in America? 

Question : (TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap at the Battle of Jacinto? Question : (TCO 2) Why did John Brown attack the arsenal at Harpers Ferry? He wanted to avenge 

Question : (TCO 8) Why did Lincoln announce, early in the Civil War, that he would not free enslaved people?

Question : (TCO 8) Why did President Lincoln want Grant commanding the Union army after the 

Question: (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the main provisions of the Compromise of 1850. Be sure and analyze the problem of California and how this led to the Compromise.

Then analyze how the Compromise set off a storm of political controversy between 1849-1850. Identify the key players and how they viewed the Compromise. What was the role of President Zachary Taylor in these discussions? Be sure to use enough details to support your answer. 

Question: (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the arguments over slavery in the New Western Territories after the Mexican War (1846 -1848). How did northern and southern Democrats differ over this issue? Then describe the presidential election of 1848. Identify the key parties and candidates. Analyze how the results of this election set the stage for a reconfiguration of American politics that ultimately led to Civil War. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 20). 

Question: (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the Dred Scott Decision. Be sure to discuss the political reaction to this decision. Then analyze the election of 1860 and how the controversy over slavery divided the party into northern and southern branches. Analyze the ascendency of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer.