a.

would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico

b.

passed both houses of Congress

c.

was opposed in Congress by Abraham Lincoln

d.

would extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific

e.

was clearly unconstitutional

a.

would help keep the Union together

b.

protected the interests of slaveholders

c.

violated property rights guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment

d.

blamed the South for the Mexican War

e.

would never pass Congress

a.

solved the controversy over slavery’s extension

b.

would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery

c.

guaranteed slavery would spread westward

d.

allowed Oregon to enter the Union as a slave state

e.

was adopted by the Whigs in the 1848 election

a.

supporters of the Wilmot Proviso

b.

admirers of Martin Van Buren

c.

“Cotton” Whigs

d.

Liberty party members

e.

“Conscience” Whigs

a.

was endorsed by John C. Calhoun

b.

attracted Abraham Lincoln into their ranks

c.

led to the political downfall of Henry Clay

d.

infuriated John C. Calhoun

e.

opposed the Wilmot Proviso

a.

was won by Zachary Taylor

b.

was won by Lewis Cass

c.

was won by Van Buren

d.

was decided in the House of Representatives

e.

broke up the Whig party

a.

spur a massive migration of gold seekers

b.

inspire the production of Levi’s blue jeans

c.

encourage American dreams of a Pacific empire

d.

reduce the size of the Indian population

e.

create a population with an equal balance of men and women

a.

California’s immediate entry as a free state

b.

war against the Mormons in Utah

c.

extension of slavery to the Pacific

d.

abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C.

e.

giving Texas back to Mexico

a.

was anti-slavery, and California had voted on a free-state constitution

b.

was pro-slavery, and California had voted on a slave-state constitution

c.

wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories

d.

was afraid Mexico would make new claims on the area since gold had been discovered there

e.

was persuaded to do so by his overwhelmingly northern cabinet

a.

He owned more than one hundred slaves.

b.

He was a Mexican War hero.

c.

He was a southerner who supported the Union.

d.

The “Conscience” Whigs were his strongest supporters.

e.

He brought a soldier’s practical mind to the issue of California statehood.

a.

a cholera epidemic

b.

disunion

c.

excessive foreign immigration

d.

war with Britain

e.

economic depression

a.

Henry Clay

b.

Henry S. Foote

c.

William H. Seward

d.

Daniel Webster

e.

Charles Sumner

a.

strengthened the chance for compromise in 1850

b.

put pro-slavery Franklin Pierce in the White House

c.

put anti-slavery William H. Seward in the White House

d.

was caused by a heart attack he suffered on the Senate floor while speaking for the Compromise of 1850

e.

brought great relief to the nation, because he had started the current sectional crisis

a.

Calhoun endorsed all of Clay’s proposals

b.

Taylor promised to veto any new legislation

c.

Clay called for an end to sectional division

d.

Jefferson Davis emerged as a voice of moderation

e.

Webster made an impassioned argument for secession

a.

Millard Fillmore

b.

Sam Houston

c.

Daniel Webster

d.

William Seward

e.

Stephen Douglas

a.

he dropped the question of the slave trade in the District of

Columbia

b.

he could depend on a sympathy vote from supporters of deceased President Taylor

c.

his support for popular sovereignty allowed many abolitionist senators to vote with him

d.

he split the issues into separate bills

e.

he was in better health and was more charismatic than Clay

a.

gave Texas more territory

b.

admitted Utah as a slave state

c.

postponed California statehood

d.

ended slavery in Washington, D.C.

e.

strengthened the fugitive slave laws

a.

outraged abolitionists

b.

required the licensing of slave catchers

c.

guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial

d.

was soon repealed by Congress

e.

caused race riots in the North

a.

was authored by Harriet Tubman

b.

outraged southern slave owners

c.

sold few copies when first published

d.

started the Civil War

e.

was a fair and balanced description of life under slavery

a.

saw both major parties denounce the Compromise of 1850

b.

resulted in a second term for Millard Fillmore

c.

saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party

d.

was dominated by the current economic depression

e.

produced an unimpressive new president in Franklin Pierce

a.

Mexico

b.

Canada

c.

Cuba

d.

Alaska

e.

Panama

a.

because of the area’s rich natural resources

b.

to acquire an additional port on the Pacific

c.

to take people’s minds off North–South division

d.

to increase cotton production in the West

e.

as a southern route for a transcontinental railroad

a.

might allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

b.

strengthened the Missouri Compromise

c.

showed his enthusiastic support of slavery

d.

strengthened his presidential prospects

e.

would promote construction of a transcontinental rail line along a southern route

a.

abolitionists

b.

immigrant groups in America

c.

the concept of popular sovereignty

d.

southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans

e.

the preservation of the Union

a.

allowed the peaceful settlement of Kansas

b.

excluded slavery from the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase

c.

broke apart the Whigs

d.

was Pierce’s greatest achievement as president

e.

united the Baptists and Methodists in common opposition to slavery

a.

was met with resigned cooperation

b.

provoked abolitionists to storm the jail

c.

brought about amendments to the Fugitive Slave Act

d.

caused President Pierce to give Burns his freedom

e.

increased northern support for the Compromise of 1850

a.

carried out the “sack of Lawrence”

b.

came in from Missouri to vote for pro-slavery legislators

c.

believed climate would exclude slavery from the area

d.

worked for a compromise with pro-slavery forces

e.

murdered some pro-slavery men in Pottawatomie

a.

took place in Kansas

b.

ended Brooks’s career in Congress

c.

showed that both North and South rejected political extremists

d.

was totally without motive or provocation

e.

made Brooks a hero in much of the South

a.

opposed the further spread of slavery

b.

nominated William Seward for president

c.

stood for states’ rights

d.

strongly condemned the nativist platform of the American party

e.

campaigned vigorously all over the country

a.

John Frémont

b.

James Buchanan

c.

Franklin Pierce

d.

Stephen Douglas

e.

Millard Fillmore

a.

he had married a free woman

b.

his master had abused him

c.

he argued that slavery was unconstitutional

d.

he had lived in areas where slavery was forbidden

e.

he had always wanted to be free

a.

John Marshall

b.

Roger B. Taney

c.

William Seward

d.

Salmon P. Chase

e.

Sam Houston

a.

ruled that slaves who were taken to free states would be considered free

b.

ruled that slaves who were taken to free territories would be considered free

c.

upheld the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise

d.

noted that blacks did not have federal citizenship and therefore could not bring suit in federal courts

e.

ruled that state bans on slavery violated the property rights of masters

a.

gave Dred Scott his freedom

b.

was applauded by the Republicans

c.

implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional

d.

guaranteed the future admission of slave states

e.

recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens

a.

was vigorously opposed by President Buchanan

b.

had overwhelming popular support

c.

would establish equality for free blacks

d.

showed the dominance of Free-Soilers

e.

would make Kansas a slave state

a.

supported the Lecompton Constitution because he opposed the spread of slavery

b.

opposed the Lecompton Constitution because he favored the spread of slavery

c.

opposed the Lecompton Constitution because he was politically dependent on northern congressmen

d.

supported the Lecompton Constitution because he was dependent on southern congressmen

e.

in his typically indecisive way, took no stance on the Lecompton controversy

a.

was the worst depression in American history

b.

ended sectional bickering

c.

caused church attendance to decline

d.

was triggered by the violence in Kansas

e.

strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy

a.

opposed the further spread of slavery

b.

supported black equality

c.

would abolish slavery wherever it existed

d.

was a military hero

e.

was born in 1810

a.

saw Douglas abandon popular sovereignty

b.

bolstered Lincoln’s presidential prospects in 1860

c.

clinched Lincoln’s election to the U.S. Senate

d.

saw Lincoln state his belief in racial equality

e.

saw Lincoln endorse the Dred Scott ruling

a.

slavery could not be prohibited in a territory until that territory became a state

b.

slavery was immoral and ought to be abolished in all territories of the United States

c.

even if slavery were permitted in a territory, the people could effectively end it by refusing to pass laws to sustain it

d.

if blacks were freed from slavery, they must be given full legal and social equality

e.

the Dred Scott decision should be overturned

a.

start a civil war

b.

unify the Republican party

c.

provoke slave insurrections

d.

prove John Brown was God’s agent

e.

provoke a fight with the U.S. Army

a.

it had a large slave population

b.

it was the site of a federal arsenal

c.

it was an important railroad center

d.

many abolitionists lived in the area

e.

it had banks with large deposits

a.

ended bloodlessly

b.

succeeded

c.

was of minor importance

d.

made the South paranoid

e.

was condemned by abolitionists

a.

renominated Buchanan

b.

was silent on the issue of slavery

c.

condemned the Kansas-Nebraska Act

d.

was dominated by southern extremists

e.

broke up into northern and southern wings

a.

a transcontinental railroad

b.

a higher protective tariff

c.

no further extension of slavery

d.

John Brown’s raid

e.

free homesteads for western farmers

a.

William Seward

b.

John Bell

c.

Abraham Lincoln

d.

John Breckinridge

e.

Stephen Douglas

a.

appealing to fear

b.

sweeping the free states

c.

carrying the biggest states in both North and South

d.

massive voter fraud

e.

changing his position on slavery

a.

Virginia

b.

Mississippi

c.

South Carolina

d.

Georgia

e.

Texas

a.

said he supported it

b.

declared martial law

c.

abandoned Fort Sumter

d.

did practically nothing

e.

let Lincoln take office ahead of schedule

a.

outlaw slavery in the United States after 1865

b.

guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed

c.

guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery

d.

give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three-fifths of a person

e.

provide a federal slave code for the western territories

a.

led American expedition to Japan

b.

led Pottawatomie Massacre

c.

elected president of the Confederate States of America

d.

died in July 1850

e.

caned Charles Sumner

f.

was the author of Freeport Doctrine

g.

argued that a congressional ban on slavery in the territories would violate the Fifth Amendment

h.

was the chief justice for Dred Scott case

i.

was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate

j.

was president before Franklin Pierce