a.

himself an instant celebrity.

b.

vicious prejudice.

c.

acceptance among white workers.

d.

few differences between North and South.

a.

slavery would destroy any political party with ties in both North and South.

b.

voters did not want to address the issue of slavery.

c.

a moderate anti-slavery position was becoming more politically popular.

d.

few immigrants would support a party that embraced prohibition.

a.

the slavery question in the new territories be left to popular sovereignty.

b.

Arizona be admitted as a slave state.

c.

a transcontinental railroad take a southern route.

d.

a federal head tax be levied on every slave.

a.

The admission of another nonslave state.

b.

Popular sovereignty.

c.

Fugitive slave law.

d.

The legalization of the Underground Railroad.

a.

The abolition of slavery

b.

The mechanical reaper and speedy transportation

c.

The consolidation of banking in western states

d.

European markets for American grains

a.

based on her years of experience of living in the South.

b.

denounced by the free black community for its negative portrayal of slaves.

c.

rarely read outside of abolitionist circles.

d.

one of the most popular novels and plays of the era.

a.

easily defeated military hero Franklin Pierce.

b.

rallied a unified Whig Party to victory.

c.

lost only because of a North-South split in the party.

d.

lost against Democrat Franklin Pierce.

a.

cotton Whigs.

b.

Know-Nothings.

c.

yellow dogs.

d.

conscience Whigs.

a.

Know-Nothings

b.

Cotton Whigs

c.

Young America

d.

Conscience Whigs

a.

The railroad would channel the flow of gold from California through their region.

b.

The railroad would allow new settlement.

c.

The railroad would spread cotton agriculture.

d.

The railroad would bring badly needed industrial development to the South.

a.

supported the attempt to re-open the African slave trade.

b.

supported the attempt to increase the tariff.

c.

opposed the attempt to allow slavery into Kansas Territory.

d.

opposed the attempt to build a transcontinental railroad.

a.

called for the North to secede from the Union.

b.

formed the Republican Party.

c.

organized bands of men who raided the Deep South and freed slaves.

d.

refused to send emigrants to Kansas on the grounds that it was "tainted soil."

a.

the work of a slave power conspiracy.

b.

the easiest way to avoid a civil war.

c.

necessary to expand democracy in the Caribbean.

d.

a necessary compromise.

a.

took place without presidential improvement.

b.

made the region a testing ground for popular sovereignty.

c.

took place under tight federal supervision.

d.

showed Kansans' opposition to slavery.

a.

threatening to pull their congressional delegation out of Washington if Brooks was not thrown out of Congress.

b.

calling for his defeat in the next congressional election.

c.

sending Brooks thousands of canes.

d.

creating a fund to pay Brooks's legal expenses.

a.

the Republicans nominated John C. Frémont for president.

b.

the Democrats won with 55% of the popular vote.

c.

the Know-Nothing Party endorsed James Buchanan for president.

d.

the Democrats split between southern and northern factions.

a.

Scott's travels on free soil had made him a free man.

b.

slavery was a crime against God but legal under the Constitution.

c.

Congress had no authority to outlaw slavery in federal territories.

d.

slavery was illegal in the territories without a majority vote by the residents.

a.

had the support of antislavery forces.

b.

lacked enough votes for ratification.

c.

was denounced by Republicans and northern Democrats in Congress.

d.

made Kansas a state in 1854.

a.

He believed that slavery was ordained by God and legally permissible.

b.

He thought slavery was wrong but could not find any legal ways to curtail it.

c.

He thought that if slavery could not expand, it would eventually die.

d.

He called upon Congress to abolish it.

a.

Stephen Douglas challenged the Freeport Doctrine.

b.

Lincoln drew national attention as an upcoming Republican figure.

c.

slavery was a taboo issue.

d.

Lincoln convinced enough voters to defeat Douglas in the Illinois Senate race.

a.

northerners took no responsibility for the well-being of their employees.

b.

northern workers could leave if they wished.

c.

slavery was more efficient.

d.

slavery did not rely on luring immigrants with false promises of opportunity.

a.

The federal arsenal was an easy target and easily stormed.

b.

Slaves from nearby communities quickly joined the attack.

c.

John Brown's followers were surrounded and defeated by federal troops under the command of Robert E. Lee.

d.

John Brown had come to Virginia from Kansas.

a.

the party had serious ideological divisions.

b.

the party needed a southern candidate to have a chance at winning.

c.

there were many personal conflicts.

d.

financial donors demanded a radical abolitionist.

a.

Southern delegates walked out and nominated their own candidate.

b.

Northern delegates walked out and nominated their own candidate.

c.

The convention ended with the party being unable to agree on a candidate.

d.

For the first time in years, both the North and South agreed on a candidate.

a.

the immediate abolition of the institution.

b.

a government buyout of slaveowners.

c.

a gradual phasing out of slave labor.

d.

limiting the spread of the institution.

a.

Abraham Lincoln won a clear majority of electoral votes.

b.

Lincoln gained only 40 percent of the popular vote.

c.

Apart from the Northern states, Lincoln also won Oregon and California.

d.

Lincoln had campaigned hard in the South in an effort to make his victory national, rather than sectional.

a.

a system of co-presidents, with one from the South and one from North.

b.

outlawing slave sales across state lines.

c.

a constitutional amendment that would extend the Missouri Compromise line.

d.

arresting the leaders of the secession movement.

a.

the need for centralized government to build a successful nation.

b.

its distinctiveness from the United States constitution.

c.

raising funds for internal improvements.

d.

the sovereignty of the states.

a.

Congress had shown a blatant disregard for the states' rights when it provided funds for railroad construction across state lines.

b.

the growing strength of the North would prevent the South from controlling its own internal affairs.

c.

Lincoln had been elected largely as a result of vote fraud.

d.

Lincoln had pledged to emancipate slaves in Washington, D.C.

a.

threatened Southerners with military action if they seceded.

b.

refused to hand over the presidency to Republican Abraham Lincoln.

c.

did nothing when a Charleston Harbor battery fired on a federal supply ship as it tried to approach Fort Sumter.

d.

had sympathy for the plight of Southern slaves.

a.

Salmon P. Chase.

b.

Hannibal Hamlin.

c.

William Seward.

d.

Andrew Johnson.

a.

He maneuvered the Confederates into firing the first shot and becoming the aggressors.

b.

He declared that secession was treason and pledged to send the army to "punish the traitors."

c.

He tried to conciliate southerners by supporting a constitutional amendment that would guarantee their right to bring slaves into federal territories.

d.

He torpedoed any hopes of reconciliation when he issued an executive order that forbade federal officials from enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law.

a.

Ulysses S. Grant

b.

William T. Sherman

c.

George B. McClellan

d.

Robert E. Lee

a.

Its slaveholders provided an example by freeing all of their slaves.

b.

It was the only Confederate state without slaves.

c.

It enclosed Washington, D.C. on the three sides not bordered by Virginia.

d.

It was the only border state that overwhelmingly voted for Lincoln.

a.

joined the Confederacy after Abraham Lincoln asked for federal troops to put down the rebellion.

b.

refused to support either side.

c.

did not secede from the Union, even though there were many slaveholders.

d.

had supported Lincoln in the general election and supported the Union throughout the war.