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Period 5: Short-Answer Questions

 

SHORT ANSWER

 

1) Answer parts A, B, and C.

a. Briefly explain why ONE of the following developments was the most significant factor contributing to the outbreak of the Civil War.

• The Compromise of 1850
• The Dred Scott Decision
• The Presidential Election of 1860

b. Provide ONE piece of evidence to support your choice in Part A.

c. Contrast your choice in Part A against one of the other options, demonstrating why that option is not as good as your choice.

 

 

 

2. Answer parts A, B, and C.

a. Briefly explain ONE important way in which the Emancipation Proclamation changed social relations in the United States.

b. Briefly explain ONE important way in which the Emancipation Proclamation impacted the outcome of the Civil War.

c. Briefly explain ONE important way in which the Emancipation Proclamation had little to no impact upon EITHER social relations in the United States OR the outcome of the Civil War.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Use the image above and your knowledge of United States history to answer parts A, B, and C.

a. Briefly explain the point of view expressed by the cartoonist about ONE of the following:

• Territorial Expansion
• States’ Rights
• Attempts at Political Compromise

b. Briefly explain ONE development from the period 1844 to 1856 that led to the point of view expressed by the cartoonist.

c. Briefly explain ONE way in which developments in the period following 1844 challenged or supported the view expressed by the cartoonist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Based on the two interpretations above of the origins of the Mexican-American War, complete the following three tasks:

a. Briefly explain ONE major difference between Acuna’s and Graebner’s historical interpretations of the debates over origins of the Mexican-American War in the 1840s.

b. Briefly explain how ONE development in the 1840s or 1850s not directly mentioned in the passages supports Acuna’s argument.

c. Briefly explain how ONE development in the 1840s or 1850s not directly mentioned in the passages supports Graebner’s argument.