Question 1

On the trails westward, almost everyone, male and female, walked most of the time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 1820s, the United States and Britain jointly occupied Oregon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Texas was a territory of Mexico at the time that it came into the Union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The 1853 Gadsden Purchase

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A)  temporarily calmed the rivalry between North and South.
B)  was made with England.
C)  advanced the interests of Southern railroads.
D)  fulfilled the treaty ending the Mexican War.
E)  cost the United States government $25 million.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Most participants in the California gold rush left the state within a few months.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Free-Soil Party first appeared in 1848.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Abolitionism and free soil were essentially the same thing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the territorial gains made by the United States between 1830 and 1860.

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During the period between 1830 and 1860,...

Question 11

John Brown was executed following his raid on ______________.

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Question 12

In the 1848 elections, the new party that emerged as a political force was the

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A)  Liberty Party.
B)  Know-Nothing Party.
C)  Free-Soil Party.
D)  Republican Party.
E)  Whig Party.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The Dred Scott decision endorsed the Missouri Compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails

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A)  experienced frequent Indian attacks that were a leading cause of death.
B)  usually faced trips that lasted between two to three months.
C)  rode in wagons much more than they walked on foot.
D)  found the journey to be a very communal experience.
E)  saw men generally working harder during the trip than women.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

In the mid-1840s, the Oregon country in the Pacific Northwest

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A)  remained the center of the French fur-trading empire.
B)  was primarily occupied by Great Britain.
C)  contained many more English settlers than Americans.
D)  was of little interest to the American government.
E)  included an Indian population that had been devastated by disease.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Lincoln was elected in 1860 with less than a majority of the popular vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The election of 1844 was a contest between Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Taylor favored admitting California to the Union as a free state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was

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A)  Zachary Taylor's taking of Monterrey.
B)  the Bear Flag revolution in California.
C)  Stephen Kearny's capture of Santa Fe.
D)  Winfield Scott's seizure of Mexico City.
E)  Nicholas Trist's diplomatic maneuvering.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Between 1850 and 1860 what evidence suggests the South was becoming inflexible on the issue of slavery?

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Between 1850 and 1860, several key event...

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On the trails westward, almost everyone, male and female, walked most of the time.

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Some advocates of Manifest Destiny believed the United States should control the Western Hemisphere.

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Lincoln was elected in 1860 with less than a majority of the popular vote.

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John Brown was executed following his raid on ______________.

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The 1853 Gadsden Purchase

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President Taylor favored admitting California to the Union as a free state.

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Between 1840 and 1860, most migrants traveling west on the overland trails

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The Dred Scott decision endorsed the Missouri Compromise.

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Abolitionism and free soil were essentially the same thing.

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Texas was a territory of Mexico at the time that it came into the Union.

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In the 1820s, the United States and Britain jointly occupied Oregon.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act played a major role in the demise of the Whig Party.

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