Lincoln — Cumulative exam Answers

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Part of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford stated that

A
enslaved people did not have the right to bring a case to court.
B
free Black people had the same rights as other US citizens.
C
enslaved people could not go into free states or territories.
D
the Missouri Compromise should be upheld.
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Between 1830 and 1850, immigrants who moved to American cities often

A
faced crowded living conditions in poor neighborhoods.
B
earned high wages as skilled laborers in factories.
C
worked in service jobs as police officers or firemen.
D
fled to work on farms, as they had in their home countries.
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Mexican citizens who were living in areas the United States acquired as part of the Mexican Cession

A
were forced to return to Mexico.
B
became US citizens.
C
could not own property.
D
resisted American rule.
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In the mid-1800s, the Kansas and Nebraska territories were located

A
below the Missouri Compromise line.
B
above the Missouri Compromise line.
C
on land that had been part of the Republic of Texas.
D
on land that was part of the Mexican Cession.
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Who was Dred Scott?

A
an enslaved person who sued for his freedom
B
an abolitionist who escaped enslavement as a boy
C
an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers
D
a enslaver who was sued by an enslaved worker
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Who was the first Republican presidential candidate?

A
John C. Fremont
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Stephen Douglas
D
Horace Greeley
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In the late 1700s, as a result of mass production in the United States,

A
factory workers became more highly skilled.
B
increased income enabled factories to pay higher wages.
C
goods became less expensive to manufacture and buy.
D
Britain began to use water-powered machines in factories.
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When the Republic of California declared independence from Mexico, the US government

A
sent troops to make it part of the United States.
B
sent a diplomat to offer money to annex California.
C
continued to fight the Mexican-American War.
D
decided to annex other republics instead.
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Which best describes Frederick Douglass?

A
He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker.
B
He was born into a family of enslavers and later became a Quaker.
C
He was one of the leaders of the Second Great Awakening.
D
He was the founder of the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
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Most of the settlers who followed Stephen Austin into Texas hoped that

A
Texas would be governed by Spain.
B
Texas would immediately join the United States.
C
Texas would become a self-governing Mexican state.
D
Texas would become an independent nation.
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The Underground Railroad was a secret system that was run by

A
enslaved workers in fields and in cities.
B
plantation owners and overseers in the South.
C
“maroon communities” living in the wilderness.
D
free African Americans and abolitionists in the North.
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Why did some members of the US Congress oppose the annexation of Texas?

A
They did not want to admit another free state to the Union.
B
They did not want to anger Mexico by going against a treaty.
C
They did not want to take control of Texas from Mexico.
D
They did not want to support US President Sam Houston.
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Which statement about the Missouri Compromise is true?

A
It resulted in an unequal number of free states and slave states.
B
It allowed Missouri to become a slave state.
C
It failed to draw a line dividing free states from slave states.
D
It added Maine as a slave state.
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Which best describes a plantation in the 1800s?

A
a small family-owned farm, usually in the North
B
an investment company that protected its investors
C
an agricultural estate that exploited the labor of enslaved people.
D
a factory with machines that spun cotton fiber into cloth
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One objection to slavery that stemmed from the Second Great Awakening was that slavery

A
brought too many people to the United States.
B
would bring about a mixing of the races.
C
denied the humanity of enslaved people.
D
took jobs away from immigrant workers.
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How did most White Southerners view the practice of slavery?

A
They disagreed with slavery and did not enslave people.
B
They felt slavery was shameful and should be abolished.
C
They saw slavery as a “positive good” for enslaved workers.
D
They knew slavery was affordable for everyone and advantageous.
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As a result of the Missouri Compromise,

A
Maine entered the Union as a slave state and Missouri entered as a free state.
B
Maine entered the Union as a free state and Missouri entered as a slave state.
C
Both Maine and Missouri entered the Union as slave states.
D
Both Maine and Missouri entered the Union as free states.
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With the Compromise of 1850, the South gained

A
a new fugitive slave law.
B
influence in the Senate.
C
gold from California.
D
slavery in Washington, DC.
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Although Lincoln lost the Senate election to Stephen Douglas, his campaign

A
led to the repeal of the Dred Scott decision.
B
helped him win a seat in the House of Representatives.
C
helped him win the presidential nomination.
D
led to the formation of the Republican Party.
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Enslaved people who lived and worked in cities

A
were not treated as well as plantation workers.
B
cared for livestock and repaired buildings.
C
sometimes worked in skilled trades.
D
introduced new faming techniques.

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